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22974

ZIP 22974 is Troy, Virginia, mostly in Fluvanna County; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Fluvanna +2 more
Metro area
Charlottesville, VA
Population
5,309
Coordinates
37.9663, -78.2674
☼ Live from 22974 — Troy, VA

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Where 22974 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 22974
  • 🔢 Type 22974 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: hLGZZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 22,974 = 2 × 3 × 7 × 547. Its digits add up to 24, a total 2,425 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 101100110111110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 22973 (Stanardsville, VA, 28 mi away) and 22976 (Tyro, VA, 43 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 22974 becomes 47922 — and that is a real ZIP code: Brook, IN, 524 miles away.
  • 👥 25 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (22749, 22947, 24279, 24729, 24927, 27249, …). The farthest-flung twin is 97224 in Portland, OR, 2,323 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 58% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 78%.
  • 🎯1,097 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 22974 and you would come out at 37.97°S, 101.73°E — 900 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 48m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 32m.
  • 📏 At 36.1 square miles of land, 22974 is bigger than 50% of ZIP codes — room for about 27 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population5,309This ZIP5,309
Households1,381This ZIP1,381
Housing units1,506This ZIP1,506
Median age42.1This ZIP42.1Virginia39.0US 38.9
Median household income$112,344This ZIP$112,344Virginia$93,170US $80,734
Median home value$368,900This ZIP$368,900Virginia$383,700US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,093This ZIP$1,093Virginia$1,579US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher27.8%This ZIP27.8%
Mean commute26.8 minThis ZIP26.8 min
Population density147.2 / sq miThis ZIP147.2 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments112This ZIP112
Employees1,094This ZIP1,094
Annual payroll$66,579,000This ZIP$66,579,000
Tax returns filed2,330This ZIP2,330
Total adjusted gross income$198,725,000This ZIP$198,725,000

Land area

Land area36.06 sq miThis ZIP36.06 sq mi
Water area0.28 sq miThis ZIP0.28 sq mi

Counties 22974 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Fluvanna County 76.7%
Louisa County 14.8%
Albemarle County 8.5%

ZIP codes near 22974

ZIPCityDistance
22947 Keswick, VA 6.2 mi
22963 Palmyra, VA 8.4 mi
22942 Gordonsville, VA 10.0 mi
23084 Kents Store, VA 10.0 mi
22909 Charlottesville, VA 10.6 mi
22911 Charlottesville, VA 11.9 mi
23170 Trevilians, VA 12.1 mi
23093 Louisa, VA 12.7 mi
22905 Charlottesville, VA 12.9 mi
22906 Charlottesville, VA 12.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 22974?

22974 is in Troy, Virginia, in Fluvanna County, part of the Charlottesville, VA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 37.9663, -78.2674.

What county is 22974 in?

22974 spans 3 counties: Fluvanna County, Louisa County and Albemarle County. Most of it falls in Fluvanna 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 time zone is 22974 in?

22974 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 22974?

About 5,309 people live in ZIP code 22974, in 1,381 households, at 147.2 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 22974?

$112,344 a year, against $93,170 across Virginia.

What ZIP codes are near 22974?

The closest are 22947 (6.2 mi), 22963 (8.4 mi), 22942 (10 mi), 23084 (10 mi) and 22909 (10.6 mi).

Is 22974 a PO Box ZIP code?

22974 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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