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22938

ZIP 22938 is Faber, Virginia, mostly in Nelson County; area code 434; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Nelson +1 more
Metro area
Charlottesville, VA
Population
884
Coordinates
37.8607, -78.7754
☼ Live from 22938 — Faber, VA

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Where 22938 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 22938
  • 🔢 Type 22938 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BEGZZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 22,938 = 2 × 3 × 3823. Its digits add up to 24, a total 2,425 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 101100110011010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 22937 (Esmont, VA, 9 mi away) and 22939 (Fishersville, VA, 20 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 22938 becomes 83922, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 23 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (23289, 23298, 23829, 28329, 28392, 29832, …). The farthest-flung twin is 98322 in Burley, WA, 2,291 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 59% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 77%.
  • 🎯1,072 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 22938 and you would come out at 37.86°S, 101.22°E — 923 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 47m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 32m.
  • 📏 At 36.3 square miles of land, 22938 is bigger than 51% of ZIP codes — room for about 28 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population884This ZIP884
Households348This ZIP348
Housing units482This ZIP482
Median age47.7This ZIP47.7Virginia39.0US 38.9
Median household income$108,571This ZIP$108,571Virginia$93,170US $80,734
Median home value$365,600This ZIP$365,600Virginia$383,700US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,359This ZIP$1,359Virginia$1,579US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher51.6%This ZIP51.6%
Mean commute30.5 minThis ZIP30.5 min
Population density24.4 / sq miThis ZIP24.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments32This ZIP32
Employees110This ZIP110
Annual payroll$4,922,000This ZIP$4,922,000
Tax returns filed640This ZIP640
Total adjusted gross income$46,571,000This ZIP$46,571,000

Land area

Land area36.28 sq miThis ZIP36.28 sq mi
Water area0.15 sq miThis ZIP0.15 sq mi

Counties 22938 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Nelson County 91.0%
Albemarle County 9.0%

ZIP codes near 22938

ZIPCityDistance
22931 Covesville, VA 3.7 mi
22969 Schuyler, VA 6.3 mi
22958 Nellysford, VA 6.9 mi
22920 Afton, VA 7.6 mi
22949 Lovingston, VA 7.7 mi
22971 Shipman, VA 7.9 mi
22959 North Garden, VA 8.4 mi
22937 Esmont, VA 9.5 mi
22924 Batesville, VA 10.1 mi
22946 Keene, VA 11.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 22938?

22938 is in Faber, Virginia, in Nelson County, part of the Charlottesville, VA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 37.8607, -78.7754.

What county is 22938 in?

22938 spans 2 counties: Nelson County and Albemarle 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 22938?

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

What time zone is 22938 in?

22938 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 22938?

About 884 people live in ZIP code 22938, in 348 households, at 24.4 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 22938?

$108,571 a year, against $93,170 across Virginia.

What ZIP codes are near 22938?

The closest are 22931 (3.7 mi), 22969 (6.3 mi), 22958 (6.9 mi), 22920 (7.6 mi) and 22949 (7.7 mi).

Is 22938 a PO Box ZIP code?

22938 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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