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22151

ZIP 22151 is in Springfield, Virginia, in Fairfax County; area codes 703 and 571; Eastern time. Springfield has 9 ZIP codes in all.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Fairfax
Population
17,017
Coordinates
38.8041, -77.2078
☼ Live from 22151 — Springfield, VA

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Where 22151 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 22151
  • 🔢 Type 22151 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ISIZZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 22,151 = 17 × 1303. Its digits add up to 11, a total 714 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 101011010000111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 22150 (Springfield, VA, 2 mi away) and 22152 (Springfield, VA, 2 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 22151 becomes 15122 — and that is a real ZIP code: West Mifflin, PA, 179 miles away.
  • 👥 17 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (11225, 11252, 12125, 12512, 12521, 15122, …). The farthest-flung twin is 52211 in Brooklyn, IA, 828 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 53% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 81%.
  • 🎯1,142 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 22151 and you would come out at 38.80°S, 102.79°E — 874 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 53m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 27m.
  • 📏 At 5.1 square miles of land, 22151 is bigger than 19% of ZIP codes — room for about 3.9 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population17,017This ZIP17,017
Households5,506This ZIP5,506
Housing units5,820This ZIP5,820
Median age42.9This ZIP42.9Virginia39.0US 38.9
Median household income$156,015This ZIP$156,015Virginia$93,170US $80,734
Median home value$655,800This ZIP$655,800Virginia$383,700US $332,700
Median gross rent$2,509This ZIP$2,509Virginia$1,579US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher52.7%This ZIP52.7%
Mean commute29.5 minThis ZIP29.5 min
Population density3,345.2 / sq miThis ZIP3,345.2 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments506This ZIP506
Employees10,107This ZIP10,107
Annual payroll$719,421,000This ZIP$719,421,000
Tax returns filed9,180This ZIP9,180
Total adjusted gross income$864,782,000This ZIP$864,782,000

Land area

Land area5.09 sq miThis ZIP5.09 sq mi
Water area0.16 sq miThis ZIP0.16 sq mi

Other place names in 22151

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ZIP codes near 22151

ZIPCityDistance
22161 Springfield, VA 1.5 mi
22003 Annandale, VA 1.8 mi
22152 Springfield, VA 2.4 mi
22150 Springfield, VA 2.4 mi
22312 Alexandria, VA 3.0 mi
22015 Burke, VA 4.1 mi
22042 Falls Church, VA 4.3 mi
22153 Springfield, VA 4.4 mi
22032 Fairfax, VA 4.5 mi
22315 Alexandria, VA 4.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 22151?

22151 is in Springfield, Virginia, in Fairfax County, part of the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metropolitan area. Its published point location is 38.8041, -77.2078.

What county is 22151 in?

22151 lies in Fairfax County.

What area code is 22151?

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

What time zone is 22151 in?

22151 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 22151?

About 17,017 people live in ZIP code 22151, in 5,506 households, at 3,345.2 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 22151?

$156,015 a year, against $93,170 across Virginia.

What ZIP codes are near 22151?

The closest are 22161 (1.5 mi), 22003 (1.8 mi), 22152 (2.4 mi), 22150 (2.4 mi) and 22312 (3 mi).

Is 22151 a PO Box ZIP code?

22151 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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