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22306

ZIP 22306 is in Alexandria, Virginia, in Fairfax County; Eastern time. Alexandria has 21 ZIP codes in all.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Fairfax
Population
30,602
Coordinates
38.7498, -77.1074
☼ Live from 22306 — Alexandria, VA

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Where 22306 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 22306
  • 🔢 Type 22306 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gOEZZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 22,306 = 2 × 19 × 587. Its digits add up to 13, a total 1,179 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 101011100100010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 22305 (Alexandria, VA, 6 mi away) and 22307 (Alexandria, VA, 3 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 22306 becomes 60322, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 32 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02362, 02632, 03226, 03262, 06232, 20623, …). The farthest-flung twin is 62320 in Camp Point, IL, 751 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 53% 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 22306 and you would come out at 38.75°S, 102.89°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 6.8 square miles of land, 22306 is bigger than 22% of ZIP codes — room for about 5.2 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population30,602This ZIP30,602
Households10,655This ZIP10,655
Housing units11,428This ZIP11,428
Median age36.3This ZIP36.3Virginia39.0US 38.9
Median household income$97,132This ZIP$97,132Virginia$93,170US $80,734
Median home value$594,000This ZIP$594,000Virginia$383,700US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,710This ZIP$1,710Virginia$1,579US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher41.8%This ZIP41.8%
Mean commute32.2 minThis ZIP32.2 min
Population density4,509.6 / sq miThis ZIP4,509.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments591This ZIP591
Employees8,836This ZIP8,836
Annual payroll$474,467,000This ZIP$474,467,000
Tax returns filed16,350This ZIP16,350
Total adjusted gross income$1,353,219,000This ZIP$1,353,219,000

Land area

Land area6.79 sq miThis ZIP6.79 sq mi
Water area0.12 sq miThis ZIP0.12 sq mi

Other place names in 22306

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ZIP codes near 22306

ZIPCityDistance
22036 Fairfax, VA 1.8 mi
22309 Alexandria, VA 2.0 mi
22121 Mount Vernon, VA 2.1 mi
22315 Alexandria, VA 2.2 mi
22310 Alexandria, VA 2.5 mi
22308 Alexandria, VA 2.9 mi
22307 Alexandria, VA 3.0 mi
22303 Alexandria, VA 3.4 mi
22331 Alexandria, VA 4.1 mi
22332 Alexandria, VA 4.1 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 22306?

22306 is in Alexandria, Virginia, in Fairfax County, part of the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metropolitan area. Its published point location is 38.7498, -77.1074.

What county is 22306 in?

22306 lies in Fairfax County.

What time zone is 22306 in?

22306 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 22306?

About 30,602 people live in ZIP code 22306, in 10,655 households, at 4,509.6 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 22306?

$97,132 a year, against $93,170 across Virginia.

What ZIP codes are near 22306?

The closest are 22036 (1.8 mi), 22309 (2 mi), 22121 (2.1 mi), 22315 (2.2 mi) and 22310 (2.5 mi).

Is 22306 a PO Box ZIP code?

22306 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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