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22847

ZIP 22847 is Quicksburg, Virginia, in Shenandoah County; area codes 540 and 826; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Shenandoah
Metro area
none
Population
1,054
Coordinates
38.7181, -78.7136
☼ Live from 22847 — Quicksburg, VA

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Where 22847 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 22847
  • 🔢 Type 22847 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: LhBZZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 22,847 = 11 × 31 × 67. Its digits add up to 23, a total 2,533 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 101100100111111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 22846 (Penn Laird, VA, 23 mi away) and 22848 (Pleasant Valley, VA, 25 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 22847 becomes 74822, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 26 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (22748, 24827, 24872, 27248, 27284, 27824, …). The farthest-flung twin is 84722 in Central, UT, 1,885 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 22847 and you would come out at 38.72°S, 101.29°E — 944 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 53m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 27m.
  • 📏 At 14.3 square miles of land, 22847 is bigger than 32% of ZIP codes — room for about 11 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,054This ZIP1,054
Households335This ZIP335
Housing units387This ZIP387
Median age35.6This ZIP35.6Virginia39.0US 38.9
Median household income$88,906This ZIP$88,906Virginia$93,170US $80,734
Median home value$347,800This ZIP$347,800Virginia$383,700US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher36.7%This ZIP36.7%
Mean commute42.6 minThis ZIP42.6 min
Population density73.5 / sq miThis ZIP73.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments22This ZIP22
Employees143This ZIP143
Annual payroll$5,852,000This ZIP$5,852,000
Tax returns filed430This ZIP430
Total adjusted gross income$29,366,000This ZIP$29,366,000

Land area

Land area14.34 sq miThis ZIP14.34 sq mi
Water area0.04 sq miThis ZIP0.04 sq mi

Other place names in 22847

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ZIP codes near 22847

ZIPCityDistance
22842 Mount Jackson, VA 4.2 mi
22844 New Market, VA 4.9 mi
22853 Timberville, VA 5.2 mi
22815 Broadway, VA 6.9 mi
22845 Orkney Springs, VA 8.2 mi
22810 Basye, VA 9.3 mi
22824 Edinburg, VA 10.0 mi
22834 Linville, VA 13.3 mi
22849 Shenandoah, VA 14.1 mi
22835 Luray, VA 14.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 22847?

22847 is in Quicksburg, Virginia, in Shenandoah County. Its published point location is 38.7181, -78.7136.

What county is 22847 in?

22847 lies in Shenandoah County.

What area code is 22847?

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

What time zone is 22847 in?

22847 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 22847?

About 1,054 people live in ZIP code 22847, in 335 households, at 73.5 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 22847?

$88,906 a year, against $93,170 across Virginia.

What ZIP codes are near 22847?

The closest are 22842 (4.2 mi), 22844 (4.9 mi), 22853 (5.2 mi), 22815 (6.9 mi) and 22845 (8.2 mi).

Is 22847 a PO Box ZIP code?

22847 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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