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22406

ZIP 22406 is in Fredericksburg, Virginia, mostly in Stafford County; area codes 540 and 826; Eastern time. Fredericksburg has 9 ZIP codes in all.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Stafford +1 more
Population
27,367
Coordinates
38.3997, -77.5467
☼ Live from 22406 — Fredericksburg, VA

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Where 22406 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 22406
  • 🔢 Type 22406 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gOhZZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 22,406 = 2 × 17 × 659. Its digits add up to 14, a total 1,416 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 101011110000110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 22405 (Fredericksburg, VA, 10 mi away) and 22407 (Fredericksburg, VA, 8 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 22406 becomes 60422 — and that is a real ZIP code: Flossmoor, IL, 579 miles away.
  • 👥 29 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02462, 02642, 04226, 04262, 04622, 06242, …). The farthest-flung twin is 64022 in Dover, MO, 869 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 56% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 80%.
  • 🎯1,129 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 22406 and you would come out at 38.40°S, 102.45°E — 877 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 51m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 29m.
  • 📏 At 72.0 square miles of land, 22406 is bigger than 70% of ZIP codes — room for about 55 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population27,367This ZIP27,367
Households9,838This ZIP9,838
Housing units10,329This ZIP10,329
Median age43.3This ZIP43.3Virginia39.0US 38.9
Median household income$129,167This ZIP$129,167Virginia$93,170US $80,734
Median home value$512,300This ZIP$512,300Virginia$383,700US $332,700
Median gross rent$2,033This ZIP$2,033Virginia$1,579US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher42.1%This ZIP42.1%
Mean commute37.1 minThis ZIP37.1 min
Population density380.1 / sq miThis ZIP380.1 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments528This ZIP528
Employees8,910This ZIP8,910
Annual payroll$451,902,000This ZIP$451,902,000
Tax returns filed13,530This ZIP13,530
Total adjusted gross income$1,344,927,000This ZIP$1,344,927,000

Land area

Land area72.00 sq miThis ZIP72.00 sq mi
Water area2.08 sq miThis ZIP2.08 sq mi

Counties 22406 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Stafford County 95.3%
Fauquier County 4.7%

Other place names in 22406

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ZIP codes near 22406

ZIPCityDistance
22471 Hartwood, VA 1.9 mi
22403 Fredericksburg, VA 4.8 mi
22556 Stafford, VA 6.4 mi
22463 Garrisonville, VA 6.6 mi
22545 Ruby, VA 7.5 mi
22402 Fredericksburg, VA 7.6 mi
22555 Stafford, VA 7.7 mi
22401 Fredericksburg, VA 7.7 mi
22739 Somerville, VA 7.8 mi
22720 Goldvein, VA 7.8 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 22406?

22406 is in Fredericksburg, Virginia, in Stafford County, part of the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metropolitan area. Its published point location is 38.3997, -77.5467.

What county is 22406 in?

22406 spans 2 counties: Stafford County and Fauquier County. Most of it falls in Stafford 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 22406?

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

What time zone is 22406 in?

22406 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 22406?

About 27,367 people live in ZIP code 22406, in 9,838 households, at 380.1 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 22406?

$129,167 a year, against $93,170 across Virginia.

What ZIP codes are near 22406?

The closest are 22471 (1.9 mi), 22403 (4.8 mi), 22556 (6.4 mi), 22463 (6.6 mi) and 22545 (7.5 mi).

Is 22406 a PO Box ZIP code?

22406 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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