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22656

ZIP 22656 is Stephenson, Virginia, in Frederick County; area codes 540 and 826; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Frederick
Metro area
Winchester, VA-WV
Population
5,360
Coordinates
39.2195, -78.1007
☼ Live from 22656 — Stephenson, VA

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Where 22656 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 22656
  • 🔢 Type 22656 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gSgZZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 22,656 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 3 × 59. Its digits add up to 21, a total 2,594 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 101100010000000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 22655 (Stephens City, VA, 12 mi away) and 22657 (Strasburg, VA, 21 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 22656 becomes 65622 — and that is a real ZIP code: Buffalo, MO, 819 miles away.
  • 👥 13 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (25266, 26562, 52626, 56226, 56262, 62256, …). The farthest-flung twin is 56262 in Milan, MN, 994 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 50% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 78%.
  • 🎯1,090 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 22656 and you would come out at 39.22°S, 101.90°E — 930 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 56m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 24m.
  • 📏 At 8.8 square miles of land, 22656 is bigger than 25% of ZIP codes — room for about 6.7 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population5,360This ZIP5,360
Households2,010This ZIP2,010
Housing units2,047This ZIP2,047
Median age39.4This ZIP39.4Virginia39.0US 38.9
Median household income$107,135This ZIP$107,135Virginia$93,170US $80,734
Median home value$401,200This ZIP$401,200Virginia$383,700US $332,700
Median gross rent$2,340This ZIP$2,340Virginia$1,579US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher48.0%This ZIP48.0%
Mean commute33.4 minThis ZIP33.4 min
Population density610.1 / sq miThis ZIP610.1 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments57This ZIP57
Employees339This ZIP339
Annual payroll$18,078,000This ZIP$18,078,000
Tax returns filed2,860This ZIP2,860
Total adjusted gross income$279,057,000This ZIP$279,057,000

Land area

Land area8.79 sq miThis ZIP8.79 sq mi
Water area0.06 sq miThis ZIP0.06 sq mi

ZIP codes near 22656

ZIPCityDistance
22624 Clear Brook, VA 2.9 mi
22622 Brucetown, VA 3.0 mi
22601 Winchester, VA 5.0 mi
22604 Winchester, VA 5.1 mi
25440 Ridgeway, WV 5.6 mi
25413 Bunker Hill, WV 6.7 mi
22603 Winchester, VA 7.1 mi
22611 Berryville, VA 7.3 mi
25446 Summit Point, WV 7.8 mi
22646 Millwood, VA 10.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 22656?

22656 is in Stephenson, Virginia, in Frederick County, part of the Winchester, VA-WV metropolitan area. Its published point location is 39.2195, -78.1007.

What county is 22656 in?

22656 lies in Frederick County.

What area code is 22656?

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

What time zone is 22656 in?

22656 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 22656?

About 5,360 people live in ZIP code 22656, in 2,010 households, at 610.1 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 22656?

$107,135 a year, against $93,170 across Virginia.

What ZIP codes are near 22656?

The closest are 22624 (2.9 mi), 22622 (3 mi), 22601 (5 mi), 22604 (5.1 mi) and 25440 (5.6 mi).

Is 22656 a PO Box ZIP code?

22656 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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