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Where 22509 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.
- 🔢 Type 22509 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GOSZZ — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 22,509 = 3 × 3 × 41 × 61. Its digits add up to 18, a total 2,332 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
101011111101101 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 22508 (Locust Grove, VA, 42 mi away) and 22511 (Lottsburg, VA, 32 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 22509 becomes 90522, which is not a ZIP code at all.
- 👥 22 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (09225, 09252, 20529, 22095, 22905, 25209, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09225 in APO AE, a military post office, 4,166 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther south than 57% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 81%.
- 🎯1,159 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 22509 and you would come out at 38.11°S, 102.93°E — 845 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 49m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 31m.
- 📏 At 14.7 square miles of land, 22509 is bigger than 32% of ZIP codes — room for about 11 Central Parks.
- Working out the sun…
- Checking the USGS…
Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 74This ZIP74 |
|---|---|
| Households | 53This ZIP53 |
| Housing units | 53This ZIP53 |
| Median age | 51.8This ZIP51.8Virginia39.0US 38.9 |
| Median household income | $19,449This ZIP$19,449Virginia$93,170US $80,734 |
| Median home value | $172,100This ZIP$172,100Virginia$383,700US $332,700 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 0.0% |
| Population density | 5.0 / sq miThis ZIP5.0 / sq mi |
Land area
| Land area | 14.73 sq miThis ZIP14.73 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.79 sq miThis ZIP0.79 sq mi |
ZIP codes near 22509
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
22436 | Caret, VA | 2.8 mi |
22476 | Hustle, VA | 4.7 mi |
22544 | Rollins Fork, VA | 5.5 mi |
22438 | Champlain, VA | 6.1 mi |
22443 | Colonial Beach, VA | 6.4 mi |
22535 | Port Royal, VA | 6.7 mi |
22481 | Jersey, VA | 8.1 mi |
22552 | Sparta, VA | 10.6 mi |
22526 | Ninde, VA | 11.4 mi |
22451 | Dogue, VA | 11.6 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 22509?
22509 is in Loretto, Virginia, in Essex County. Its published point location is 38.1062, -77.0736.
What county is 22509 in?
22509 lies in Essex County.
What area code is 22509?
Loretto uses area code 804, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 22509 in?
22509 uses America/New_York.
How many people live in 22509?
About 74 people live in ZIP code 22509, in 53 households, at 5.0 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 22509?
$19,449 a year, against $93,170 across Virginia.
What ZIP codes are near 22509?
The closest are 22436 (2.8 mi), 22476 (4.7 mi), 22544 (5.5 mi), 22438 (6.1 mi) and 22443 (6.4 mi).
Is 22509 a PO Box ZIP code?
22509 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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