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22408

ZIP 22408 is in Fredericksburg, Virginia, mostly in Spotsylvania County; area codes 540 and 826; Eastern time. Fredericksburg has 9 ZIP codes in all.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Spotsylvania +2 more
Population
31,586
Coordinates
38.2115, -77.4525
☼ Live from 22408 — Fredericksburg, VA

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Where 22408 is

Approximate ZIP boundary (Census ZCTA 2020). ZIP codes are mail routes, not areas, so the shape shown is the Census tabulation area that approximates it.

★ Weird and wonderful facts about 22408
  • 🔢 Type 22408 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BOhZZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 22,408 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2801. Its digits add up to 16, a total 1,922 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 101011110001000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 22407 (Fredericksburg, VA, 9 mi away) and 22412 (Fredericksburg, VA, 12 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 22408 becomes 80422 — and that is a real ZIP code: Black Hawk, CO, 1,505 miles away.
  • 👥 34 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02284, 02482, 02824, 02842, 04228, 04282, …). The farthest-flung twin is 84022 in Dugway, UT, 1,875 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 57% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 80%.
  • 🎯1,137 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 22408 and you would come out at 38.21°S, 102.55°E — 867 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 50m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 30m.
  • 📏 At 47.3 square miles of land, 22408 is bigger than 58% of ZIP codes — room for about 36 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population31,586This ZIP31,586
Households12,186This ZIP12,186
Housing units12,664This ZIP12,664
Median age36.3This ZIP36.3Virginia39.0US 38.9
Median household income$110,112This ZIP$110,112Virginia$93,170US $80,734
Median home value$378,000This ZIP$378,000Virginia$383,700US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,835This ZIP$1,835Virginia$1,579US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher40.4%This ZIP40.4%
Mean commute36.2 minThis ZIP36.2 min
Population density667.3 / sq miThis ZIP667.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments903This ZIP903
Employees13,586This ZIP13,586
Annual payroll$818,666,000This ZIP$818,666,000
Tax returns filed16,100This ZIP16,100
Total adjusted gross income$1,288,357,000This ZIP$1,288,357,000

Land area

Land area47.34 sq miThis ZIP47.34 sq mi
Water area0.91 sq miThis ZIP0.91 sq mi

Counties 22408 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Spotsylvania County 83.3%
Caroline County 16.7%
Fredericksburg city 0.0%

Other place names in 22408

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

ZIP codes near 22408

ZIPCityDistance
22446 Corbin, VA 3.5 mi
22565 Thornburg, VA 6.3 mi
22401 Fredericksburg, VA 6.3 mi
22404 Fredericksburg, VA 6.4 mi
22402 Fredericksburg, VA 6.4 mi
22580 Woodford, VA 6.9 mi
22405 Fredericksburg, VA 7.5 mi
22407 Fredericksburg, VA 8.6 mi
22538 Rappahannock Academy, VA 9.7 mi
22553 Spotsylvania, VA 11.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 22408?

22408 is in Fredericksburg, Virginia, in Spotsylvania County, part of the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metropolitan area. Its published point location is 38.2115, -77.4525.

What county is 22408 in?

22408 spans 3 counties: Spotsylvania County, Caroline County and Fredericksburg city. Most of it falls in Spotsylvania 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 22408?

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

What time zone is 22408 in?

22408 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 22408?

About 31,586 people live in ZIP code 22408, in 12,186 households, at 667.3 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 22408?

$110,112 a year, against $93,170 across Virginia.

What ZIP codes are near 22408?

The closest are 22446 (3.5 mi), 22565 (6.3 mi), 22401 (6.3 mi), 22404 (6.4 mi) and 22402 (6.4 mi).

Is 22408 a PO Box ZIP code?

22408 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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