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22205

ZIP 22205 is in Arlington, Virginia, 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
Population
17,738
Coordinates
38.8834, -77.1395
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Where 22205 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 22205
  • 🔢 Type 22205 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: SOZZZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 22,205 = 5 × 4441. Its digits add up to 11, a total 714 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 101011010111101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 22204 (Arlington, VA, 3 mi away) and 22206 (Arlington, VA, 4 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 22205 becomes 50222 — and that is a real ZIP code: Peru, IA, 903 miles away.
  • 👥 9 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (20252, 20522, 22025, 22520, 25022, 25202, …). The farthest-flung twin is 50222 in Peru, IA, 903 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 52% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 81%.
  • 🎯1,145 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 22205 and you would come out at 38.88°S, 102.86°E — 873 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 54m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 26m.
  • 📏 At 2.7 square miles of land, 22205 is bigger than 14% of ZIP codes — room for about 2.1 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population17,738This ZIP17,738
Households6,765This ZIP6,765
Housing units7,005This ZIP7,005
Median age42.8This ZIP42.8Virginia39.0US 38.9
Median household income$201,094This ZIP$201,094Virginia$93,170US $80,734
Median home value$1,092,800This ZIP$1,092,800Virginia$383,700US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,911This ZIP$1,911Virginia$1,579US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher81.4%This ZIP81.4%
Mean commute26.7 minThis ZIP26.7 min
Population density6,502.2 / sq miThis ZIP6,502.2 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments324This ZIP324
Employees6,495This ZIP6,495
Annual payroll$603,492,000This ZIP$603,492,000
Tax returns filed8,400This ZIP8,400
Total adjusted gross income$1,893,164,000This ZIP$1,893,164,000

Land area

Land area2.73 sq miThis ZIP2.73 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 22205

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ZIP codes near 22205

ZIPCityDistance
22203 Arlington, VA 1.4 mi
22210 Arlington, VA 1.4 mi
22212 Arlington, VA 1.4 mi
22215 Arlington, VA 1.4 mi
22216 Arlington, VA 1.4 mi
22217 Arlington, VA 1.4 mi
22219 Arlington, VA 1.4 mi
22225 Arlington, VA 1.4 mi
22227 Arlington, VA 1.4 mi
22241 Arlington, VA 1.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 22205?

22205 is in Arlington, Virginia, in Arlington County, part of the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metropolitan area. Its published point location is 38.8834, -77.1395.

What county is 22205 in?

22205 lies in Arlington County.

What area code is 22205?

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

What time zone is 22205 in?

22205 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 22205?

About 17,738 people live in ZIP code 22205, in 6,765 households, at 6,502.2 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 22205?

$201,094 a year, against $93,170 across Virginia.

What ZIP codes are near 22205?

The closest are 22203 (1.4 mi), 22210 (1.4 mi), 22212 (1.4 mi), 22215 (1.4 mi) and 22216 (1.4 mi).

Is 22205 a PO Box ZIP code?

22205 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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