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22844

ZIP 22844 is New Market, Virginia, mostly in Shenandoah County; area code 540; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Shenandoah +1 more
Metro area
none
Population
4,677
Coordinates
38.6616, -78.6581
☼ Live from 22844 — New Market, VA

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Where 22844 is

Approximate ZIP boundary (Census ZCTA 2020). ZIP codes are mail routes, not areas, so the shape shown is the Census tabulation area that approximates it.

★ Weird and wonderful facts about 22844
  • 🔢 Type 22844 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: hhBZZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 22,844 = 2 × 2 × 5711. Its digits add up to 20, a total 2,586 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 101100100111100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 22843 (Mount Solon, VA, 33 mi away) and 22845 (Orkney Springs, VA, 13 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 22844 becomes 44822 — and that is a real ZIP code: Butler, OH, 238 miles away.
  • 👥 13 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (22448, 24248, 24482, 28244, 28424, 28442, …). The farthest-flung twin is 82442 in Ten Sleep, WY, 1,524 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 54% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 77%.
  • 🎯1,067 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 22844 and you would come out at 38.66°S, 101.34°E — 939 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 52m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 28m.
  • 📏 At 49.6 square miles of land, 22844 is bigger than 59% of ZIP codes — room for about 38 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population4,677This ZIP4,677
Households2,052This ZIP2,052
Housing units2,206This ZIP2,206
Median age53.3This ZIP53.3Virginia39.0US 38.9
Median household income$65,974This ZIP$65,974Virginia$93,170US $80,734
Median home value$281,200This ZIP$281,200Virginia$383,700US $332,700
Median gross rent$946This ZIP$946Virginia$1,579US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher21.0%This ZIP21.0%
Mean commute23.3 minThis ZIP23.3 min
Population density94.3 / sq miThis ZIP94.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments95This ZIP95
Employees1,577This ZIP1,577
Annual payroll$60,178,000This ZIP$60,178,000
Tax returns filed2,180This ZIP2,180
Total adjusted gross income$145,375,000This ZIP$145,375,000

Land area

Land area49.60 sq miThis ZIP49.60 sq mi
Water area0.34 sq miThis ZIP0.34 sq mi

Counties 22844 spans

A ZIP code is a mail route and ignores county lines. Shares are by overlapping land area.

CountyShare of this ZIP
Shenandoah County 80.8%
Rockingham County 19.2%

Other place names in 22844

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ZIP codes near 22844

ZIPCityDistance
22847 Quicksburg, VA 4.9 mi
22853 Timberville, VA 5.5 mi
22842 Mount Jackson, VA 8.4 mi
22849 Shenandoah, VA 9.5 mi
22815 Broadway, VA 10.5 mi
22835 Luray, VA 11.0 mi
22851 Stanley, VA 11.7 mi
22834 Linville, VA 12.7 mi
22845 Orkney Springs, VA 12.8 mi
22824 Edinburg, VA 12.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 22844?

22844 is in New Market, Virginia, in Shenandoah County. Its published point location is 38.6616, -78.6581.

What county is 22844 in?

22844 spans 2 counties: Shenandoah County and Rockingham County. Most of it falls in Shenandoah 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 22844?

New Market uses area code 540, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 22844 in?

22844 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 22844?

About 4,677 people live in ZIP code 22844, in 2,052 households, at 94.3 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 22844?

$65,974 a year, against $93,170 across Virginia.

What ZIP codes are near 22844?

The closest are 22847 (4.9 mi), 22853 (5.5 mi), 22842 (8.4 mi), 22849 (9.5 mi) and 22815 (10.5 mi).

Is 22844 a PO Box ZIP code?

22844 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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