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23038

ZIP 23038 is Columbia, Virginia, mostly in Goochland County; area code 434; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Goochland +2 more
Metro area
Richmond, VA
Population
1,471
Coordinates
37.7535, -78.1488
☼ Live from 23038 — Columbia, VA

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Where 23038 is

Approximate ZIP boundary (Census ZCTA 2020). ZIP codes are mail routes, not areas, so the shape shown is the Census tabulation area that approximates it.

★ Weird and wonderful facts about 23038
  • 🔢 Type 23038 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BEOEZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 23,038 = 2 × 11519. Its digits add up to 16, a total 1,922 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 101100111111110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 23035 (Cobbs Creek, VA, 98 mi away) and 23039 (Crozier, VA, 20 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 23038 becomes 83032, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 37 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02338, 02833, 03238, 03823, 03832, 08323, …). The farthest-flung twin is 83302 in Rogerson, ID, 1,947 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 60% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 78%.
  • 🎯1,107 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 23038 and you would come out at 37.75°S, 101.85°E — 888 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 47m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 33m.
  • 📏 At 75.1 square miles of land, 23038 is bigger than 71% of ZIP codes — room for about 57 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,471This ZIP1,471
Households633This ZIP633
Housing units812This ZIP812
Median age57.8This ZIP57.8Virginia39.0US 38.9
Median household income$87,083This ZIP$87,083Virginia$93,170US $80,734
Median home value$434,400This ZIP$434,400Virginia$383,700US $332,700
Median gross rent$2,105This ZIP$2,105Virginia$1,579US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher34.8%This ZIP34.8%
Mean commute31.6 minThis ZIP31.6 min
Population density19.6 / sq miThis ZIP19.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments20This ZIP20
Employees76This ZIP76
Annual payroll$6,022,000This ZIP$6,022,000
Tax returns filed950This ZIP950
Total adjusted gross income$61,196,000This ZIP$61,196,000

Land area

Land area75.11 sq miThis ZIP75.11 sq mi
Water area0.79 sq miThis ZIP0.79 sq mi

Counties 23038 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
Goochland County 40.8%
Cumberland County 39.2%
Fluvanna County 20.0%

Other place names in 23038

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

ZIP codes near 23038

ZIPCityDistance
23055 Fork Union, VA 3.9 mi
23022 Bremo Bluff, VA 6.4 mi
23027 Cartersville, VA 7.5 mi
23084 Kents Store, VA 9.3 mi
23063 Goochland, VA 9.8 mi
23067 Hadensville, VA 10.0 mi
22963 Palmyra, VA 10.2 mi
23153 Sandy Hook, VA 10.7 mi
23123 New Canton, VA 10.9 mi
23065 Gum Spring, VA 12.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 23038?

23038 is in Columbia, Virginia, in Goochland County, part of the Richmond, VA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 37.7535, -78.1488.

What county is 23038 in?

23038 spans 3 counties: Goochland County, Cumberland County and Fluvanna County. Most of it falls in Goochland 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 23038?

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

What time zone is 23038 in?

23038 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 23038?

About 1,471 people live in ZIP code 23038, in 633 households, at 19.6 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 23038?

$87,083 a year, against $93,170 across Virginia.

What ZIP codes are near 23038?

The closest are 23055 (3.9 mi), 23022 (6.4 mi), 23027 (7.5 mi), 23084 (9.3 mi) and 23063 (9.8 mi).

Is 23038 a PO Box ZIP code?

23038 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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