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22718

ZIP 22718 is Elkwood, Virginia, in Culpeper County; area code 540; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Culpeper
Population
826
Coordinates
38.4599, -77.8279
☼ Live from 22718 — Elkwood, VA

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Where 22718 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 22718
  • 🔢 Type 22718 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BILZZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 22,718 = 2 × 37 × 307. Its digits add up to 20, a total 2,586 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 101100010111110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 22716 (Castleton, VA, 19 mi away) and 22719 (Etlan, VA, 25 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 22718 becomes 81722, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 30 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12827, 12872, 17228, 17822, 21278, 21287, …). The farthest-flung twin is 87122 in Albuquerque, NM, 1,595 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 55% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 79%.
  • 🎯1,113 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 22718 and you would come out at 38.46°S, 102.17°E — 893 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 51m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 29m.
  • 📏 At 25.0 square miles of land, 22718 is bigger than 42% of ZIP codes — room for about 19 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population826This ZIP826
Households363This ZIP363
Housing units399This ZIP399
Median age52.0This ZIP52.0Virginia39.0US 38.9
Median household income$83,438This ZIP$83,438Virginia$93,170US $80,734
Median home value$390,300This ZIP$390,300Virginia$383,700US $332,700
Median gross rent$2,083This ZIP$2,083Virginia$1,579US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher18.0%This ZIP18.0%
Mean commute48.9 minThis ZIP48.9 min
Population density33.0 / sq miThis ZIP33.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments28This ZIP28
Employees832This ZIP832
Annual payroll$44,892,000This ZIP$44,892,000
Tax returns filed330This ZIP330
Total adjusted gross income$22,789,000This ZIP$22,789,000

Land area

Land area25.00 sq miThis ZIP25.00 sq mi
Water area0.18 sq miThis ZIP0.18 sq mi

ZIP codes near 22718

ZIPCityDistance
22741 Stevensburg, VA 2.1 mi
22726 Lignum, VA 4.3 mi
22734 Remington, VA 4.8 mi
22714 Brandy Station, VA 4.9 mi
22742 Sumerduck, VA 6.5 mi
22433 Burr Hill, VA 6.6 mi
22712 Bealeton, VA 7.7 mi
22736 Richardsville, VA 8.4 mi
22720 Goldvein, VA 9.8 mi
22701 Culpeper, VA 10.2 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 22718?

22718 is in Elkwood, Virginia, in Culpeper County, part of the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metropolitan area. Its published point location is 38.4599, -77.8279.

What county is 22718 in?

22718 lies in Culpeper County.

What area code is 22718?

Elkwood uses area code 540, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 22718 in?

22718 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 22718?

About 826 people live in ZIP code 22718, in 363 households, at 33.0 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 22718?

$83,438 a year, against $93,170 across Virginia.

What ZIP codes are near 22718?

The closest are 22741 (2.1 mi), 22726 (4.3 mi), 22734 (4.8 mi), 22714 (4.9 mi) and 22742 (6.5 mi).

Is 22718 a PO Box ZIP code?

22718 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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