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23072

ZIP 23072 is Hayes, Virginia, in Gloucester County; area code 804; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Gloucester
Population
13,328
Coordinates
37.2904, -76.4478
☼ Live from 23072 — Hayes, VA

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Where 23072 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 23072
  • 🔢 Type 23072 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZLOEZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 23,072 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 7 × 103. Its digits add up to 14, a total 1,416 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 101101000100000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 23071 (Hartfield, VA, 18 mi away) and 23075 (Henrico, VA, 51 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 23072 becomes 27032, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 32 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02327, 02723, 03227, 03272, 20237, 20372, …). The farthest-flung twin is 73022 in Concho, OK, 1,200 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 63% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 84%.
  • 🎯1,205 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 23072 and you would come out at 37.29°S, 103.55°E — 790 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 44m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 35m.
  • 📏 At 35.6 square miles of land, 23072 is bigger than 50% of ZIP codes — room for about 27 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population13,328This ZIP13,328
Households5,034This ZIP5,034
Housing units5,541This ZIP5,541
Median age40.8This ZIP40.8Virginia39.0US 38.9
Median household income$74,559This ZIP$74,559Virginia$93,170US $80,734
Median home value$311,500This ZIP$311,500Virginia$383,700US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,098This ZIP$1,098Virginia$1,579US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher21.8%This ZIP21.8%
Mean commute33.8 minThis ZIP33.8 min
Population density374.4 / sq miThis ZIP374.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments279This ZIP279
Employees2,103This ZIP2,103
Annual payroll$78,769,000This ZIP$78,769,000
Tax returns filed5,670This ZIP5,670
Total adjusted gross income$420,072,000This ZIP$420,072,000

Land area

Land area35.60 sq miThis ZIP35.60 sq mi
Water area33.20 sq miThis ZIP33.20 sq mi

Other place names in 23072

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

ZIP codes near 23072

ZIPCityDistance
23001 Achilles, VA 1.2 mi
23018 Bena, VA 1.4 mi
23107 Maryus, VA 2.4 mi
23184 Wicomico, VA 3.4 mi
23062 Gloucester Point, VA 3.8 mi
23131 Ordinary, VA 4.2 mi
23692 Yorktown, VA 5.6 mi
23690 Yorktown, VA 6.2 mi
23183 White Marsh, VA 6.9 mi
23154 Schley, VA 6.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 23072?

23072 is in Hayes, Virginia, in Gloucester County, part of the Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC metropolitan area. Its published point location is 37.2904, -76.4478.

What county is 23072 in?

23072 lies in Gloucester County.

What area code is 23072?

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

What time zone is 23072 in?

23072 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 23072?

About 13,328 people live in ZIP code 23072, in 5,034 households, at 374.4 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 23072?

$74,559 a year, against $93,170 across Virginia.

What ZIP codes are near 23072?

The closest are 23001 (1.2 mi), 23018 (1.4 mi), 23107 (2.4 mi), 23184 (3.4 mi) and 23062 (3.8 mi).

Is 23072 a PO Box ZIP code?

23072 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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