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23111

ZIP 23111 is in Mechanicsville, Virginia, in Hanover County; area code 804; Eastern time. Mechanicsville has 2 ZIP codes; the other is 23116.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Hanover
Metro area
Richmond, VA
Population
38,070
Coordinates
37.6136, -77.2430
☼ Live from 23111 — Mechanicsville, VA

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Where 23111 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 23111
  • 🔢 Type 23111 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IIIEZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 23,111 = 11 × 11 × 191. Its digits add up to 8, a total 251 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 101101001000111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 23110 (Mattaponi, VA, 26 mi away) and 23112 (Midlothian, VA, 26 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 23111 becomes 11132, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 10 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (11213, 11231, 12131, 13112, 13121, 13211, …). The farthest-flung twin is 32111 in Candler, FL, 651 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 61% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 80%.
  • 🎯1,158 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 23111 and you would come out at 37.61°S, 102.76°E — 839 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 46m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 34m.
  • 📏 At 77.2 square miles of land, 23111 is bigger than 71% of ZIP codes — room for about 59 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population38,070This ZIP38,070
Households15,317This ZIP15,317
Housing units15,876This ZIP15,876
Median age43.1This ZIP43.1Virginia39.0US 38.9
Median household income$98,969This ZIP$98,969Virginia$93,170US $80,734
Median home value$348,200This ZIP$348,200Virginia$383,700US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,643This ZIP$1,643Virginia$1,579US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher33.1%This ZIP33.1%
Mean commute25.1 minThis ZIP25.1 min
Population density493.4 / sq miThis ZIP493.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments882This ZIP882
Employees12,346This ZIP12,346
Annual payroll$634,711,000This ZIP$634,711,000
Tax returns filed19,380This ZIP19,380
Total adjusted gross income$1,630,043,000This ZIP$1,630,043,000

Land area

Land area77.16 sq miThis ZIP77.16 sq mi
Water area0.85 sq miThis ZIP0.85 sq mi

Other place names in 23111

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ZIP codes near 23111

ZIPCityDistance
23162 Studley, VA 5.0 mi
23075 Henrico, VA 5.6 mi
23116 Mechanicsville, VA 5.7 mi
23141 Quinton, VA 7.2 mi
23106 Manquin, VA 7.3 mi
23150 Sandston, VA 7.8 mi
23223 Richmond, VA 8.4 mi
23250 Richmond, VA 8.6 mi
23222 Richmond, VA 9.9 mi
23227 Richmond, VA 10.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 23111?

23111 is in Mechanicsville, Virginia, in Hanover County, part of the Richmond, VA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 37.6136, -77.2430.

What county is 23111 in?

23111 lies in Hanover County.

What area code is 23111?

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

What time zone is 23111 in?

23111 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 23111?

About 38,070 people live in ZIP code 23111, in 15,317 households, at 493.4 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 23111?

$98,969 a year, against $93,170 across Virginia.

What ZIP codes are near 23111?

The closest are 23162 (5 mi), 23075 (5.6 mi), 23116 (5.7 mi), 23141 (7.2 mi) and 23106 (7.3 mi).

Is 23111 a PO Box ZIP code?

23111 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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