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22972

ZIP 22972 is Somerset, Virginia, mostly in Orange County; area codes 540 and 826; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Orange +1 more
Population
290
Coordinates
38.2170, -78.2335
☼ Live from 22972 — Somerset, VA

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Where 22972 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 22972
  • 🔢 Type 22972 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZLGZZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 22,972 = 2 × 2 × 5743. Its digits add up to 22, a total 2,607 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 101100110111100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 22971 (Shipman, VA, 45 mi away) and 22973 (Stanardsville, VA, 15 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 22972 becomes 27922 — and that is a real ZIP code: Cofield, NC, 152 miles away.
  • 👥 8 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (22729, 27229, 27292, 27922, 29227, 29722, …). The farthest-flung twin is 97222 in Portland, OR, 2,308 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 57% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 78%.
  • 🎯1,095 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 22972 and you would come out at 38.22°S, 101.77°E — 905 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 50m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 30m.
  • 📏 At 16.5 square miles of land, 22972 is bigger than 34% of ZIP codes — room for about 12 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population290This ZIP290
Households113This ZIP113
Housing units152This ZIP152
Median age52.6This ZIP52.6Virginia39.0US 38.9
Median home value$732,100This ZIP$732,100Virginia$383,700US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher48.3%This ZIP48.3%
Population density17.6 / sq miThis ZIP17.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments10This ZIP10
Employees52This ZIP52
Annual payroll$2,343,000This ZIP$2,343,000
Tax returns filed230This ZIP230
Total adjusted gross income$28,605,000This ZIP$28,605,000

Land area

Land area16.46 sq miThis ZIP16.46 sq mi
Water area0.08 sq miThis ZIP0.08 sq mi

Counties 22972 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Orange County 95.3%
Madison County 4.7%

ZIP codes near 22972

ZIPCityDistance
22957 Montpelier Station, VA 2.4 mi
22923 Barboursville, VA 4.9 mi
22738 Rochelle, VA 5.6 mi
22732 Radiant, VA 6.7 mi
22709 Aroda, VA 7.8 mi
22989 Woodberry Forest, VA 8.1 mi
22942 Gordonsville, VA 8.2 mi
22968 Ruckersville, VA 8.9 mi
22731 Pratts, VA 8.9 mi
22960 Orange, VA 9.2 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 22972?

22972 is in Somerset, Virginia, in Orange County, part of the Lake of the Woods, VA micropolitan area. Its published point location is 38.2170, -78.2335.

What county is 22972 in?

22972 spans 2 counties: Orange County and Madison County. Most of it falls in Orange 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 22972?

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

What time zone is 22972 in?

22972 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 22972?

About 290 people live in ZIP code 22972, in 113 households, at 17.6 people per square mile. These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates for the ZIP Code Tabulation Area, not a headcount.

What ZIP codes are near 22972?

The closest are 22957 (2.4 mi), 22923 (4.9 mi), 22738 (5.6 mi), 22732 (6.7 mi) and 22709 (7.8 mi).

Is 22972 a PO Box ZIP code?

22972 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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