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22542

ZIP 22542 is Rhoadesville, Virginia, in Orange County; area codes 540 and 826; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Orange
Population
2,418
Coordinates
38.2932, -77.8925
☼ Live from 22542 — Rhoadesville, VA

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Where 22542 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 22542
  • 🔢 Type 22542 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZhSZZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 22,542 = 2 × 3 × 13 × 17 × 17. Its digits add up to 15, a total 1,657 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 101100000001110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 22539 (Reedville, VA, 92 mi away) and 22544 (Rollins Fork, VA, 46 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 22542 becomes 24522 — and that is a real ZIP code: Appomattox, VA, 80 miles away.
  • 👥 9 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (22245, 22524, 24225, 24522, 25422, 42252, …). The farthest-flung twin is 52224 in Dysart, IA, 804 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 56% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 79%.
  • 🎯1,112 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 22542 and you would come out at 38.29°S, 102.11°E — 891 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 50m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 30m.
  • 📏 At 17.1 square miles of land, 22542 is bigger than 35% of ZIP codes — room for about 13 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population2,418This ZIP2,418
Households849This ZIP849
Housing units875This ZIP875
Median age47.5This ZIP47.5Virginia39.0US 38.9
Median household income$108,031This ZIP$108,031Virginia$93,170US $80,734
Median home value$330,500This ZIP$330,500Virginia$383,700US $332,700
Median gross rent$2,038This ZIP$2,038Virginia$1,579US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher17.2%This ZIP17.2%
Mean commute36.9 minThis ZIP36.9 min
Population density141.8 / sq miThis ZIP141.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments26This ZIP26
Employees193This ZIP193
Annual payroll$8,068,000This ZIP$8,068,000
Tax returns filed1,090This ZIP1,090
Total adjusted gross income$73,995,000This ZIP$73,995,000

Land area

Land area17.06 sq miThis ZIP17.06 sq mi
Water area0.02 sq miThis ZIP0.02 sq mi

ZIP codes near 22542

ZIPCityDistance
22567 Unionville, VA 4.3 mi
22508 Locust Grove, VA 5.3 mi
22433 Burr Hill, VA 5.4 mi
22729 Mitchells, VA 7.9 mi
22733 Rapidan, VA 8.2 mi
22726 Lignum, VA 8.3 mi
22960 Orange, VA 10.6 mi
22741 Stevensburg, VA 10.9 mi
22701 Culpeper, VA 11.2 mi
22718 Elkwood, VA 12.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 22542?

22542 is in Rhoadesville, Virginia, in Orange County, part of the Lake of the Woods, VA micropolitan area. Its published point location is 38.2932, -77.8925.

What county is 22542 in?

22542 lies in Orange County.

What area code is 22542?

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

What time zone is 22542 in?

22542 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 22542?

About 2,418 people live in ZIP code 22542, in 849 households, at 141.8 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 22542?

$108,031 a year, against $93,170 across Virginia.

What ZIP codes are near 22542?

The closest are 22567 (4.3 mi), 22508 (5.3 mi), 22433 (5.4 mi), 22729 (7.9 mi) and 22733 (8.2 mi).

Is 22542 a PO Box ZIP code?

22542 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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