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23005

ZIP 23005 is Ashland, Virginia, in Hanover County; area codes 804 and 686; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Hanover
Metro area
Richmond, VA
Population
19,987
Coordinates
37.7600, -77.4837
☼ Live from 23005 — Ashland, VA

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Where 23005 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 23005
  • 🔢 Type 23005 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: SOOEZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 23,005 = 5 × 43 × 107. Its digits add up to 10, a total 513 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 101100111011101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 23004 (Arvonia, VA, 50 mi away) and 23009 (Aylett, VA, 17 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 23005 becomes 50032 — and that is a real ZIP code: Berwick, IA, 894 miles away.
  • 👥 32 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02035, 02053, 02305, 02350, 03052, 05032, …). The farthest-flung twin is 50230 in Radcliffe, IA, 900 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 60% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 80%.
  • 🎯1,142 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 23005 and you would come out at 37.76°S, 102.52°E — 855 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 47m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 33m.
  • 📏 At 69.3 square miles of land, 23005 is bigger than 68% of ZIP codes — room for about 53 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population19,987This ZIP19,987
Households7,425This ZIP7,425
Housing units7,887This ZIP7,887
Median age37.6This ZIP37.6Virginia39.0US 38.9
Median household income$89,335This ZIP$89,335Virginia$93,170US $80,734
Median home value$402,700This ZIP$402,700Virginia$383,700US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,339This ZIP$1,339Virginia$1,579US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher42.2%This ZIP42.2%
Mean commute26.7 minThis ZIP26.7 min
Population density288.5 / sq miThis ZIP288.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments1,174This ZIP1,174
Employees22,135This ZIP22,135
Annual payroll$1,205,779,000This ZIP$1,205,779,000
Tax returns filed8,850This ZIP8,850
Total adjusted gross income$902,461,000This ZIP$902,461,000

Land area

Land area69.28 sq miThis ZIP69.28 sq mi
Water area0.57 sq miThis ZIP0.57 sq mi

Other place names in 23005

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ZIP codes near 23005

ZIPCityDistance
23047 Doswell, VA 6.0 mi
23059 Glen Allen, VA 6.3 mi
23060 Glen Allen, VA 7.5 mi
23069 Hanover, VA 7.8 mi
23228 Henrico, VA 9.2 mi
23294 Henrico, VA 9.5 mi
23227 Richmond, VA 10.6 mi
23116 Mechanicsville, VA 10.9 mi
23233 Henrico, VA 11.3 mi
23192 Montpelier, VA 11.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 23005?

23005 is in Ashland, Virginia, in Hanover County, part of the Richmond, VA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 37.7600, -77.4837.

What county is 23005 in?

23005 lies in Hanover County.

What area code is 23005?

Ashland uses area codes 804 and 686, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 23005 in?

23005 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 23005?

About 19,987 people live in ZIP code 23005, in 7,425 households, at 288.5 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 23005?

$89,335 a year, against $93,170 across Virginia.

What ZIP codes are near 23005?

The closest are 23047 (6 mi), 23059 (6.3 mi), 23060 (7.5 mi), 23069 (7.8 mi) and 23228 (9.2 mi).

Is 23005 a PO Box ZIP code?

23005 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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