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22553

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

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Spotsylvania
Population
17,207
Coordinates
38.2718, -77.6400
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Where 22553 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 22553
  • 🔢 Type 22553 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ESSZZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 22,553 = 19 × 1187. Its digits add up to 17, a total 2,133 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 101100000011001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 22552 (Sparta, VA, 29 mi away) and 22554 (Stafford, VA, 18 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 22553 becomes 35522, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 14 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (22535, 23255, 25235, 25253, 25325, 25523, …). The farthest-flung twin is 55322 in Cologne, MN, 946 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 56% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 79%.
  • 🎯1,126 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 22553 and you would come out at 38.27°S, 102.36°E — 878 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 50m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 30m.
  • 📏 At 43.6 square miles of land, 22553 is bigger than 56% of ZIP codes — room for about 33 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population17,207This ZIP17,207
Households5,846This ZIP5,846
Housing units6,088This ZIP6,088
Median age38.4This ZIP38.4Virginia39.0US 38.9
Median household income$135,856This ZIP$135,856Virginia$93,170US $80,734
Median home value$480,200This ZIP$480,200Virginia$383,700US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,896This ZIP$1,896Virginia$1,579US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher38.6%This ZIP38.6%
Mean commute41.4 minThis ZIP41.4 min
Population density394.9 / sq miThis ZIP394.9 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments265This ZIP265
Employees1,697This ZIP1,697
Annual payroll$60,543,000This ZIP$60,543,000
Tax returns filed8,300This ZIP8,300
Total adjusted gross income$787,626,000This ZIP$787,626,000

Land area

Land area43.57 sq miThis ZIP43.57 sq mi
Water area1.36 sq miThis ZIP1.36 sq mi

Other place names in 22553

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

ZIP codes near 22553

ZIPCityDistance
22407 Fredericksburg, VA 3.4 mi
22412 Fredericksburg, VA 6.1 mi
22551 Spotsylvania, VA 6.7 mi
22402 Fredericksburg, VA 8.4 mi
22401 Fredericksburg, VA 8.5 mi
22508 Locust Grove, VA 9.1 mi
22736 Richardsville, VA 9.2 mi
22471 Hartwood, VA 9.4 mi
22404 Fredericksburg, VA 10.0 mi
22406 Fredericksburg, VA 10.2 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 22553?

22553 is in Spotsylvania, Virginia, in Spotsylvania County, part of the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metropolitan area. Its published point location is 38.2718, -77.6400.

What county is 22553 in?

22553 lies in Spotsylvania County.

What area code is 22553?

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

What time zone is 22553 in?

22553 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 22553?

About 17,207 people live in ZIP code 22553, in 5,846 households, at 394.9 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 22553?

$135,856 a year, against $93,170 across Virginia.

What ZIP codes are near 22553?

The closest are 22407 (3.4 mi), 22412 (6.1 mi), 22551 (6.7 mi), 22402 (8.4 mi) and 22401 (8.5 mi).

Is 22553 a PO Box ZIP code?

22553 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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