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22740

ZIP 22740 is Sperryville, Virginia, mostly in Rappahannock County; area codes 540 and 826; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Rappahannock +2 more
Population
1,179
Coordinates
38.6457, -78.2870
☼ Live from 22740 — Sperryville, VA

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Where 22740 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 22740
  • 🔢 Type 22740 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OhLZZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 22,740 = 2 × 2 × 3 × 5 × 379. Its digits add up to 15, a total 1,657 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 101100011010100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 22739 (Somerville, VA, 39 mi away) and 22741 (Stevensburg, VA, 27 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 22740 becomes 04722, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 32 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02472, 02724, 02742, 04227, 07422, 20427, …). The farthest-flung twin is 74022 in Copan, OK, 972 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 54% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 78%.
  • 🎯1,087 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 22740 and you would come out at 38.65°S, 101.71°E — 921 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 52m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 28m.
  • 📏 At 73.5 square miles of land, 22740 is bigger than 70% of ZIP codes — room for about 56 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,179This ZIP1,179
Households533This ZIP533
Housing units740This ZIP740
Median age64.6This ZIP64.6Virginia39.0US 38.9
Median household income$65,938This ZIP$65,938Virginia$93,170US $80,734
Median home value$469,400This ZIP$469,400Virginia$383,700US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,589This ZIP$1,589Virginia$1,579US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher46.0%This ZIP46.0%
Mean commute19.4 minThis ZIP19.4 min
Population density16.0 / sq miThis ZIP16.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments33This ZIP33
Employees209This ZIP209
Annual payroll$7,419,000This ZIP$7,419,000
Tax returns filed620This ZIP620
Total adjusted gross income$82,657,000This ZIP$82,657,000

Land area

Land area73.55 sq miThis ZIP73.55 sq mi
Water area0.04 sq miThis ZIP0.04 sq mi

Counties 22740 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
Rappahannock County 93.8%
Culpeper County 4.3%
Madison County 1.9%

Other place names in 22740

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ZIP codes near 22740

ZIPCityDistance
22749 Woodville, VA 5.8 mi
22747 Washington, VA 7.9 mi
22719 Etlan, VA 8.1 mi
22743 Syria, VA 8.9 mi
22835 Luray, VA 9.2 mi
22650 Rileyville, VA 9.3 mi
22716 Castleton, VA 10.0 mi
22713 Boston, VA 11.3 mi
22627 Flint Hill, VA 11.5 mi
22610 Bentonville, VA 12.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 22740?

22740 is in Sperryville, Virginia, in Rappahannock County, part of the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metropolitan area. Its published point location is 38.6457, -78.2870.

What county is 22740 in?

22740 spans 3 counties: Rappahannock County, Culpeper County and Madison 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 22740?

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

What time zone is 22740 in?

22740 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 22740?

About 1,179 people live in ZIP code 22740, in 533 households, at 16.0 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 22740?

$65,938 a year, against $93,170 across Virginia.

What ZIP codes are near 22740?

The closest are 22749 (5.8 mi), 22747 (7.9 mi), 22719 (8.1 mi), 22743 (8.9 mi) and 22835 (9.2 mi).

Is 22740 a PO Box ZIP code?

22740 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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