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22748

ZIP 22748 is Wolftown, Virginia, in Madison County; Eastern time.

Type
No street area
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Madison
Metro area
none
Coordinates
38.3557, -78.3475

The Census map gives this ZIP code no delivery area of its own, which usually means it serves post office boxes, a single organization or a post office rather than streets of homes.

This ZIP code has no Census tabulation area of its own. Its point falls inside ZCTA 22727, whose figures describe that area — not this ZIP code.

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Where 22748 is

This ZIP code has no Census tabulation area, so there is no boundary to draw — the marker is its published point location.

★ Weird and wonderful facts about 22748
  • 🔢 Type 22748 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BhLZZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 22,748 = 2 × 2 × 11 × 11 × 47. Its digits add up to 23, a total 2,533 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 101100011011100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 22747 (Washington, VA, 26 mi away) and 22749 (Woodville, VA, 20 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 22748 becomes 84722 — and that is a real ZIP code: Central, UT, 1,908 miles away.
  • 👥 26 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (22847, 24827, 24872, 27248, 27284, 27824, …). The farthest-flung twin is 84722 in Central, UT, 1,908 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 56% 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 22748 and you would come out at 38.36°S, 101.65°E — 915 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 50m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 29m.
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Land area

ZIP codes near 22748

ZIPCityDistance
22723 Hood, VA 2.3 mi
22727 Madison, VA 4.6 mi
22731 Pratts, VA 4.7 mi
22738 Rochelle, VA 5.8 mi
22973 Stanardsville, VA 6.7 mi
22965 Quinque, VA 7.1 mi
22709 Aroda, VA 7.5 mi
22968 Ruckersville, VA 8.3 mi
22711 Banco, VA 8.4 mi
22732 Radiant, VA 9.1 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 22748?

22748 is in Wolftown, Virginia, in Madison County. Its published point location is 38.3557, -78.3475.

What county is 22748 in?

22748 lies in Madison County.

What time zone is 22748 in?

22748 uses America/New_York.

What ZIP codes are near 22748?

The closest are 22723 (2.3 mi), 22727 (4.6 mi), 22731 (4.7 mi), 22738 (5.8 mi) and 22973 (6.7 mi).

Is 22748 a PO Box ZIP code?

Possibly. The Census map gives this ZIP code no delivery area of its own, which usually means it serves post office boxes, a single organization or a post office rather than streets of homes.

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