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23031

ZIP 23031 is Christchurch, Virginia, in Middlesex County; area codes 804 and 686; Eastern time.

Type
No street area
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Middlesex
Metro area
none
Coordinates
37.5984, -76.4476

The Census map gives this ZIP code no delivery area of its own, which usually means it serves post office boxes, a single organization or a post office rather than streets of homes.

This ZIP code has no Census tabulation area of its own. Its point falls inside ZCTA 23169, whose figures describe that area — not this ZIP code.

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Where 23031 is

This ZIP code has no Census tabulation area, so there is no boundary to draw — the marker is its published point location.

★ Weird and wonderful facts about 23031
  • 🔢 Type 23031 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IEOEZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 23,031 = 3 × 3 × 3 × 853. Its digits add up to 9, a total 375 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 101100111110111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 23030 (Charles City, VA, 38 mi away) and 23032 (Church View, VA, 13 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 23031 becomes 13032 — and that is a real ZIP code: Canastota, NY, 381 miles away.
  • 👥 30 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02133, 02331, 03231, 12033, 12303, 13032, …). The farthest-flung twin is 33102 in Miami, FL, 846 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 61% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 84%.
  • 🎯1,200 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 23031 and you would come out at 37.60°S, 103.55°E — 799 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 46m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 34m.
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Business and tax activity

Business establishments3This ZIP3
Employees14This ZIP14
Annual payroll$486,000This ZIP$486,000

Land area

ZIP codes near 23031

ZIPCityDistance
23169 Topping, VA 0.6 mi
23176 Wake, VA 2.5 mi
23071 Hartfield, VA 3.7 mi
23092 Locust Hill, VA 3.7 mi
23070 Hardyville, VA 4.8 mi
22480 Irvington, VA 4.8 mi
22578 White Stone, VA 5.7 mi
22576 Weems, VA 6.2 mi
23043 Deltaville, VA 6.7 mi
23035 Cobbs Creek, VA 7.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 23031?

23031 is in Christchurch, Virginia, in Middlesex County. Its published point location is 37.5984, -76.4476.

What county is 23031 in?

23031 lies in Middlesex County.

What area code is 23031?

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

What time zone is 23031 in?

23031 uses America/New_York.

What ZIP codes are near 23031?

The closest are 23169 (0.6 mi), 23176 (2.5 mi), 23071 (3.7 mi), 23092 (3.7 mi) and 23070 (4.8 mi).

Is 23031 a PO Box ZIP code?

Possibly. The Census map gives this ZIP code no delivery area of its own, which usually means it serves post office boxes, a single organization or a post office rather than streets of homes.

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