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22301

ZIP 22301 is in Alexandria, Virginia, in Alexandria City; Eastern time. Alexandria has 21 ZIP codes in all.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
Population
13,665
Coordinates
38.8200, -77.0593
☼ Live from 22301 — Alexandria, VA

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Where 22301 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 22301
  • 🔢 Type 22301 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IOEZZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 22,301 = 29 × 769. Its digits add up to 8, a total 251 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 101011100011101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 22246 (Arlington, VA, 5 mi away) and 22302 (Alexandria, VA, 1 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 22301 becomes 10322, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 33 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01223, 02123, 02132, 03221, 12023, 12032, …). The farthest-flung twin is 32102 in Astor, FL, 716 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 53% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 81%.
  • 🎯1,150 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 22301 and you would come out at 38.82°S, 102.94°E — 867 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 53m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 27m.
  • 📏 At 1.4 square miles of land, 22301 is bigger than 10% of ZIP codes — room for about 1.1 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population13,665This ZIP13,665
Households5,988This ZIP5,988
Housing units6,300This ZIP6,300
Median age37.2This ZIP37.2Virginia39.0US 38.9
Median household income$194,819This ZIP$194,819Virginia$93,170US $80,734
Median home value$1,027,900This ZIP$1,027,900Virginia$383,700US $332,700
Median gross rent$2,454This ZIP$2,454Virginia$1,579US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher85.6%This ZIP85.6%
Mean commute26.4 minThis ZIP26.4 min
Population density9,845.1 / sq miThis ZIP9,845.1 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments347This ZIP347
Employees3,082This ZIP3,082
Annual payroll$192,659,000This ZIP$192,659,000
Tax returns filed7,260This ZIP7,260
Total adjusted gross income$1,594,916,000This ZIP$1,594,916,000

Land area

Land area1.39 sq miThis ZIP1.39 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 22301

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ZIP codes near 22301

ZIPCityDistance
22314 Alexandria, VA 0.9 mi
22305 Alexandria, VA 1.2 mi
22350 Alexandria, VA 1.2 mi
22320 Alexandria, VA 1.3 mi
22332 Alexandria, VA 1.4 mi
22302 Alexandria, VA 1.4 mi
22331 Alexandria, VA 1.4 mi
22313 Alexandria, VA 1.7 mi
22333 Alexandria, VA 1.7 mi
22334 Alexandria, VA 1.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 22301?

22301 is in Alexandria, Virginia, in Alexandria city, part of the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metropolitan area. Its published point location is 38.8200, -77.0593.

What county is 22301 in?

22301 lies in Alexandria city.

What time zone is 22301 in?

22301 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 22301?

About 13,665 people live in ZIP code 22301, in 5,988 households, at 9,845.1 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 22301?

$194,819 a year, against $93,170 across Virginia.

What ZIP codes are near 22301?

The closest are 22314 (0.9 mi), 22305 (1.2 mi), 22350 (1.2 mi), 22320 (1.3 mi) and 22332 (1.4 mi).

Is 22301 a PO Box ZIP code?

22301 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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