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22603

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

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Frederick
Metro area
Winchester, VA-WV
Population
17,133
Coordinates
39.2810, -78.2065
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Where 22603 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 22603
  • 🔢 Type 22603 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: EOgZZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 22,603 = 7 × 3229. Its digits add up to 13, a total 1,179 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 101100001001011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 22602 (Winchester, VA, 10 mi away) and 22604 (Winchester, VA, 8 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 22603 becomes 30622 — and that is a real ZIP code: Bogart, GA, 473 miles away.
  • 👥 32 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02362, 02632, 03226, 03262, 06232, 20623, …). The farthest-flung twin is 32602 in Gainesville, FL, 708 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 51% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 78%.
  • 🎯1,084 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 22603 and you would come out at 39.28°S, 101.79°E — 937 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 56m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 24m.
  • 📏 At 98.6 square miles of land, 22603 is bigger than 77% of ZIP codes — room for about 75 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population17,133This ZIP17,133
Households6,859This ZIP6,859
Housing units7,201This ZIP7,201
Median age48.3This ZIP48.3Virginia39.0US 38.9
Median household income$75,104This ZIP$75,104Virginia$93,170US $80,734
Median home value$349,600This ZIP$349,600Virginia$383,700US $332,700
Median gross rent$2,050This ZIP$2,050Virginia$1,579US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher27.3%This ZIP27.3%
Mean commute32.5 minThis ZIP32.5 min
Population density173.8 / sq miThis ZIP173.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments468This ZIP468
Employees9,267This ZIP9,267
Annual payroll$495,949,000This ZIP$495,949,000
Tax returns filed7,840This ZIP7,840
Total adjusted gross income$652,331,000This ZIP$652,331,000

Land area

Land area98.56 sq miThis ZIP98.56 sq mi
Water area0.35 sq miThis ZIP0.35 sq mi

ZIP codes near 22603

ZIPCityDistance
22624 Clear Brook, VA 6.1 mi
22656 Stephenson, VA 7.1 mi
25421 Glengary, WV 7.1 mi
25440 Ridgeway, WV 7.3 mi
22601 Winchester, VA 7.6 mi
22622 Brucetown, VA 7.7 mi
22637 Gore, VA 8.0 mi
22604 Winchester, VA 8.1 mi
25413 Bunker Hill, WV 8.3 mi
25420 Gerrardstown, WV 8.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 22603?

22603 is in Winchester, Virginia, in Frederick County, part of the Winchester, VA-WV metropolitan area. Its published point location is 39.2810, -78.2065.

What county is 22603 in?

22603 lies in Frederick County.

What area code is 22603?

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

What time zone is 22603 in?

22603 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 22603?

About 17,133 people live in ZIP code 22603, in 6,859 households, at 173.8 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 22603?

$75,104 a year, against $93,170 across Virginia.

What ZIP codes are near 22603?

The closest are 22624 (6.1 mi), 22656 (7.1 mi), 25421 (7.1 mi), 25440 (7.3 mi) and 22601 (7.6 mi).

Is 22603 a PO Box ZIP code?

22603 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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