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22124

ZIP 22124 is Oakton, Virginia, in Fairfax County; area codes 703 and 571; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Fairfax
Population
18,091
Coordinates
38.8949, -77.3295
☼ Live from 22124 — Oakton, VA

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Where 22124 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 22124
  • 🔢 Type 22124 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: hZIZZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 22,124 = 2 × 2 × 5531. Its digits add up to 11, a total 714 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 101011001101100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 22122 (Newington, VA, 13 mi away) and 22125 (Occoquan, VA, 15 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 22124 becomes 42122 — and that is a real ZIP code: Alvaton, KY, 512 miles away.
  • 👥 14 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12224, 12242, 12422, 14222, 21224, 22214, …). The farthest-flung twin is 42221 in Fairview, KY, 562 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 52% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 80%.
  • 🎯1,134 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 22124 and you would come out at 38.89°S, 102.67°E — 883 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 54m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 26m.
  • 📏 At 10.3 square miles of land, 22124 is bigger than 28% of ZIP codes — room for about 7.8 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population18,091This ZIP18,091
Households6,743This ZIP6,743
Housing units6,892This ZIP6,892
Median age43.9This ZIP43.9Virginia39.0US 38.9
Median household income$218,380This ZIP$218,380Virginia$93,170US $80,734
Median home value$998,400This ZIP$998,400Virginia$383,700US $332,700
Median gross rent$2,331This ZIP$2,331Virginia$1,579US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher82.7%This ZIP82.7%
Mean commute29.2 minThis ZIP29.2 min
Population density1,751.8 / sq miThis ZIP1,751.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments397This ZIP397
Employees4,075This ZIP4,075
Annual payroll$243,808,000This ZIP$243,808,000
Tax returns filed8,860This ZIP8,860
Total adjusted gross income$2,387,169,000This ZIP$2,387,169,000

Land area

Land area10.33 sq miThis ZIP10.33 sq mi
Water area0.08 sq miThis ZIP0.08 sq mi

Other place names in 22124

Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.

ZIP codes near 22124

ZIPCityDistance
22181 Vienna, VA 2.3 mi
20191 Reston, VA 2.9 mi
22035 Fairfax, VA 3.2 mi
22038 Fairfax, VA 3.3 mi
22033 Fairfax, VA 3.3 mi
22180 Vienna, VA 3.9 mi
22030 Fairfax, VA 4.0 mi
22182 Vienna, VA 4.2 mi
20171 Herndon, VA 4.2 mi
22031 Fairfax, VA 4.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 22124?

22124 is in Oakton, Virginia, in Fairfax County, part of the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metropolitan area. Its published point location is 38.8949, -77.3295.

What county is 22124 in?

22124 lies in Fairfax County.

What area code is 22124?

Oakton uses area codes 703 and 571, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 22124 in?

22124 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 22124?

About 18,091 people live in ZIP code 22124, in 6,743 households, at 1,751.8 people per square mile. These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates for the ZIP Code Tabulation Area, not a headcount.

What is the median household income in 22124?

$218,380 a year, against $93,170 across Virginia.

What ZIP codes are near 22124?

The closest are 22181 (2.3 mi), 20191 (2.9 mi), 22035 (3.2 mi), 22038 (3.3 mi) and 22033 (3.3 mi).

Is 22124 a PO Box ZIP code?

22124 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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