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22427

ZIP 22427 is in Bowling Green, Virginia, in Caroline County; area code 804; Eastern time. Bowling Green has 2 ZIP codes; the other is 22428.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Caroline
Metro area
none
Population
4,356
Coordinates
38.0723, -77.2886
☼ Live from 22427 — Bowling Green, VA

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Where 22427 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 22427
  • 🔢 Type 22427 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: LZhZZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 22,427 = 41 × 547. Its digits add up to 17, a total 2,133 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 101011110011011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 22412 (Fredericksburg, VA, 22 mi away) and 22428 (Bowling Green, VA, 4 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 22427 becomes 72422 — and that is a real ZIP code: Corning, AR, 736 miles away.
  • 👥 7 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (22472, 22724, 22742, 24272, 27242, 42722, …). The farthest-flung twin is 72422 in Corning, AR, 736 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 58% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 80%.
  • 🎯1,148 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 22427 and you would come out at 38.07°S, 102.71°E — 855 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 49m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 31m.
  • 📏 At 105.7 square miles of land, 22427 is bigger than 79% of ZIP codes — room for about 80 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population4,356This ZIP4,356
Households1,486This ZIP1,486
Housing units1,675This ZIP1,675
Median age33.8This ZIP33.8Virginia39.0US 38.9
Median household income$81,488This ZIP$81,488Virginia$93,170US $80,734
Median home value$315,700This ZIP$315,700Virginia$383,700US $332,700
Median gross rent$978This ZIP$978Virginia$1,579US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher20.7%This ZIP20.7%
Mean commute24.1 minThis ZIP24.1 min
Population density41.2 / sq miThis ZIP41.2 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments73This ZIP73
Employees613This ZIP613
Annual payroll$29,059,000This ZIP$29,059,000
Tax returns filed1,670This ZIP1,670
Total adjusted gross income$113,886,000This ZIP$113,886,000

Land area

Land area105.71 sq miThis ZIP105.71 sq mi
Water area1.40 sq miThis ZIP1.40 sq mi

Other place names in 22427

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ZIP codes near 22427

ZIPCityDistance
22428 Bowling Green, VA 3.5 mi
22514 Milford, VA 5.0 mi
22552 Sparta, VA 5.6 mi
22535 Port Royal, VA 5.9 mi
22538 Rappahannock Academy, VA 8.4 mi
22580 Woodford, VA 8.5 mi
22436 Caret, VA 9.3 mi
22446 Corbin, VA 10.3 mi
22451 Dogue, VA 11.7 mi
22509 Loretto, VA 11.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 22427?

22427 is in Bowling Green, Virginia, in Caroline County. Its published point location is 38.0723, -77.2886.

What county is 22427 in?

22427 lies in Caroline County.

What area code is 22427?

Bowling Green uses area code 804, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 22427 in?

22427 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 22427?

About 4,356 people live in ZIP code 22427, in 1,486 households, at 41.2 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 22427?

$81,488 a year, against $93,170 across Virginia.

What ZIP codes are near 22427?

The closest are 22428 (3.5 mi), 22514 (5 mi), 22552 (5.6 mi), 22535 (5.9 mi) and 22538 (8.4 mi).

Is 22427 a PO Box ZIP code?

22427 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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