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22716

ZIP 22716 is Castleton, Virginia, mostly in Rappahannock County; area codes 540 and 826; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Rappahannock +1 more
Population
1,200
Coordinates
38.6300, -78.1030
☼ Live from 22716 — Castleton, VA

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Where 22716 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 22716
  • 🔢 Type 22716 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gILZZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 22,716 = 2 × 2 × 3 × 3 × 631. Its digits add up to 18, a total 2,332 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 101100010111100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 22715 (Brightwood, VA, 16 mi away) and 22718 (Elkwood, VA, 19 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 22716 becomes 61722 — and that is a real ZIP code: Arrowsmith, IL, 574 miles away.
  • 👥 25 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12726, 12762, 17262, 17622, 21627, 21672, …). The farthest-flung twin is 76122 in Fort Worth, TX, 1,147 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 54% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 78%.
  • 🎯1,097 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 22716 and you would come out at 38.63°S, 101.90°E — 911 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 52m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 28m.
  • 📏 At 25.3 square miles of land, 22716 is bigger than 42% of ZIP codes — room for about 19 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,200This ZIP1,200
Households541This ZIP541
Housing units580This ZIP580
Median age59.3This ZIP59.3Virginia39.0US 38.9
Median household income$141,458This ZIP$141,458Virginia$93,170US $80,734
Median home value$581,000This ZIP$581,000Virginia$383,700US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher13.0%This ZIP13.0%
Mean commute32.8 minThis ZIP32.8 min
Population density47.3 / sq miThis ZIP47.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments8This ZIP8
Employees29This ZIP29
Annual payroll$2,115,000This ZIP$2,115,000
Tax returns filed430This ZIP430
Total adjusted gross income$58,786,000This ZIP$58,786,000

Land area

Land area25.35 sq miThis ZIP25.35 sq mi
Water area0.13 sq miThis ZIP0.13 sq mi

Counties 22716 spans

A ZIP code is a mail route and ignores county lines. Shares are by overlapping land area.

CountyShare of this ZIP
Rappahannock County 97.1%
Culpeper County 2.9%

ZIP codes near 22716

ZIPCityDistance
22746 Viewtown, VA 4.4 mi
22749 Woodville, VA 4.4 mi
22737 Rixeyville, VA 6.1 mi
22747 Washington, VA 6.4 mi
22713 Boston, VA 6.9 mi
20106 Amissville, VA 7.2 mi
22740 Sperryville, VA 10.0 mi
22627 Flint Hill, VA 10.1 mi
20128 Orlean, VA 10.3 mi
22724 Jeffersonton, VA 10.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 22716?

22716 is in Castleton, Virginia, in Rappahannock County, part of the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metropolitan area. Its published point location is 38.6300, -78.1030.

What county is 22716 in?

22716 spans 2 counties: Rappahannock County and Culpeper County. Most of it falls in Rappahannock County, measured by overlapping land area — the county holding the most land in a ZIP code is not always the one holding the most residents.

What area code is 22716?

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

What time zone is 22716 in?

22716 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 22716?

About 1,200 people live in ZIP code 22716, in 541 households, at 47.3 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 22716?

$141,458 a year, against $93,170 across Virginia.

What ZIP codes are near 22716?

The closest are 22746 (4.4 mi), 22749 (4.4 mi), 22737 (6.1 mi), 22747 (6.4 mi) and 22713 (6.9 mi).

Is 22716 a PO Box ZIP code?

22716 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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