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22842

ZIP 22842 is Mount Jackson, Virginia, in Shenandoah County; area codes 540 and 826; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Shenandoah
Metro area
none
Population
5,580
Coordinates
38.7780, -78.6997
☼ Live from 22842 — Mount Jackson, VA

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Where 22842 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 22842
  • 🔢 Type 22842 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZhBZZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 22,842 = 2 × 3 × 3 × 3 × 3 × 3 × 47. Its digits add up to 18, a total 2,332 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 101100100111010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 22841 (Mount Crawford, VA, 32 mi away) and 22843 (Mount Solon, VA, 37 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 22842 becomes 24822 — and that is a real ZIP code: Clear Fork, WV, 181 miles away.
  • 👥 13 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (22428, 22482, 22824, 24228, 24282, 24822, …). The farthest-flung twin is 82422 in Emblem, WY, 1,573 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 53% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 77%.
  • 🎯1,063 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 22842 and you would come out at 38.78°S, 101.30°E — 945 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 53m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 27m.
  • 📏 At 81.7 square miles of land, 22842 is bigger than 73% of ZIP codes — room for about 62 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population5,580This ZIP5,580
Households2,152This ZIP2,152
Housing units3,181This ZIP3,181
Median age42.7This ZIP42.7Virginia39.0US 38.9
Median household income$60,134This ZIP$60,134Virginia$93,170US $80,734
Median home value$222,500This ZIP$222,500Virginia$383,700US $332,700
Median gross rent$997This ZIP$997Virginia$1,579US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher16.1%This ZIP16.1%
Mean commute26.1 minThis ZIP26.1 min
Population density68.3 / sq miThis ZIP68.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments113This ZIP113
Employees2,221This ZIP2,221
Annual payroll$103,217,000This ZIP$103,217,000
Tax returns filed2,460This ZIP2,460
Total adjusted gross income$166,641,000This ZIP$166,641,000

Land area

Land area81.70 sq miThis ZIP81.70 sq mi
Water area0.32 sq miThis ZIP0.32 sq mi

Other place names in 22842

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ZIP codes near 22842

ZIPCityDistance
22847 Quicksburg, VA 4.2 mi
22824 Edinburg, VA 6.1 mi
22810 Basye, VA 6.7 mi
22845 Orkney Springs, VA 7.8 mi
22844 New Market, VA 8.4 mi
22815 Broadway, VA 8.9 mi
22853 Timberville, VA 9.3 mi
22664 Woodstock, VA 11.8 mi
26812 Mathias, WV 12.1 mi
22652 Fort Valley, VA 15.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 22842?

22842 is in Mount Jackson, Virginia, in Shenandoah County. Its published point location is 38.7780, -78.6997.

What county is 22842 in?

22842 lies in Shenandoah County.

What area code is 22842?

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

What time zone is 22842 in?

22842 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 22842?

About 5,580 people live in ZIP code 22842, in 2,152 households, at 68.3 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 22842?

$60,134 a year, against $93,170 across Virginia.

What ZIP codes are near 22842?

The closest are 22847 (4.2 mi), 22824 (6.1 mi), 22810 (6.7 mi), 22845 (7.8 mi) and 22844 (8.4 mi).

Is 22842 a PO Box ZIP code?

22842 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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