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22846

ZIP 22846 is Penn Laird, 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
1,496
Coordinates
38.3849, -78.7962
☼ Live from 22846 — Penn Laird, VA

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Where 22846 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 22846
  • 🔢 Type 22846 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ghBZZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 22,846 = 2 × 11423. Its digits add up to 22, a total 2,607 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 101100100111110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 22845 (Orkney Springs, VA, 27 mi away) and 22847 (Quicksburg, VA, 23 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 22846 becomes 64822, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 21 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (24628, 24826, 24862, 28246, 28462, 28624, …). The farthest-flung twin is 84622 in Centerfield, UT, 1,770 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 56% 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 22846 and you would come out at 38.38°S, 101.20°E — 938 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 51m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 29m.
  • 📏 At 11.1 square miles of land, 22846 is bigger than 29% of ZIP codes — room for about 8.4 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,496This ZIP1,496
Households511This ZIP511
Housing units511This ZIP511
Median age43.4This ZIP43.4Virginia39.0US 38.9
Median household income$115,491This ZIP$115,491Virginia$93,170US $80,734
Median home value$450,000This ZIP$450,000Virginia$383,700US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,317This ZIP$1,317Virginia$1,579US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher42.6%This ZIP42.6%
Mean commute22.4 minThis ZIP22.4 min
Population density134.5 / sq miThis ZIP134.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments49This ZIP49
Employees357This ZIP357
Annual payroll$12,020,000This ZIP$12,020,000
Tax returns filed1,010This ZIP1,010
Total adjusted gross income$102,239,000This ZIP$102,239,000

Land area

Land area11.12 sq miThis ZIP11.12 sq mi
Water area0.02 sq miThis ZIP0.02 sq mi

Other place names in 22846

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ZIP codes near 22846

ZIPCityDistance
22840 Mc Gaheysville, VA 2.9 mi
22801 Harrisonburg, VA 4.8 mi
24471 Port Republic, VA 5.0 mi
22848 Pleasant Valley, VA 5.2 mi
22807 Harrisonburg, VA 5.2 mi
22832 Keezletown, VA 5.5 mi
22803 Harrisonburg, VA 6.0 mi
22841 Mount Crawford, VA 6.0 mi
22802 Harrisonburg, VA 8.4 mi
24486 Weyers Cave, VA 9.2 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 22846?

22846 is in Penn Laird, Virginia, in Rockingham County, part of the Harrisonburg, VA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 38.3849, -78.7962.

What county is 22846 in?

22846 lies in Rockingham County.

What area code is 22846?

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

What time zone is 22846 in?

22846 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 22846?

About 1,496 people live in ZIP code 22846, in 511 households, at 134.5 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 22846?

$115,491 a year, against $93,170 across Virginia.

What ZIP codes are near 22846?

The closest are 22840 (2.9 mi), 22801 (4.8 mi), 24471 (5 mi), 22848 (5.2 mi) and 22807 (5.2 mi).

Is 22846 a PO Box ZIP code?

22846 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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