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22578

ZIP 22578 is White Stone, Virginia, in Lancaster County; area codes 804 and 686; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Lancaster
Metro area
none
Population
2,353
Coordinates
37.6366, -76.3561
☼ Live from 22578 — White Stone, VA

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Where 22578 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 22578
  • 🔢 Type 22578 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BLSZZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 22,578 = 2 × 3 × 53 × 71. Its digits add up to 24, a total 2,425 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 101100000110010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 22577 (Sandy Point, VA, 32 mi away) and 22579 (Wicomico Church, VA, 11 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 22578 becomes 87522 — and that is a real ZIP code: Chimayo, NM, 1,629 miles away.
  • 👥 27 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (25287, 25728, 25827, 27258, 27285, 27528, …). The farthest-flung twin is 85722 in Tucson, AZ, 1,982 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 61% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 84%.
  • 🎯1,204 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 22578 and you would come out at 37.64°S, 103.64°E — 796 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 46m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 33m.
  • 📏 At 18.7 square miles of land, 22578 is bigger than 36% of ZIP codes — room for about 14 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population2,353This ZIP2,353
Households1,266This ZIP1,266
Housing units1,914This ZIP1,914
Median age57.7This ZIP57.7Virginia39.0US 38.9
Median household income$80,783This ZIP$80,783Virginia$93,170US $80,734
Median home value$441,600This ZIP$441,600Virginia$383,700US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,077This ZIP$1,077Virginia$1,579US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher46.3%This ZIP46.3%
Mean commute26.1 minThis ZIP26.1 min
Population density125.8 / sq miThis ZIP125.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments91This ZIP91
Employees411This ZIP411
Annual payroll$17,386,000This ZIP$17,386,000
Tax returns filed1,240This ZIP1,240
Total adjusted gross income$155,704,000This ZIP$155,704,000

Land area

Land area18.71 sq miThis ZIP18.71 sq mi
Water area20.51 sq miThis ZIP20.51 sq mi

Other place names in 22578

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ZIP codes near 22578

ZIPCityDistance
22480 Irvington, VA 3.6 mi
23176 Wake, VA 5.5 mi
23043 Deltaville, VA 5.6 mi
23031 Christchurch, VA 5.7 mi
22576 Weems, VA 5.8 mi
23169 Topping, VA 6.0 mi
23070 Hardyville, VA 6.0 mi
22482 Kilmarnock, VA 6.9 mi
23071 Hartfield, VA 8.1 mi
23092 Locust Hill, VA 8.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 22578?

22578 is in White Stone, Virginia, in Lancaster County. Its published point location is 37.6366, -76.3561.

What county is 22578 in?

22578 lies in Lancaster County.

What area code is 22578?

White Stone uses area codes 804 and 686, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 22578 in?

22578 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 22578?

About 2,353 people live in ZIP code 22578, in 1,266 households, at 125.8 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 22578?

$80,783 a year, against $93,170 across Virginia.

What ZIP codes are near 22578?

The closest are 22480 (3.6 mi), 23176 (5.5 mi), 23043 (5.6 mi), 23031 (5.7 mi) and 22576 (5.8 mi).

Is 22578 a PO Box ZIP code?

22578 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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