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22206

ZIP 22206 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
20,703
Coordinates
38.8440, -77.0872
☼ Live from 22206 — Arlington, VA

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Where 22206 is

Approximate ZIP boundary (Census ZCTA 2020). ZIP codes are mail routes, not areas, so the shape shown is the Census tabulation area that approximates it.

★ Weird and wonderful facts about 22206
  • 🔢 Type 22206 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gOZZZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 22,206 = 2 × 3 × 3701. Its digits add up to 12, a total 940 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 101011010111110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 22205 (Arlington, VA, 4 mi away) and 22207 (Arlington, VA, 5 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 22206 becomes 60222, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 10 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (20226, 20262, 20622, 22026, 22602, 22620, …). The farthest-flung twin is 62022 in Dow, IL, 711 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 52% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 81%.
  • 🎯1,148 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 22206 and you would come out at 38.84°S, 102.91°E — 870 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 53m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 26m.
  • 📏 At 2.1 square miles of land, 22206 is bigger than 12% of ZIP codes — room for about 1.6 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population20,703This ZIP20,703
Households10,985This ZIP10,985
Housing units11,933This ZIP11,933
Median age35.1This ZIP35.1Virginia39.0US 38.9
Median household income$140,877This ZIP$140,877Virginia$93,170US $80,734
Median home value$586,000This ZIP$586,000Virginia$383,700US $332,700
Median gross rent$2,381This ZIP$2,381Virginia$1,579US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher74.1%This ZIP74.1%
Mean commute26.8 minThis ZIP26.8 min
Population density10,045.1 / sq miThis ZIP10,045.1 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments380This ZIP380
Employees8,128This ZIP8,128
Annual payroll$560,909,000This ZIP$560,909,000
Tax returns filed11,840This ZIP11,840
Total adjusted gross income$1,294,520,000This ZIP$1,294,520,000

Land area

Land area2.06 sq miThis ZIP2.06 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq miThis ZIP0.00 sq mi

Counties 22206 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Arlington County 97.0%
Alexandria city 2.9%

Other place names in 22206

Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.

ZIP codes near 22206

ZIPCityDistance
22302 Alexandria, VA 1.1 mi
22204 Arlington, VA 1.3 mi
22305 Alexandria, VA 1.5 mi
22242 Arlington, VA 1.9 mi
22245 Arlington, VA 2.0 mi
22313 Alexandria, VA 2.0 mi
22333 Alexandria, VA 2.0 mi
22334 Alexandria, VA 2.0 mi
22244 Arlington, VA 2.0 mi
22240 Arlington, VA 2.1 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 22206?

22206 is in Arlington, Virginia, in Arlington County, part of the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metropolitan area. Its published point location is 38.8440, -77.0872.

What county is 22206 in?

22206 spans 2 counties: Arlington County and Alexandria city. 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 22206?

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

What time zone is 22206 in?

22206 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 22206?

About 20,703 people live in ZIP code 22206, in 10,985 households, at 10,045.1 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 22206?

$140,877 a year, against $93,170 across Virginia.

What ZIP codes are near 22206?

The closest are 22302 (1.1 mi), 22204 (1.3 mi), 22305 (1.5 mi), 22242 (1.9 mi) and 22245 (2 mi).

Is 22206 a PO Box ZIP code?

22206 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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