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zipcodes.pro — ZIP/22172

22172

ZIP 22172 is Triangle, Virginia, in Prince William County; area codes 571 and 703; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
Population
11,490
Coordinates
38.5790, -77.3999
☼ Live from 22172 — Triangle, VA

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Where 22172 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 22172
  • 🔢 Type 22172 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZLIZZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 22,172 = 2 × 2 × 23 × 241. Its digits add up to 14, a total 1,416 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 101011010011100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 22161 (Springfield, VA, 19 mi away) and 22180 (Vienna, VA, 23 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 22172 becomes 27122, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 12 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12227, 12722, 17222, 21227, 21722, 22217, …). The farthest-flung twin is 71222 in Bernice, LA, 942 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 54% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 80%.
  • 🎯1,135 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 22172 and you would come out at 38.58°S, 102.60°E — 876 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 52m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 28m.
  • 📏 At 20.6 square miles of land, 22172 is bigger than 38% of ZIP codes — room for about 16 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population11,490This ZIP11,490
Households3,662This ZIP3,662
Housing units3,849This ZIP3,849
Median age35.4This ZIP35.4Virginia39.0US 38.9
Median household income$109,956This ZIP$109,956Virginia$93,170US $80,734
Median home value$500,400This ZIP$500,400Virginia$383,700US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,540This ZIP$1,540Virginia$1,579US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher41.9%This ZIP41.9%
Mean commute37.7 minThis ZIP37.7 min
Population density557.8 / sq miThis ZIP557.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments95This ZIP95
Employees673This ZIP673
Annual payroll$36,449,000This ZIP$36,449,000
Tax returns filed5,440This ZIP5,440
Total adjusted gross income$386,847,000This ZIP$386,847,000

Land area

Land area20.60 sq miThis ZIP20.60 sq mi
Water area0.19 sq miThis ZIP0.19 sq mi

Other place names in 22172

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ZIP codes near 22172

ZIPCityDistance
22025 Dumfries, VA 2.9 mi
22134 Quantico, VA 3.2 mi
22193 Woodbridge, VA 5.2 mi
22026 Dumfries, VA 5.8 mi
20112 Manassas, VA 6.6 mi
22135 Quantico, VA 7.0 mi
22191 Woodbridge, VA 8.0 mi
22463 Garrisonville, VA 8.3 mi
22192 Woodbridge, VA 8.5 mi
22556 Stafford, VA 8.8 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 22172?

22172 is in Triangle, Virginia, in Prince William County, part of the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metropolitan area. Its published point location is 38.5790, -77.3999.

What county is 22172 in?

22172 lies in Prince William County.

What area code is 22172?

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

What time zone is 22172 in?

22172 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 22172?

About 11,490 people live in ZIP code 22172, in 3,662 households, at 557.8 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 22172?

$109,956 a year, against $93,170 across Virginia.

What ZIP codes are near 22172?

The closest are 22025 (2.9 mi), 22134 (3.2 mi), 22193 (5.2 mi), 22026 (5.8 mi) and 20112 (6.6 mi).

Is 22172 a PO Box ZIP code?

22172 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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