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22209

ZIP 22209 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
14,154
Coordinates
38.8944, -77.0734
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Where 22209 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 22209
  • 🔢 Type 22209 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GOZZZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 22,209 = 3 × 11 × 673. Its digits add up to 15, a total 1,657 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 101011011000001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 22207 (Arlington, VA, 3 mi away) and 22210 (Arlington, VA, 2 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 22209 becomes 90222 — and that is a real ZIP code: Compton, CA, 2,295 miles away.
  • 👥 10 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (09222, 20229, 22902, 22920, 29202, 29220, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09222 in APO AE, a military post office, 4,171 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 22209 and you would come out at 38.89°S, 102.93°E — 871 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 54m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 26m.
  • 📏 At 0.749 square miles of land, 22209 is bigger than 7% of ZIP codes — about 363 football fields.
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People and housing

Population14,154This ZIP14,154
Households8,600This ZIP8,600
Housing units9,684This ZIP9,684
Median age32.8This ZIP32.8Virginia39.0US 38.9
Median household income$120,515This ZIP$120,515Virginia$93,170US $80,734
Median home value$820,000This ZIP$820,000Virginia$383,700US $332,700
Median gross rent$2,203This ZIP$2,203Virginia$1,579US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher83.8%This ZIP83.8%
Mean commute25.5 minThis ZIP25.5 min
Population density18,897.2 / sq miThis ZIP18,897.2 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments768This ZIP768
Employees35,303This ZIP35,303
Annual payroll$5,428,753,000This ZIP$5,428,753,000
Tax returns filed9,090This ZIP9,090
Total adjusted gross income$1,417,984,000This ZIP$1,417,984,000

Land area

Land area0.75 sq miThis ZIP0.75 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 22209

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ZIP codes near 22209

ZIPCityDistance
20566 Washington, DC 1.0 mi
22211 Fort Myer, VA 1.0 mi
20057 Washington, DC 1.0 mi
20037 Washington, DC 1.1 mi
22201 Arlington, VA 1.3 mi
20522 Washington, DC 1.3 mi
20027 Washington, DC 1.3 mi
20520 Washington, DC 1.3 mi
20523 Washington, DC 1.4 mi
20418 Washington, DC 1.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 22209?

22209 is in Arlington, Virginia, in Arlington County, part of the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metropolitan area. Its published point location is 38.8944, -77.0734.

What county is 22209 in?

22209 lies in Arlington County.

What area code is 22209?

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

What time zone is 22209 in?

22209 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 22209?

About 14,154 people live in ZIP code 22209, in 8,600 households, at 18,897.2 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 22209?

$120,515 a year, against $93,170 across Virginia.

What ZIP codes are near 22209?

The closest are 20566 (1 mi), 22211 (1 mi), 20057 (1 mi), 20037 (1.1 mi) and 22201 (1.3 mi).

Is 22209 a PO Box ZIP code?

22209 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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