22904
ZIP 22904 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
- 5,729
- Coordinates
- 38.0354, -78.5112
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Where 22904 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.
- 🔢 Type 22904 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: hOGZZ — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 22,904 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 7 × 409. Its digits add up to 17, a total 2,133 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
101100101111000 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 22903 (Charlottesville, VA, 5 mi away) and 22905 (Charlottesville, VA, 1 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 22904 becomes 40922, which is not a ZIP code at all.
- 👥 30 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02492, 04292, 04922, 09242, 09422, 20429, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09242 in APO AE, a military post office, 4,157 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther south than 58% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 78%.
- 🎯1,083 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 22904 and you would come out at 38.04°S, 101.49°E — 914 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 48m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 31m.
- 📏 At 0.261 square miles of land, 22904 is bigger than 3% of ZIP codes — about 126 football fields.
- Working out the sun…
- Checking the USGS…
Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 5,729This ZIP5,729 |
|---|---|
| Households | 36This ZIP36 |
| Housing units | 36This ZIP36 |
| Median age | 19.3This ZIP19.3Virginia39.0US 38.9 |
| Median household income | $250,000+This ZIP$250,000+Virginia$93,170US $80,734 |
| Median gross rent | $1,063This ZIP$1,063Virginia$1,579US $1,413 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 78.7%This ZIP78.7% |
| Mean commute | 13.7 minThis ZIP13.7 min |
| Population density | 21,950.2 / sq miThis ZIP21,950.2 / sq mi |
Business and tax activity
| Business establishments | 12This ZIP12 |
|---|---|
| Employees | 460This ZIP460 |
| Annual payroll | $16,554,000This ZIP$16,554,000 |
Land area
| Land area | 0.26 sq miThis ZIP0.26 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.00 sq miThis ZIP0.00 sq mi |
Counties 22904 spans
A ZIP code is a mail route and ignores county lines. Shares are by overlapping land area.
| County | Share of this ZIP |
|---|---|
| Albemarle County | 90.7% |
| Charlottesville city | 9.3% |
Other place names in 22904
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 22904
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
22908 | Charlottesville, VA | 0.9 mi |
22905 | Charlottesville, VA | 1.5 mi |
22906 | Charlottesville, VA | 1.5 mi |
22907 | Charlottesville, VA | 1.5 mi |
22910 | Charlottesville, VA | 1.5 mi |
22909 | Charlottesville, VA | 3.5 mi |
22901 | Charlottesville, VA | 4.3 mi |
22903 | Charlottesville, VA | 5.0 mi |
22945 | Ivy, VA | 5.0 mi |
22911 | Charlottesville, VA | 7.0 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 22904?
22904 is in Charlottesville, Virginia, in Albemarle County, part of the Charlottesville, VA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 38.0354, -78.5112.
What county is 22904 in?
22904 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 22904?
Charlottesville uses area code 434, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 22904 in?
22904 uses America/New_York.
How many people live in 22904?
About 5,729 people live in ZIP code 22904, in 36 households, at 21,950.2 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 22904?
$250,000+ a year, against $93,170 across Virginia.
What ZIP codes are near 22904?
The closest are 22908 (0.9 mi), 22905 (1.5 mi), 22906 (1.5 mi), 22907 (1.5 mi) and 22910 (1.5 mi).
Is 22904 a PO Box ZIP code?
22904 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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