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22949

ZIP 22949 is Lovingston, Virginia, in Nelson County; area code 434; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Nelson
Metro area
Charlottesville, VA
Population
1,426
Coordinates
37.7891, -78.8834
☼ Live from 22949 — Lovingston, VA

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Where 22949 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 22949
  • 🔢 Type 22949 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GhGZZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 22,949 = 53 × 433. Its digits add up to 26, a total 2,038 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 101100110100101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 22948 (Locust Dale, VA, 57 mi away) and 22952 (Lyndhurst, VA, 12 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 22949 becomes 94922 — and that is a real ZIP code: Bodega, CA, 2,374 miles away.
  • 👥 9 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (29429, 29492, 29924, 49229, 49922, 92249, …). The farthest-flung twin is 94922 in Bodega, CA, 2,374 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 60% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 77%.
  • 🎯1,068 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 22949 and you would come out at 37.79°S, 101.12°E — 927 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 47m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 33m.
  • 📏 At 40.3 square miles of land, 22949 is bigger than 54% of ZIP codes — room for about 31 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,426This ZIP1,426
Households584This ZIP584
Housing units766This ZIP766
Median age56.4This ZIP56.4Virginia39.0US 38.9
Median household income$52,679This ZIP$52,679Virginia$93,170US $80,734
Median home value$272,700This ZIP$272,700Virginia$383,700US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher28.9%This ZIP28.9%
Mean commute30.7 minThis ZIP30.7 min
Population density35.3 / sq miThis ZIP35.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments73This ZIP73
Employees500This ZIP500
Annual payroll$18,059,000This ZIP$18,059,000
Tax returns filed680This ZIP680
Total adjusted gross income$51,044,000This ZIP$51,044,000

Land area

Land area40.35 sq miThis ZIP40.35 sq mi
Water area0.01 sq miThis ZIP0.01 sq mi

Other place names in 22949

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ZIP codes near 22949

ZIPCityDistance
22971 Shipman, VA 5.4 mi
22967 Roseland, VA 7.2 mi
22958 Nellysford, VA 7.2 mi
22964 Piney River, VA 7.4 mi
22922 Arrington, VA 7.4 mi
22938 Faber, VA 7.7 mi
22976 Tyro, VA 9.8 mi
24581 Norwood, VA 10.2 mi
22969 Schuyler, VA 10.4 mi
22931 Covesville, VA 11.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 22949?

22949 is in Lovingston, Virginia, in Nelson County, part of the Charlottesville, VA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 37.7891, -78.8834.

What county is 22949 in?

22949 lies in Nelson County.

What area code is 22949?

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

What time zone is 22949 in?

22949 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 22949?

About 1,426 people live in ZIP code 22949, in 584 households, at 35.3 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 22949?

$52,679 a year, against $93,170 across Virginia.

What ZIP codes are near 22949?

The closest are 22971 (5.4 mi), 22967 (7.2 mi), 22958 (7.2 mi), 22964 (7.4 mi) and 22922 (7.4 mi).

Is 22949 a PO Box ZIP code?

22949 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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