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22736

ZIP 22736 is Richardsville, Virginia, in Culpeper County; area codes 540 and 826; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Culpeper
Population
844
Coordinates
38.3983, -77.6945
☼ Live from 22736 — Richardsville, VA

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Where 22736 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 22736
  • 🔢 Type 22736 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gELZZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 22,736 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 7 × 7 × 29. Its digits add up to 20, a total 2,586 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 101100011010000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 22735 (Reva, VA, 27 mi away) and 22737 (Rixeyville, VA, 21 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 22736 becomes 63722, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 23 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (22637, 23276, 26237, 26273, 26327, 26372, …). The farthest-flung twin is 73622 in Bessie, OK, 1,192 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 56% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 79%.
  • 🎯1,121 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 22736 and you would come out at 38.40°S, 102.31°E — 884 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 51m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 29m.
  • 📏 At 24.2 square miles of land, 22736 is bigger than 41% of ZIP codes — room for about 18 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population844This ZIP844
Households266This ZIP266
Housing units297This ZIP297
Median age33.0This ZIP33.0Virginia39.0US 38.9
Median household income$100,156This ZIP$100,156Virginia$93,170US $80,734
Median home value$350,000This ZIP$350,000Virginia$383,700US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher6.4%This ZIP6.4%
Mean commute49.8 minThis ZIP49.8 min
Population density34.8 / sq miThis ZIP34.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments8This ZIP8
Employees15This ZIP15
Annual payroll$520,000This ZIP$520,000
Tax returns filed310This ZIP310
Total adjusted gross income$27,653,000This ZIP$27,653,000

Land area

Land area24.25 sq miThis ZIP24.25 sq mi
Water area0.38 sq miThis ZIP0.38 sq mi

ZIP codes near 22736

ZIPCityDistance
22742 Sumerduck, VA 4.6 mi
22471 Hartwood, VA 6.1 mi
22720 Goldvein, VA 6.2 mi
22726 Lignum, VA 6.6 mi
22406 Fredericksburg, VA 8.0 mi
22508 Locust Grove, VA 8.1 mi
22718 Elkwood, VA 8.4 mi
22739 Somerville, VA 9.2 mi
22433 Burr Hill, VA 9.2 mi
22553 Spotsylvania, VA 9.2 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 22736?

22736 is in Richardsville, Virginia, in Culpeper County, part of the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metropolitan area. Its published point location is 38.3983, -77.6945.

What county is 22736 in?

22736 lies in Culpeper County.

What area code is 22736?

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

What time zone is 22736 in?

22736 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 22736?

About 844 people live in ZIP code 22736, in 266 households, at 34.8 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 22736?

$100,156 a year, against $93,170 across Virginia.

What ZIP codes are near 22736?

The closest are 22742 (4.6 mi), 22471 (6.1 mi), 22720 (6.2 mi), 22726 (6.6 mi) and 22406 (8 mi).

Is 22736 a PO Box ZIP code?

22736 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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