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22940

ZIP 22940 is Free Union, Virginia, mostly in Albemarle County; area code 434; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Albemarle +1 more
Metro area
Charlottesville, VA
Population
1,066
Coordinates
38.2105, -78.5946
☼ Live from 22940 — Free Union, VA

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Where 22940 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 22940
  • 🔢 Type 22940 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OhGZZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 22,940 = 2 × 2 × 5 × 31 × 37. Its digits add up to 17, a total 2,133 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 101100110011100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 22939 (Fishersville, VA, 22 mi away) and 22942 (Gordonsville, VA, 23 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 22940 becomes 04922 — and that is a real ZIP code: Burnham, ME, 653 miles away.
  • 👥 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, 4,152 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 57% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 77%.
  • 🎯1,076 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 22940 and you would come out at 38.21°S, 101.41°E — 923 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 50m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 30m.
  • 📏 At 35.0 square miles of land, 22940 is bigger than 50% of ZIP codes — room for about 27 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,066This ZIP1,066
Households310This ZIP310
Housing units425This ZIP425
Median age43.3This ZIP43.3Virginia39.0US 38.9
Median household income$204,706This ZIP$204,706Virginia$93,170US $80,734
Median home value$1,359,400This ZIP$1,359,400Virginia$383,700US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher47.5%This ZIP47.5%
Mean commute20.3 minThis ZIP20.3 min
Population density30.5 / sq miThis ZIP30.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments24This ZIP24
Employees176This ZIP176
Annual payroll$5,492,000This ZIP$5,492,000
Tax returns filed600This ZIP600
Total adjusted gross income$107,282,000This ZIP$107,282,000

Land area

Land area35.00 sq miThis ZIP35.00 sq mi
Water area0.16 sq miThis ZIP0.16 sq mi

Counties 22940 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Albemarle County 75.5%
Greene County 24.5%

Other place names in 22940

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

ZIP codes near 22940

ZIPCityDistance
22935 Dyke, VA 3.5 mi
22936 Earlysville, VA 6.3 mi
22932 Crozet, VA 7.0 mi
22987 White Hall, VA 7.4 mi
22901 Charlottesville, VA 8.8 mi
22945 Ivy, VA 10.0 mi
22965 Quinque, VA 10.5 mi
22973 Stanardsville, VA 11.0 mi
22968 Ruckersville, VA 11.1 mi
24441 Grottoes, VA 11.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 22940?

22940 is in Free Union, Virginia, in Albemarle County, part of the Charlottesville, VA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 38.2105, -78.5946.

What county is 22940 in?

22940 spans 2 counties: Albemarle County and Greene 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 22940?

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

What time zone is 22940 in?

22940 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 22940?

About 1,066 people live in ZIP code 22940, in 310 households, at 30.5 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 22940?

$204,706 a year, against $93,170 across Virginia.

What ZIP codes are near 22940?

The closest are 22935 (3.5 mi), 22936 (6.3 mi), 22932 (7 mi), 22987 (7.4 mi) and 22901 (8.8 mi).

Is 22940 a PO Box ZIP code?

22940 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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