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22501

ZIP 22501 is Ladysmith, Virginia, in Caroline County; area code 804; Eastern time.

Type
No street area
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Caroline
Metro area
none
Coordinates
38.0176, -77.5153

The Census map gives this ZIP code no delivery area of its own, which usually means it serves post office boxes, a single organization or a post office rather than streets of homes.

This ZIP code has no Census tabulation area of its own. Its point falls inside ZCTA 22546, whose figures describe that area — not this ZIP code.

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Where 22501 is

This ZIP code has no Census tabulation area, so there is no boundary to draw — the marker is its published point location.

★ Weird and wonderful facts about 22501
  • 🔢 Type 22501 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IOSZZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ 22501 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 10, a total 513 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 101011111100101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 22488 (Kinsale, VA, 51 mi away) and 22503 (Lancaster, VA, 58 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 22501 becomes 10522 — and that is a real ZIP code: Dobbs Ferry, NY, 284 miles away.
  • 👥 35 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01225, 01252, 01522, 02125, 02152, 02215, …). The farthest-flung twin is 51022 in Granville, IA, 1,020 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 58% 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 22501 and you would come out at 38.02°S, 102.48°E — 864 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 48m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 31m.
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Business and tax activity

Business establishments3This ZIP3
Employees33This ZIP33
Annual payroll$1,050,000This ZIP$1,050,000

Land area

ZIP codes near 22501

ZIPCityDistance
22546 Ruther Glen, VA 6.3 mi
22580 Woodford, VA 7.8 mi
22565 Thornburg, VA 8.3 mi
23015 Beaverdam, VA 9.2 mi
22428 Bowling Green, VA 9.4 mi
22534 Partlow, VA 9.6 mi
22514 Milford, VA 10.1 mi
23047 Doswell, VA 11.9 mi
22427 Bowling Green, VA 12.9 mi
22408 Fredericksburg, VA 13.8 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 22501?

22501 is in Ladysmith, Virginia, in Caroline County. Its published point location is 38.0176, -77.5153.

What county is 22501 in?

22501 lies in Caroline County.

What area code is 22501?

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

What time zone is 22501 in?

22501 uses America/New_York.

What ZIP codes are near 22501?

The closest are 22546 (6.3 mi), 22580 (7.8 mi), 22565 (8.3 mi), 23015 (9.2 mi) and 22428 (9.4 mi).

Is 22501 a PO Box ZIP code?

Possibly. The Census map gives this ZIP code no delivery area of its own, which usually means it serves post office boxes, a single organization or a post office rather than streets of homes.

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