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22401

ZIP 22401 is in Fredericksburg, Virginia, in Fredericksburg City; area codes 540 and 826; Eastern time. Fredericksburg has 9 ZIP codes in all.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
Population
28,731
Coordinates
38.2993, -77.4867
☼ Live from 22401 — Fredericksburg, VA

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Where 22401 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 22401
  • 🔢 Type 22401 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IOhZZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 22,401 = 3 × 3 × 19 × 131. Its digits add up to 9, a total 375 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 101011110000001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 22350 (Alexandria, VA, 42 mi away) and 22402 (Fredericksburg, VA, 0 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 22401 becomes 10422, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 43 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01224, 01242, 02124, 02142, 02241, 02421, …). The farthest-flung twin is 42021 in Arlington, KY, 638 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 56% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 80%.
  • 🎯1,134 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 22401 and you would come out at 38.30°S, 102.51°E — 871 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 50m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 30m.
  • 📏 At 10.4 square miles of land, 22401 is bigger than 28% of ZIP codes — room for about 7.9 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population28,731This ZIP28,731
Households11,704This ZIP11,704
Housing units12,403This ZIP12,403
Median age32.3This ZIP32.3Virginia39.0US 38.9
Median household income$86,230This ZIP$86,230Virginia$93,170US $80,734
Median home value$483,700This ZIP$483,700Virginia$383,700US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,618This ZIP$1,618Virginia$1,579US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher46.2%This ZIP46.2%
Mean commute31.9 minThis ZIP31.9 min
Population density2,771.9 / sq miThis ZIP2,771.9 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments1,455This ZIP1,455
Employees21,274This ZIP21,274
Annual payroll$1,128,298,000This ZIP$1,128,298,000
Tax returns filed13,140This ZIP13,140
Total adjusted gross income$1,205,894,000This ZIP$1,205,894,000

Land area

Land area10.37 sq miThis ZIP10.37 sq mi
Water area0.07 sq miThis ZIP0.07 sq mi

Other place names in 22401

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

ZIP codes near 22401

ZIPCityDistance
22402 Fredericksburg, VA 0.2 mi
22404 Fredericksburg, VA 1.4 mi
22405 Fredericksburg, VA 4.6 mi
22407 Fredericksburg, VA 5.2 mi
22408 Fredericksburg, VA 6.3 mi
22406 Fredericksburg, VA 7.7 mi
22403 Fredericksburg, VA 8.3 mi
22430 Brooke, VA 8.5 mi
22553 Spotsylvania, VA 8.5 mi
22471 Hartwood, VA 8.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 22401?

22401 is in Fredericksburg, Virginia, in Fredericksburg city, part of the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metropolitan area. Its published point location is 38.2993, -77.4867.

What county is 22401 in?

22401 lies in Fredericksburg city.

What area code is 22401?

Fredericksburg uses area codes 540 and 826, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 22401 in?

22401 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 22401?

About 28,731 people live in ZIP code 22401, in 11,704 households, at 2,771.9 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 22401?

$86,230 a year, against $93,170 across Virginia.

What ZIP codes are near 22401?

The closest are 22402 (0.2 mi), 22404 (1.4 mi), 22405 (4.6 mi), 22407 (5.2 mi) and 22408 (6.3 mi).

Is 22401 a PO Box ZIP code?

22401 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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