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23109

ZIP 23109 is Mathews, Virginia, in Mathews County; area code 804; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Mathews
Population
2,327
Coordinates
37.4328, -76.3256
☼ Live from 23109 — Mathews, VA

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Where 23109 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 23109
  • 🔢 Type 23109 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GOIEZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 23,109 = 3 × 7703. Its digits add up to 15, a total 1,657 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 101101001000101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 23108 (Mascot, VA, 27 mi away) and 23110 (Mattaponi, VA, 26 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 23109 becomes 90132, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 65 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01923, 02139, 03291, 09123, 09132, 09213, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09213 in APO AE, a military post office, 4,096 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 62% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 84%.
  • 🎯1,209 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 23109 and you would come out at 37.43°S, 103.67°E — 788 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 45m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 35m.
  • 📏 At 20.3 square miles of land, 23109 is bigger than 38% of ZIP codes — room for about 15 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population2,327This ZIP2,327
Households971This ZIP971
Housing units1,174This ZIP1,174
Median age44.6This ZIP44.6Virginia39.0US 38.9
Median household income$79,196This ZIP$79,196Virginia$93,170US $80,734
Median home value$310,800This ZIP$310,800Virginia$383,700US $332,700
Median gross rent$859This ZIP$859Virginia$1,579US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher28.4%This ZIP28.4%
Mean commute27.8 minThis ZIP27.8 min
Population density114.7 / sq miThis ZIP114.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments86This ZIP86
Employees535This ZIP535
Annual payroll$17,577,000This ZIP$17,577,000
Tax returns filed990This ZIP990
Total adjusted gross income$81,187,000This ZIP$81,187,000

Land area

Land area20.29 sq miThis ZIP20.29 sq mi
Water area1.63 sq miThis ZIP1.63 sq mi

Other place names in 23109

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ZIP codes near 23109

ZIPCityDistance
23025 Cardinal, VA 2.4 mi
23119 Moon, VA 2.8 mi
23076 Hudgins, VA 2.9 mi
23045 Diggs, VA 3.2 mi
23021 Bohannon, VA 3.4 mi
23068 Hallieford, VA 4.0 mi
23056 Foster, VA 4.2 mi
23064 Grimstead, VA 4.6 mi
23130 Onemo, VA 4.8 mi
23066 Gwynn, VA 5.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 23109?

23109 is in Mathews, Virginia, in Mathews County, part of the Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC metropolitan area. Its published point location is 37.4328, -76.3256.

What county is 23109 in?

23109 lies in Mathews County.

What area code is 23109?

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

What time zone is 23109 in?

23109 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 23109?

About 2,327 people live in ZIP code 23109, in 971 households, at 114.7 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 23109?

$79,196 a year, against $93,170 across Virginia.

What ZIP codes are near 23109?

The closest are 23025 (2.4 mi), 23119 (2.8 mi), 23076 (2.9 mi), 23045 (3.2 mi) and 23021 (3.4 mi).

Is 23109 a PO Box ZIP code?

23109 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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