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22849

ZIP 22849 is Shenandoah, Virginia, mostly in Page County; area codes 540 and 826; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Page +1 more
Metro area
none
Population
5,170
Coordinates
38.5253, -78.6296
☼ Live from 22849 — Shenandoah, VA

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Where 22849 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 22849
  • 🔢 Type 22849 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GhBZZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 22,849 = 73 × 313. Its digits add up to 25, a total 2,242 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 101100101000001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 22848 (Pleasant Valley, VA, 17 mi away) and 22850 (Singers Glen, VA, 16 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 22849 becomes 94822, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 20 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (22948, 24829, 24892, 28429, 29482, 29824, …). The farthest-flung twin is 94282 in Sacramento, CA, 2,294 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 55% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 77%.
  • 🎯1,070 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 22849 and you would come out at 38.53°S, 101.37°E — 934 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 51m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 28m.
  • 📏 At 46.1 square miles of land, 22849 is bigger than 57% of ZIP codes — room for about 35 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population5,170This ZIP5,170
Households1,925This ZIP1,925
Housing units2,409This ZIP2,409
Median age38.8This ZIP38.8Virginia39.0US 38.9
Median household income$67,261This ZIP$67,261Virginia$93,170US $80,734
Median home value$211,400This ZIP$211,400Virginia$383,700US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,033This ZIP$1,033Virginia$1,579US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher7.5%This ZIP7.5%
Mean commute29.5 minThis ZIP29.5 min
Population density112.1 / sq miThis ZIP112.1 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments49This ZIP49
Employees295This ZIP295
Annual payroll$12,058,000This ZIP$12,058,000
Tax returns filed2,200This ZIP2,200
Total adjusted gross income$126,399,000This ZIP$126,399,000

Land area

Land area46.12 sq miThis ZIP46.12 sq mi
Water area0.57 sq miThis ZIP0.57 sq mi

Counties 22849 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Page County 87.9%
Rockingham County 12.1%

Other place names in 22849

Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.

ZIP codes near 22849

ZIPCityDistance
22851 Stanley, VA 7.0 mi
22832 Keezletown, VA 8.3 mi
22827 Elkton, VA 9.2 mi
22844 New Market, VA 9.5 mi
22840 Mc Gaheysville, VA 11.1 mi
22853 Timberville, VA 11.2 mi
22833 Lacey Spring, VA 12.2 mi
22834 Linville, VA 12.4 mi
22802 Harrisonburg, VA 12.8 mi
22846 Penn Laird, VA 13.2 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 22849?

22849 is in Shenandoah, Virginia, in Page County. Its published point location is 38.5253, -78.6296.

What county is 22849 in?

22849 spans 2 counties: Page County and Rockingham County. Most of it falls in Page 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 22849?

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

What time zone is 22849 in?

22849 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 22849?

About 5,170 people live in ZIP code 22849, in 1,925 households, at 112.1 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 22849?

$67,261 a year, against $93,170 across Virginia.

What ZIP codes are near 22849?

The closest are 22851 (7 mi), 22832 (8.3 mi), 22827 (9.2 mi), 22844 (9.5 mi) and 22840 (11.1 mi).

Is 22849 a PO Box ZIP code?

22849 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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