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22623

ZIP 22623 is Chester Gap, Virginia, in Rappahannock County; area codes 540 and 826; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Rappahannock
Population
641
Coordinates
38.8489, -78.1407
☼ Live from 22623 — Chester Gap, VA

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Where 22623 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 22623
  • 🔢 Type 22623 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: EZgZZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 22,623 = 3 × 7541. Its digits add up to 15, a total 1,657 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 101100001011111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 22622 (Brucetown, VA, 28 mi away) and 22624 (Clear Brook, VA, 29 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 22623 becomes 32622 — and that is a real ZIP code: Brooker, FL, 662 miles away.
  • 👥 5 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (23226, 32226, 32622, 62223, 62232). The farthest-flung twin is 32622 in Brooker, FL, 662 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 52% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 78%.
  • 🎯1,092 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 22623 and you would come out at 38.85°S, 101.86°E — 920 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 54m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 26m.
  • 📏 At 1.2 square miles of land, 22623 is bigger than 9% of ZIP codes — about 580 football fields.
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People and housing

Population641This ZIP641
Households209This ZIP209
Housing units209This ZIP209
Median age31.9This ZIP31.9Virginia39.0US 38.9
Median household income$67,813This ZIP$67,813Virginia$93,170US $80,734
Median home value$276,700This ZIP$276,700Virginia$383,700US $332,700
Median gross rent$857This ZIP$857Virginia$1,579US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher2.3%This ZIP2.3%
Mean commute30.5 minThis ZIP30.5 min
Population density534.6 / sq miThis ZIP534.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments4This ZIP4
Employees6This ZIP6
Annual payroll$326,000This ZIP$326,000
Tax returns filed300This ZIP300
Total adjusted gross income$19,389,000This ZIP$19,389,000

Land area

Land area1.20 sq miThis ZIP1.20 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 22623

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ZIP codes near 22623

ZIPCityDistance
22640 Huntly, VA 2.6 mi
22627 Flint Hill, VA 5.3 mi
22639 Hume, VA 5.7 mi
22630 Front Royal, VA 6.0 mi
22643 Markham, VA 7.5 mi
22610 Bentonville, VA 7.6 mi
22642 Linden, VA 9.2 mi
22747 Washington, VA 9.8 mi
20128 Orlean, VA 11.5 mi
20144 Delaplane, VA 12.1 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 22623?

22623 is in Chester Gap, Virginia, in Rappahannock County, part of the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metropolitan area. Its published point location is 38.8489, -78.1407.

What county is 22623 in?

22623 lies in Rappahannock County.

What area code is 22623?

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

What time zone is 22623 in?

22623 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 22623?

About 641 people live in ZIP code 22623, in 209 households, at 534.6 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 22623?

$67,813 a year, against $93,170 across Virginia.

What ZIP codes are near 22623?

The closest are 22640 (2.6 mi), 22627 (5.3 mi), 22639 (5.7 mi), 22630 (6 mi) and 22643 (7.5 mi).

Is 22623 a PO Box ZIP code?

22623 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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