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22903

ZIP 22903 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 +1 more
Metro area
Charlottesville, VA
Population
40,372
Coordinates
38.0070, -78.5951
☼ Live from 22903 — Charlottesville, VA

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Where 22903 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 22903
  • 🔢 Type 22903 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: EOGZZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 22,903 = 37 × 619. Its digits add up to 16, a total 1,922 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 101100101110111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 22902 (Charlottesville, VA, 8 mi away) and 22904 (Charlottesville, VA, 5 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 22903 becomes 30922, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 30 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02293, 03229, 20239, 20392, 22039, 22309, …). The farthest-flung twin is 93022 in Oak View, CA, 2,265 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 58% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 77%.
  • 🎯1,079 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 22903 and you would come out at 38.01°S, 101.40°E — 918 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 48m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 31m.
  • 📏 At 69.0 square miles of land, 22903 is bigger than 68% of ZIP codes — room for about 52 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population40,372This ZIP40,372
Households16,287This ZIP16,287
Housing units17,815This ZIP17,815
Median age29.2This ZIP29.2Virginia39.0US 38.9
Median household income$69,340This ZIP$69,340Virginia$93,170US $80,734
Median home value$526,200This ZIP$526,200Virginia$383,700US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,580This ZIP$1,580Virginia$1,579US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher66.4%This ZIP66.4%
Mean commute18.4 minThis ZIP18.4 min
Population density585.1 / sq miThis ZIP585.1 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments1,067This ZIP1,067
Employees13,258This ZIP13,258
Annual payroll$667,285,000This ZIP$667,285,000
Tax returns filed15,750This ZIP15,750
Total adjusted gross income$2,262,668,000This ZIP$2,262,668,000

Land area

Land area69.00 sq miThis ZIP69.00 sq mi
Water area0.41 sq miThis ZIP0.41 sq mi

Counties 22903 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Albemarle County 93.3%
Charlottesville city 6.7%

Other place names in 22903

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

ZIP codes near 22903

ZIPCityDistance
22945 Ivy, VA 4.0 mi
22904 Charlottesville, VA 5.0 mi
22908 Charlottesville, VA 5.6 mi
22959 North Garden, VA 5.9 mi
22901 Charlottesville, VA 6.0 mi
22905 Charlottesville, VA 6.4 mi
22906 Charlottesville, VA 6.4 mi
22907 Charlottesville, VA 6.4 mi
22910 Charlottesville, VA 6.4 mi
22924 Batesville, VA 7.2 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 22903?

22903 is in Charlottesville, Virginia, in Albemarle County, part of the Charlottesville, VA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 38.0070, -78.5951.

What county is 22903 in?

22903 spans 2 counties: Albemarle County and Charlottesville city. 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 22903?

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

What time zone is 22903 in?

22903 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 22903?

About 40,372 people live in ZIP code 22903, in 16,287 households, at 585.1 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 22903?

$69,340 a year, against $93,170 across Virginia.

What ZIP codes are near 22903?

The closest are 22945 (4 mi), 22904 (5 mi), 22908 (5.6 mi), 22959 (5.9 mi) and 22901 (6 mi).

Is 22903 a PO Box ZIP code?

22903 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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