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23061

ZIP 23061 is Gloucester, Virginia, in Gloucester County; area code 804; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Gloucester
Population
23,308
Coordinates
37.4277, -76.5376
☼ Live from 23061 — Gloucester, VA

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Where 23061 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 23061
  • 🔢 Type 23061 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IgOEZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 23,061 = 3 × 7687. Its digits add up to 12, a total 940 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 101101000010101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 23060 (Glen Allen, VA, 57 mi away) and 23062 (Gloucester Point, VA, 12 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 23061 becomes 16032, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 62 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01236, 01263, 02136, 02163, 02361, 02631, …). The farthest-flung twin is 62301 in Quincy, IL, 818 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 62% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 83%.
  • 🎯1,198 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 23061 and you would come out at 37.43°S, 103.46°E — 799 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 45m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 35m.
  • 📏 At 158.0 square miles of land, 23061 is bigger than 87% of ZIP codes — room for about 120 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population23,308This ZIP23,308
Households9,043This ZIP9,043
Housing units10,227This ZIP10,227
Median age45.9This ZIP45.9Virginia39.0US 38.9
Median household income$91,626This ZIP$91,626Virginia$93,170US $80,734
Median home value$344,500This ZIP$344,500Virginia$383,700US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,121This ZIP$1,121Virginia$1,579US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher26.8%This ZIP26.8%
Mean commute34.9 minThis ZIP34.9 min
Population density147.5 / sq miThis ZIP147.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments470This ZIP470
Employees4,989This ZIP4,989
Annual payroll$194,693,000This ZIP$194,693,000
Tax returns filed10,280This ZIP10,280
Total adjusted gross income$793,803,000This ZIP$793,803,000

Land area

Land area158.04 sq miThis ZIP158.04 sq mi
Water area34.90 sq miThis ZIP34.90 sq mi

Other place names in 23061

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ZIP codes near 23061

ZIPCityDistance
23155 Severn, VA 1.7 mi
23003 Ark, VA 3.5 mi
23183 White Marsh, VA 4.5 mi
23178 Ware Neck, VA 5.0 mi
23154 Schley, VA 5.2 mi
23128 North, VA 6.1 mi
23190 Woods Cross Roads, VA 6.6 mi
23050 Dutton, VA 7.7 mi
23131 Ordinary, VA 8.0 mi
23056 Foster, VA 8.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 23061?

23061 is in Gloucester, Virginia, in Gloucester County, part of the Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC metropolitan area. Its published point location is 37.4277, -76.5376.

What county is 23061 in?

23061 lies in Gloucester County.

What area code is 23061?

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

What time zone is 23061 in?

23061 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 23061?

About 23,308 people live in ZIP code 23061, in 9,043 households, at 147.5 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 23061?

$91,626 a year, against $93,170 across Virginia.

What ZIP codes are near 23061?

The closest are 23155 (1.7 mi), 23003 (3.5 mi), 23183 (4.5 mi), 23178 (5 mi) and 23154 (5.2 mi).

Is 23061 a PO Box ZIP code?

23061 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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