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22831

ZIP 22831 is Hinton, Virginia, in Rockingham County; area codes 540 and 826; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Rockingham
Metro area
Harrisonburg, VA
Population
352
Coordinates
38.5599, -79.1221
☼ Live from 22831 — Hinton, VA

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Where 22831 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 22831
  • 🔢 Type 22831 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IEBZZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 22,831 = 17 × 17 × 79. Its digits add up to 16, a total 1,922 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 101100100101111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 22830 (Fulks Run, VA, 11 mi away) and 22832 (Keezletown, VA, 21 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 22831 becomes 13822, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 29 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12238, 12823, 12832, 18223, 18232, 18322, …). The farthest-flung twin is 83212 in Arbon, ID, 1,765 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 55% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 76%.
  • 🎯1,044 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 22831 and you would come out at 38.56°S, 100.88°E — 959 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 52m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 28m.
  • 📏 At 69.9 square miles of land, 22831 is bigger than 69% of ZIP codes — room for about 53 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population352This ZIP352
Households140This ZIP140
Housing units140This ZIP140
Median age40.0This ZIP40.0Virginia39.0US 38.9
Median household income$44,559This ZIP$44,559Virginia$93,170US $80,734
Median home value$210,400This ZIP$210,400Virginia$383,700US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher21.3%This ZIP21.3%
Mean commute18.8 minThis ZIP18.8 min
Population density5.0 / sq miThis ZIP5.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments16This ZIP16
Employees593This ZIP593
Annual payroll$24,532,000This ZIP$24,532,000
Tax returns filed390This ZIP390
Total adjusted gross income$23,143,000This ZIP$23,143,000

Land area

Land area69.88 sq miThis ZIP69.88 sq mi
Water area0.26 sq miThis ZIP0.26 sq mi

ZIP codes near 22831

ZIPCityDistance
22821 Dayton, VA 5.5 mi
26802 Brandywine, WV 7.3 mi
22830 Fulks Run, VA 10.9 mi
22850 Singers Glen, VA 11.0 mi
22843 Mount Solon, VA 13.3 mi
22812 Bridgewater, VA 13.6 mi
26807 Franklin, WV 13.7 mi
26815 Sugar Grove, WV 13.9 mi
22834 Linville, VA 14.5 mi
22833 Lacey Spring, VA 14.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 22831?

22831 is in Hinton, Virginia, in Rockingham County, part of the Harrisonburg, VA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 38.5599, -79.1221.

What county is 22831 in?

22831 lies in Rockingham County.

What area code is 22831?

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

What time zone is 22831 in?

22831 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 22831?

About 352 people live in ZIP code 22831, in 140 households, at 5.0 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 22831?

$44,559 a year, against $93,170 across Virginia.

What ZIP codes are near 22831?

The closest are 22821 (5.5 mi), 26802 (7.3 mi), 22830 (10.9 mi), 22850 (11 mi) and 22843 (13.3 mi).

Is 22831 a PO Box ZIP code?

22831 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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