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22181

ZIP 22181 is in Vienna, Virginia, in Fairfax County; area codes 571 and 703; Eastern time. Vienna has 5 ZIP codes; the others are 22180, 22182, 22183 and 22185.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Fairfax
Population
15,760
Coordinates
38.9055, -77.2898
☼ Live from 22181 — Vienna, VA

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Where 22181 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 22181
  • 🔢 Type 22181 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IBIZZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 22,181 = 41 × 541. Its digits add up to 14, a total 1,416 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 101011010100101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 22180 (Vienna, VA, 2 mi away) and 22182 (Vienna, VA, 2 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 22181 becomes 18122, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 18 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (11228, 12128, 12182, 12812, 12821, 18212, …). The farthest-flung twin is 81122 in Bayfield, CO, 1,641 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 51% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 80%.
  • 🎯1,136 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 22181 and you would come out at 38.91°S, 102.71°E — 881 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 54m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 26m.
  • 📏 At 5.6 square miles of land, 22181 is bigger than 20% of ZIP codes — room for about 4.2 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population15,760This ZIP15,760
Households5,499This ZIP5,499
Housing units5,619This ZIP5,619
Median age41.5This ZIP41.5Virginia39.0US 38.9
Median household income$211,911This ZIP$211,911Virginia$93,170US $80,734
Median home value$998,300This ZIP$998,300Virginia$383,700US $332,700
Median gross rent$2,587This ZIP$2,587Virginia$1,579US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher80.7%This ZIP80.7%
Mean commute26.9 minThis ZIP26.9 min
Population density2,823.4 / sq miThis ZIP2,823.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments178This ZIP178
Employees711This ZIP711
Annual payroll$47,530,000This ZIP$47,530,000
Tax returns filed7,150This ZIP7,150
Total adjusted gross income$1,936,061,000This ZIP$1,936,061,000

Land area

Land area5.58 sq miThis ZIP5.58 sq mi
Water area0.02 sq miThis ZIP0.02 sq mi

Other place names in 22181

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ZIP codes near 22181

ZIPCityDistance
22180 Vienna, VA 1.9 mi
22124 Oakton, VA 2.3 mi
22182 Vienna, VA 2.4 mi
22031 Fairfax, VA 3.6 mi
22027 Dunn Loring, VA 3.7 mi
22081 Merrifield, VA 3.7 mi
22038 Fairfax, VA 3.7 mi
20191 Reston, VA 3.8 mi
22116 Merrifield, VA 3.8 mi
22082 Merrifield, VA 4.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 22181?

22181 is in Vienna, Virginia, in Fairfax County, part of the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metropolitan area. Its published point location is 38.9055, -77.2898.

What county is 22181 in?

22181 lies in Fairfax County.

What area code is 22181?

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

What time zone is 22181 in?

22181 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 22181?

About 15,760 people live in ZIP code 22181, in 5,499 households, at 2,823.4 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 22181?

$211,911 a year, against $93,170 across Virginia.

What ZIP codes are near 22181?

The closest are 22180 (1.9 mi), 22124 (2.3 mi), 22182 (2.4 mi), 22031 (3.6 mi) and 22027 (3.7 mi).

Is 22181 a PO Box ZIP code?

22181 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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