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22203

ZIP 22203 is in Arlington, Virginia, mostly in Arlington County; area codes 571 and 703; Eastern time. Arlington has 27 ZIP codes in all.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Arlington +1 more
Population
26,594
Coordinates
38.8738, -77.1164
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Where 22203 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 22203
  • 🔢 Type 22203 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: EOZZZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 22,203 = 3 × 3 × 2467. Its digits add up to 9, a total 375 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 101011010111011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 22202 (Arlington, VA, 4 mi away) and 22204 (Arlington, VA, 1 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 22203 becomes 30222 — and that is a real ZIP code: Greenville, GA, 586 miles away.
  • 👥 13 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02322, 03222, 20223, 20232, 22032, 22230, …). The farthest-flung twin is 32220 in Jacksonville, FL, 648 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 52% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 81%.
  • 🎯1,146 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 22203 and you would come out at 38.87°S, 102.88°E — 872 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 54m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 26m.
  • 📏 At 1.6 square miles of land, 22203 is bigger than 10% of ZIP codes — room for about 1.2 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population26,594This ZIP26,594
Households13,781This ZIP13,781
Housing units14,911This ZIP14,911
Median age33.2This ZIP33.2Virginia39.0US 38.9
Median household income$140,135This ZIP$140,135Virginia$93,170US $80,734
Median home value$826,800This ZIP$826,800Virginia$383,700US $332,700
Median gross rent$2,416This ZIP$2,416Virginia$1,579US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher79.1%This ZIP79.1%
Mean commute27.2 minThis ZIP27.2 min
Population density16,938.9 / sq miThis ZIP16,938.9 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments881This ZIP881
Employees25,459This ZIP25,459
Annual payroll$3,153,887,000This ZIP$3,153,887,000
Tax returns filed15,120This ZIP15,120
Total adjusted gross income$1,830,513,000This ZIP$1,830,513,000

Land area

Land area1.57 sq miThis ZIP1.57 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Counties 22203 spans

A ZIP code is a mail route and ignores county lines. Shares are by overlapping land area.

CountyShare of this ZIP
Arlington County 99.1%
Fairfax County 0.9%

Other place names in 22203

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ZIP codes near 22203

ZIPCityDistance
22230 Arlington, VA 0.5 mi
22210 Arlington, VA 0.5 mi
22212 Arlington, VA 0.5 mi
22215 Arlington, VA 0.5 mi
22216 Arlington, VA 0.5 mi
22217 Arlington, VA 0.5 mi
22219 Arlington, VA 0.5 mi
22225 Arlington, VA 0.5 mi
22227 Arlington, VA 0.5 mi
22241 Arlington, VA 0.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 22203?

22203 is in Arlington, Virginia, in Arlington County, part of the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metropolitan area. Its published point location is 38.8738, -77.1164.

What county is 22203 in?

22203 spans 2 counties: Arlington County and Fairfax County. Most of it falls in Arlington County, measured by overlapping land area — the county holding the most land in a ZIP code is not always the one holding the most residents.

What area code is 22203?

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

What time zone is 22203 in?

22203 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 22203?

About 26,594 people live in ZIP code 22203, in 13,781 households, at 16,938.9 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 22203?

$140,135 a year, against $93,170 across Virginia.

What ZIP codes are near 22203?

The closest are 22230 (0.5 mi), 22210 (0.5 mi), 22212 (0.5 mi), 22215 (0.5 mi) and 22216 (0.5 mi).

Is 22203 a PO Box ZIP code?

22203 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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