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22902

ZIP 22902 is in Charlottesville, Virginia, mostly in Albemarle County; area code 434; Eastern time. Charlottesville has 11 ZIP codes in all.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Albemarle +2 more
Metro area
Charlottesville, VA
Population
23,486
Coordinates
37.9103, -78.5221
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Where 22902 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 22902
  • 🔢 Type 22902 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZOGZZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 22,902 = 2 × 3 × 11 × 347. Its digits add up to 15, a total 1,657 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 101100101110110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 22901 (Charlottesville, VA, 12 mi away) and 22903 (Charlottesville, VA, 8 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 22902 becomes 20922, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 10 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (09222, 20229, 22209, 22920, 29202, 29220, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09222 in APO AE, a military post office, 4,275 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 59% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 78%.
  • 🎯1,085 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 22902 and you would come out at 37.91°S, 101.48°E — 911 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 48m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 32m.
  • 📏 At 64.3 square miles of land, 22902 is bigger than 66% of ZIP codes — room for about 49 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population23,486This ZIP23,486
Households11,291This ZIP11,291
Housing units12,023This ZIP12,023
Median age39.7This ZIP39.7Virginia39.0US 38.9
Median household income$93,463This ZIP$93,463Virginia$93,170US $80,734
Median home value$436,200This ZIP$436,200Virginia$383,700US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,659This ZIP$1,659Virginia$1,579US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher59.4%This ZIP59.4%
Mean commute18.4 minThis ZIP18.4 min
Population density365.1 / sq miThis ZIP365.1 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments1,207This ZIP1,207
Employees16,657This ZIP16,657
Annual payroll$1,340,466,000This ZIP$1,340,466,000
Tax returns filed11,740This ZIP11,740
Total adjusted gross income$1,822,752,000This ZIP$1,822,752,000

Land area

Land area64.32 sq miThis ZIP64.32 sq mi
Water area0.42 sq miThis ZIP0.42 sq mi

Counties 22902 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Albemarle County 94.3%
Charlottesville city 4.3%
Fluvanna County 1.4%

Other place names in 22902

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

ZIP codes near 22902

ZIPCityDistance
22946 Keene, VA 4.9 mi
22959 North Garden, VA 7.6 mi
22903 Charlottesville, VA 7.8 mi
22937 Esmont, VA 8.2 mi
22908 Charlottesville, VA 8.5 mi
24590 Scottsville, VA 8.5 mi
22904 Charlottesville, VA 8.7 mi
22909 Charlottesville, VA 8.9 mi
22905 Charlottesville, VA 9.2 mi
22906 Charlottesville, VA 9.2 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 22902?

22902 is in Charlottesville, Virginia, in Albemarle County, part of the Charlottesville, VA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 37.9103, -78.5221.

What county is 22902 in?

22902 spans 3 counties: Albemarle County, Charlottesville city and Fluvanna County. Most of it falls in Albemarle 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 22902?

Charlottesville uses area code 434, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 22902 in?

22902 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 22902?

About 23,486 people live in ZIP code 22902, in 11,291 households, at 365.1 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 22902?

$93,463 a year, against $93,170 across Virginia.

What ZIP codes are near 22902?

The closest are 22946 (4.9 mi), 22959 (7.6 mi), 22903 (7.8 mi), 22937 (8.2 mi) and 22908 (8.5 mi).

Is 22902 a PO Box ZIP code?

22902 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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