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22551

ZIP 22551 is in Spotsylvania, Virginia, mostly in Spotsylvania County; area codes 540 and 826; Eastern time. Spotsylvania has 2 ZIP codes; the other is 22553.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Spotsylvania +1 more
Population
24,146
Coordinates
38.1870, -77.7004
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Where 22551 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 22551
  • 🔢 Type 22551 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ISSZZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 22,551 = 3 × 7517. Its digits add up to 15, a total 1,657 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 101100000010111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 22548 (Sharps, VA, 60 mi away) and 22552 (Sparta, VA, 29 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 22551 becomes 15522 — and that is a real ZIP code: Bedford, PA, 129 miles away.
  • 👥 14 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12255, 12525, 12552, 15225, 15252, 15522, …). The farthest-flung twin is 55122 in Saint Paul, MN, 921 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 57% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 79%.
  • 🎯1,124 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 22551 and you would come out at 38.19°S, 102.30°E — 878 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 49m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 30m.
  • 📏 At 168.2 square miles of land, 22551 is bigger than 88% of ZIP codes — room for about 128 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population24,146This ZIP24,146
Households8,442This ZIP8,442
Housing units8,995This ZIP8,995
Median age40.8This ZIP40.8Virginia39.0US 38.9
Median household income$110,370This ZIP$110,370Virginia$93,170US $80,734
Median home value$391,400This ZIP$391,400Virginia$383,700US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,492This ZIP$1,492Virginia$1,579US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher31.2%This ZIP31.2%
Mean commute40.4 minThis ZIP40.4 min
Population density143.6 / sq miThis ZIP143.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments263This ZIP263
Employees1,229This ZIP1,229
Annual payroll$50,254,000This ZIP$50,254,000
Tax returns filed10,800This ZIP10,800
Total adjusted gross income$1,059,570,000This ZIP$1,059,570,000

Land area

Land area168.16 sq miThis ZIP168.16 sq mi
Water area1.83 sq miThis ZIP1.83 sq mi

Counties 22551 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
Spotsylvania County 99.4%
Orange County 0.6%

Other place names in 22551

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

ZIP codes near 22551

ZIPCityDistance
22412 Fredericksburg, VA 2.1 mi
22553 Spotsylvania, VA 6.7 mi
22534 Partlow, VA 7.1 mi
22407 Fredericksburg, VA 9.4 mi
22508 Locust Grove, VA 10.2 mi
22565 Thornburg, VA 10.4 mi
22542 Rhoadesville, VA 12.7 mi
22567 Unionville, VA 12.8 mi
22408 Fredericksburg, VA 13.6 mi
22402 Fredericksburg, VA 13.8 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 22551?

22551 is in Spotsylvania, Virginia, in Spotsylvania County, part of the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metropolitan area. Its published point location is 38.1870, -77.7004.

What county is 22551 in?

22551 spans 2 counties: Spotsylvania County and Orange County. Most of it falls in Spotsylvania 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 22551?

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

What time zone is 22551 in?

22551 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 22551?

About 24,146 people live in ZIP code 22551, in 8,442 households, at 143.6 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 22551?

$110,370 a year, against $93,170 across Virginia.

What ZIP codes are near 22551?

The closest are 22412 (2.1 mi), 22553 (6.7 mi), 22534 (7.1 mi), 22407 (9.4 mi) and 22508 (10.2 mi).

Is 22551 a PO Box ZIP code?

22551 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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