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22973

ZIP 22973 is Stanardsville, Virginia, mostly in Greene County; area code 434; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Greene +1 more
Metro area
Charlottesville, VA
Population
6,292
Coordinates
38.3355, -78.4679
☼ Live from 22973 — Stanardsville, VA

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Where 22973 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 22973
  • 🔢 Type 22973 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ELGZZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ 22973 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 23, a total 2,533 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 101100110111101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 22972 (Somerset, VA, 15 mi away) and 22974 (Troy, VA, 28 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 22973 becomes 37922 — and that is a real ZIP code: Knoxville, TN, 354 miles away.
  • 👥 31 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (22739, 22937, 23279, 23297, 23927, 27239, …). The farthest-flung twin is 97322 in Albany, OR, 2,317 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 56% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 78%.
  • 🎯1,081 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 22973 and you would come out at 38.34°S, 101.53°E — 920 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 50m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 29m.
  • 📏 At 103.4 square miles of land, 22973 is bigger than 78% of ZIP codes — room for about 79 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population6,292This ZIP6,292
Households2,603This ZIP2,603
Housing units3,043This ZIP3,043
Median age47.7This ZIP47.7Virginia39.0US 38.9
Median household income$76,964This ZIP$76,964Virginia$93,170US $80,734
Median home value$284,000This ZIP$284,000Virginia$383,700US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,144This ZIP$1,144Virginia$1,579US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher27.4%This ZIP27.4%
Mean commute33.4 minThis ZIP33.4 min
Population density60.8 / sq miThis ZIP60.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments87This ZIP87
Employees582This ZIP582
Annual payroll$21,149,000This ZIP$21,149,000
Tax returns filed2,950This ZIP2,950
Total adjusted gross income$203,237,000This ZIP$203,237,000

Land area

Land area103.40 sq miThis ZIP103.40 sq mi
Water area0.30 sq miThis ZIP0.30 sq mi

Counties 22973 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Greene County 89.6%
Madison County 10.4%

Other place names in 22973

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

ZIP codes near 22973

ZIPCityDistance
22965 Quinque, VA 0.5 mi
22723 Hood, VA 4.7 mi
22748 Wolftown, VA 6.7 mi
22968 Ruckersville, VA 7.6 mi
22935 Dyke, VA 7.6 mi
22827 Elkton, VA 8.9 mi
22738 Rochelle, VA 10.3 mi
22727 Madison, VA 10.6 mi
22940 Free Union, VA 11.0 mi
22731 Pratts, VA 11.2 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 22973?

22973 is in Stanardsville, Virginia, in Greene County, part of the Charlottesville, VA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 38.3355, -78.4679.

What county is 22973 in?

22973 spans 2 counties: Greene County and Madison County. Most of it falls in Greene 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 22973?

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

What time zone is 22973 in?

22973 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 22973?

About 6,292 people live in ZIP code 22973, in 2,603 households, at 60.8 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 22973?

$76,964 a year, against $93,170 across Virginia.

What ZIP codes are near 22973?

The closest are 22965 (0.5 mi), 22723 (4.7 mi), 22748 (6.7 mi), 22968 (7.6 mi) and 22935 (7.6 mi).

Is 22973 a PO Box ZIP code?

22973 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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