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22443

ZIP 22443 is Colonial Beach, Virginia, mostly in Westmoreland County; area code 804; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Westmoreland +1 more
Metro area
none
Population
10,011
Coordinates
38.1695, -76.9868
☼ Live from 22443 — Colonial Beach, VA

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Where 22443 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 22443
  • 🔢 Type 22443 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: EhhZZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 22,443 = 3 × 7481. Its digits add up to 15, a total 1,657 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 101011110101011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 22442 (Coles Point, VA, 19 mi away) and 22446 (Corbin, VA, 22 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 22443 becomes 34422, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 15 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (23424, 23442, 24243, 24324, 24432, 32244, …). The farthest-flung twin is 34224 in Englewood, FL, 836 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 57% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 82%.
  • 🎯1,162 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 22443 and you would come out at 38.17°S, 103.01°E — 843 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 49m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 30m.
  • 📏 At 59.3 square miles of land, 22443 is bigger than 64% of ZIP codes — room for about 45 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population10,011This ZIP10,011
Households4,187This ZIP4,187
Housing units5,678This ZIP5,678
Median age46.1This ZIP46.1Virginia39.0US 38.9
Median household income$64,810This ZIP$64,810Virginia$93,170US $80,734
Median home value$256,800This ZIP$256,800Virginia$383,700US $332,700
Median gross rent$942This ZIP$942Virginia$1,579US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher22.1%This ZIP22.1%
Mean commute40.3 minThis ZIP40.3 min
Population density168.9 / sq miThis ZIP168.9 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments164This ZIP164
Employees878This ZIP878
Annual payroll$28,066,000This ZIP$28,066,000
Tax returns filed4,470This ZIP4,470
Total adjusted gross income$319,932,000This ZIP$319,932,000

Land area

Land area59.26 sq miThis ZIP59.26 sq mi
Water area5.82 sq miThis ZIP5.82 sq mi

Counties 22443 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Westmoreland County 99.7%
King George County 0.3%

Other place names in 22443

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

ZIP codes near 22443

ZIPCityDistance
22544 Rollins Fork, VA 4.2 mi
22509 Loretto, VA 6.4 mi
22526 Ninde, VA 8.0 mi
22558 Stratford, VA 8.0 mi
22438 Champlain, VA 8.8 mi
22481 Jersey, VA 8.8 mi
22436 Caret, VA 9.2 mi
20645 Issue, MD 9.6 mi
20625 Cobb Island, MD 9.8 mi
20661 Mount Victoria, MD 9.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 22443?

22443 is in Colonial Beach, Virginia, in Westmoreland County. Its published point location is 38.1695, -76.9868.

What county is 22443 in?

22443 spans 2 counties: Westmoreland County and King George County. Most of it falls in Westmoreland 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 22443?

Colonial Beach uses area code 804, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 22443 in?

22443 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 22443?

About 10,011 people live in ZIP code 22443, in 4,187 households, at 168.9 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 22443?

$64,810 a year, against $93,170 across Virginia.

What ZIP codes are near 22443?

The closest are 22544 (4.2 mi), 22509 (6.4 mi), 22526 (8 mi), 22558 (8 mi) and 22438 (8.8 mi).

Is 22443 a PO Box ZIP code?

22443 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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