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22920

ZIP 22920 is Afton, Virginia, mostly in Nelson County; area codes 540 and 826; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Nelson +2 more
Metro area
Charlottesville, VA
Population
3,608
Coordinates
37.9687, -78.8055
☼ Live from 22920 — Afton, VA

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Where 22920 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 22920
  • 🔢 Type 22920 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OZGZZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 22,920 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 3 × 5 × 191. Its digits add up to 15, a total 1,657 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 101100110001000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 22911 (Charlottesville, VA, 23 mi away) and 22922 (Arrington, VA, 21 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 22920 becomes 02922, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 10 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (09222, 20229, 22209, 22902, 29202, 29220, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09222 in APO AE, a military post office, 4,284 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 58% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 77%.
  • 🎯1,069 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 22920 and you would come out at 37.97°S, 101.19°E — 927 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 48m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 32m.
  • 📏 At 77.5 square miles of land, 22920 is bigger than 72% of ZIP codes — room for about 59 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population3,608This ZIP3,608
Households1,667This ZIP1,667
Housing units2,129This ZIP2,129
Median age53.4This ZIP53.4Virginia39.0US 38.9
Median household income$88,028This ZIP$88,028Virginia$93,170US $80,734
Median home value$410,000This ZIP$410,000Virginia$383,700US $332,700
Median gross rent$971This ZIP$971Virginia$1,579US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher45.4%This ZIP45.4%
Mean commute26.6 minThis ZIP26.6 min
Population density46.6 / sq miThis ZIP46.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments114This ZIP114
Employees829This ZIP829
Annual payroll$30,132,000This ZIP$30,132,000
Tax returns filed1,950This ZIP1,950
Total adjusted gross income$197,451,000This ZIP$197,451,000

Land area

Land area77.47 sq miThis ZIP77.47 sq mi
Water area0.14 sq miThis ZIP0.14 sq mi

Counties 22920 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Nelson County 58.3%
Albemarle County 37.0%
Augusta County 4.8%

Other place names in 22920

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ZIP codes near 22920

ZIPCityDistance
22924 Batesville, VA 4.8 mi
22943 Greenwood, VA 5.2 mi
22931 Covesville, VA 6.4 mi
22958 Nellysford, VA 7.1 mi
22938 Faber, VA 7.6 mi
22959 North Garden, VA 8.4 mi
22980 Waynesboro, VA 9.9 mi
22952 Lyndhurst, VA 11.6 mi
22903 Charlottesville, VA 11.8 mi
22987 White Hall, VA 13.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 22920?

22920 is in Afton, Virginia, in Nelson County, part of the Charlottesville, VA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 37.9687, -78.8055.

What county is 22920 in?

22920 spans 3 counties: Nelson County, Albemarle County and Augusta County. Most of it falls in Nelson 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 22920?

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

What time zone is 22920 in?

22920 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 22920?

About 3,608 people live in ZIP code 22920, in 1,667 households, at 46.6 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 22920?

$88,028 a year, against $93,170 across Virginia.

What ZIP codes are near 22920?

The closest are 22924 (4.8 mi), 22943 (5.2 mi), 22931 (6.4 mi), 22958 (7.1 mi) and 22938 (7.6 mi).

Is 22920 a PO Box ZIP code?

22920 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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