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22602

ZIP 22602 is in Winchester, Virginia, in Frederick County; area codes 540 and 826; Eastern time. Winchester has 4 ZIP codes; the others are 22601, 22603 and 22604.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Frederick
Metro area
Winchester, VA-WV
Population
32,840
Coordinates
39.1442, -78.2848
☼ Live from 22602 — Winchester, VA

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Where 22602 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 22602
  • 🔢 Type 22602 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZOgZZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 22,602 = 2 × 3 × 3767. Its digits add up to 12, a total 940 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 101100001001010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 22601 (Winchester, VA, 6 mi away) and 22603 (Winchester, VA, 10 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 22602 becomes 20622 — and that is a real ZIP code: Charlotte Hall, MD, 91 miles away.
  • 👥 10 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (20226, 20262, 20622, 22026, 22206, 22620, …). The farthest-flung twin is 62022 in Dow, IL, 645 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 50% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 78%.
  • 🎯1,081 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 22602 and you would come out at 39.14°S, 101.72°E — 936 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 55m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 25m.
  • 📏 At 113.5 square miles of land, 22602 is bigger than 81% of ZIP codes — room for about 86 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population32,840This ZIP32,840
Households11,510This ZIP11,510
Housing units11,931This ZIP11,931
Median age38.0This ZIP38.0Virginia39.0US 38.9
Median household income$101,398This ZIP$101,398Virginia$93,170US $80,734
Median home value$379,700This ZIP$379,700Virginia$383,700US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,461This ZIP$1,461Virginia$1,579US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher32.5%This ZIP32.5%
Mean commute30.8 minThis ZIP30.8 min
Population density289.4 / sq miThis ZIP289.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments643This ZIP643
Employees13,207This ZIP13,207
Annual payroll$755,143,000This ZIP$755,143,000
Tax returns filed15,900This ZIP15,900
Total adjusted gross income$1,379,248,000This ZIP$1,379,248,000

Land area

Land area113.46 sq miThis ZIP113.46 sq mi
Water area0.68 sq miThis ZIP0.68 sq mi

Other place names in 22602

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ZIP codes near 22602

ZIPCityDistance
22601 Winchester, VA 6.3 mi
22604 Winchester, VA 6.4 mi
22655 Stephens City, VA 6.7 mi
22641 Strasburg, VA 7.1 mi
22637 Gore, VA 8.6 mi
22645 Middletown, VA 8.7 mi
22649 Middletown, VA 9.8 mi
26808 High View, WV 9.9 mi
22603 Winchester, VA 10.3 mi
22657 Strasburg, VA 10.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 22602?

22602 is in Winchester, Virginia, in Frederick County, part of the Winchester, VA-WV metropolitan area. Its published point location is 39.1442, -78.2848.

What county is 22602 in?

22602 lies in Frederick County.

What area code is 22602?

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

What time zone is 22602 in?

22602 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 22602?

About 32,840 people live in ZIP code 22602, in 11,510 households, at 289.4 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 22602?

$101,398 a year, against $93,170 across Virginia.

What ZIP codes are near 22602?

The closest are 22601 (6.3 mi), 22604 (6.4 mi), 22655 (6.7 mi), 22641 (7.1 mi) and 22637 (8.6 mi).

Is 22602 a PO Box ZIP code?

22602 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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