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23056

ZIP 23056 is Foster, Virginia, in Mathews County; area code 804; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Mathews
Population
175
Coordinates
37.3943, -76.3839
☼ Live from 23056 — Foster, VA

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Where 23056 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 23056
  • 🔢 Type 23056 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gSOEZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 23,056 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 11 × 131. Its digits add up to 16, a total 1,922 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 101101000010000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 23055 (Fork Union, VA, 104 mi away) and 23058 (Glen Allen, VA, 57 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 23056 becomes 65032 — and that is a real ZIP code: Eugene, MO, 874 miles away.
  • 👥 70 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02356, 02536, 02563, 02635, 02653, 03256, …). The farthest-flung twin is 56230 in Danube, MN, 1,096 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 62% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 84%.
  • 🎯1,207 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 23056 and you would come out at 37.39°S, 103.62°E — 790 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 45m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 35m.
  • 📏 At 6.9 square miles of land, 23056 is bigger than 22% of ZIP codes — room for about 5.2 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population175This ZIP175
Households60This ZIP60
Housing units100This ZIP100
Median age26.8This ZIP26.8Virginia39.0US 38.9
Median household income$79,205This ZIP$79,205Virginia$93,170US $80,734
Median home value$340,500This ZIP$340,500Virginia$383,700US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher41.0%This ZIP41.0%
Population density25.5 / sq miThis ZIP25.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments6This ZIP6
Employees10This ZIP10
Annual payroll$268,000This ZIP$268,000
Tax returns filed150This ZIP150
Total adjusted gross income$12,604,000This ZIP$12,604,000

Land area

Land area6.87 sq miThis ZIP6.87 sq mi
Water area5.51 sq miThis ZIP5.51 sq mi

ZIP codes near 23056

ZIPCityDistance
23021 Bohannon, VA 0.8 mi
23025 Cardinal, VA 1.9 mi
23178 Ware Neck, VA 3.8 mi
23154 Schley, VA 3.9 mi
23109 Mathews, VA 4.2 mi
23128 North, VA 4.4 mi
23163 Susan, VA 5.4 mi
23138 Port Haywood, VA 5.6 mi
23125 New Point, VA 6.3 mi
23045 Diggs, VA 6.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 23056?

23056 is in Foster, Virginia, in Mathews County, part of the Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC metropolitan area. Its published point location is 37.3943, -76.3839.

What county is 23056 in?

23056 lies in Mathews County.

What area code is 23056?

Foster uses area code 804, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 23056 in?

23056 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 23056?

About 175 people live in ZIP code 23056, in 60 households, at 25.5 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 23056?

$79,205 a year, against $93,170 across Virginia.

What ZIP codes are near 23056?

The closest are 23021 (0.8 mi), 23025 (1.9 mi), 23178 (3.8 mi), 23154 (3.9 mi) and 23109 (4.2 mi).

Is 23056 a PO Box ZIP code?

23056 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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