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23002

ZIP 23002 is Amelia Court House, Virginia, mostly in Amelia County; area code 804; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Amelia +1 more
Metro area
Richmond, VA
Population
10,849
Coordinates
37.3497, -77.9594
☼ Live from 23002 — Amelia Court House, VA

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Where 23002 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 23002
  • 🔢 Type 23002 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZOOEZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 23,002 = 2 × 7 × 31 × 53. Its digits add up to 7, a total 150 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 101100111011010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 23001 (Achilles, VA, 84 mi away) and 23003 (Ark, VA, 75 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 23002 becomes 20032 — and that is a real ZIP code: Washington, DC, 115 miles away.
  • 👥 11 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02032, 02203, 02302, 03220, 20032, 20203, …). The farthest-flung twin is 03220 in Belmont, NH, 543 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 62% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 79%.
  • 🎯1,124 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 23002 and you would come out at 37.35°S, 102.04°E — 868 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 44m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 35m.
  • 📏 At 256.1 square miles of land, 23002 is bigger than 93% of ZIP codes — room for about 194 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population10,849This ZIP10,849
Households4,381This ZIP4,381
Housing units4,696This ZIP4,696
Median age44.0This ZIP44.0Virginia39.0US 38.9
Median household income$71,813This ZIP$71,813Virginia$93,170US $80,734
Median home value$275,300This ZIP$275,300Virginia$383,700US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,194This ZIP$1,194Virginia$1,579US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher18.1%This ZIP18.1%
Mean commute40.3 minThis ZIP40.3 min
Population density42.4 / sq miThis ZIP42.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments229This ZIP229
Employees1,656This ZIP1,656
Annual payroll$73,953,000This ZIP$73,953,000
Tax returns filed5,180This ZIP5,180
Total adjusted gross income$371,011,000This ZIP$371,011,000

Land area

Land area256.12 sq miThis ZIP256.12 sq mi
Water area1.98 sq miThis ZIP1.98 sq mi

Counties 23002 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Amelia County 99.2%
Nottoway County 0.8%

Other place names in 23002

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

ZIP codes near 23002

ZIPCityDistance
23105 Mannboro, VA 0.9 mi
23083 Jetersville, VA 8.4 mi
23120 Moseley, VA 11.0 mi
23139 Powhatan, VA 13.6 mi
23930 Crewe, VA 14.6 mi
23894 Wilsons, VA 16.5 mi
23966 Rice, VA 16.8 mi
23955 Nottoway, VA 17.5 mi
23850 Ford, VA 17.6 mi
23112 Midlothian, VA 17.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 23002?

23002 is in Amelia Court House, Virginia, in Amelia County, part of the Richmond, VA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 37.3497, -77.9594.

What county is 23002 in?

23002 spans 2 counties: Amelia County and Nottoway County. Most of it falls in Amelia 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 23002?

Amelia Court House uses area code 804, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 23002 in?

23002 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 23002?

About 10,849 people live in ZIP code 23002, in 4,381 households, at 42.4 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 23002?

$71,813 a year, against $93,170 across Virginia.

What ZIP codes are near 23002?

The closest are 23105 (0.9 mi), 23083 (8.4 mi), 23120 (11 mi), 23139 (13.6 mi) and 23930 (14.6 mi).

Is 23002 a PO Box ZIP code?

23002 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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