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23123

ZIP 23123 is New Canton, Virginia, mostly in Buckingham County; area code 434; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Buckingham +1 more
Metro area
none
Population
1,995
Coordinates
37.6518, -78.3011
☼ Live from 23123 — New Canton, VA

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Where 23123 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 23123
  • 🔢 Type 23123 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: EZIEZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 23,123 = 19 × 1217. Its digits add up to 11, a total 714 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 101101001010011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 23120 (Moseley, VA, 33 mi away) and 23124 (New Kent, VA, 69 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 23123 becomes 32132 — and that is a real ZIP code: Edgewater, FL, 618 miles away.
  • 👥 14 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12233, 13322, 21233, 22313, 22331, 23231, …). The farthest-flung twin is 33122 in Miami, FL, 827 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 60% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 78%.
  • 🎯1,101 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 23123 and you would come out at 37.65°S, 101.70°E — 893 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 46m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 33m.
  • 📏 At 43.2 square miles of land, 23123 is bigger than 56% of ZIP codes — room for about 33 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,995This ZIP1,995
Households751This ZIP751
Housing units763This ZIP763
Median age40.2This ZIP40.2Virginia39.0US 38.9
Median household income$50,203This ZIP$50,203Virginia$93,170US $80,734
Median home value$160,800This ZIP$160,800Virginia$383,700US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,052This ZIP$1,052Virginia$1,579US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher2.9%This ZIP2.9%
Mean commute52.7 minThis ZIP52.7 min
Population density46.2 / sq miThis ZIP46.2 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments26This ZIP26
Employees267This ZIP267
Annual payroll$17,959,000This ZIP$17,959,000
Tax returns filed750This ZIP750
Total adjusted gross income$39,417,000This ZIP$39,417,000

Land area

Land area43.23 sq miThis ZIP43.23 sq mi
Water area0.41 sq miThis ZIP0.41 sq mi

Counties 23123 spans

A ZIP code is a mail route and ignores county lines. Shares are by overlapping land area.

CountyShare of this ZIP
Buckingham County 91.7%
Cumberland County 8.3%

ZIP codes near 23123

ZIPCityDistance
23004 Arvonia, VA 5.9 mi
23022 Bremo Bluff, VA 6.2 mi
23055 Fork Union, VA 9.3 mi
23027 Cartersville, VA 9.4 mi
23040 Cumberland, VA 9.5 mi
23038 Columbia, VA 10.9 mi
23936 Dillwyn, VA 13.0 mi
22963 Palmyra, VA 13.5 mi
24590 Scottsville, VA 13.6 mi
24562 Howardsville, VA 17.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 23123?

23123 is in New Canton, Virginia, in Buckingham County. Its published point location is 37.6518, -78.3011.

What county is 23123 in?

23123 spans 2 counties: Buckingham County and Cumberland County. Most of it falls in Buckingham County, measured by overlapping land area — the county holding the most land in a ZIP code is not always the one holding the most residents.

What area code is 23123?

New Canton uses area code 434, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 23123 in?

23123 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 23123?

About 1,995 people live in ZIP code 23123, in 751 households, at 46.2 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 23123?

$50,203 a year, against $93,170 across Virginia.

What ZIP codes are near 23123?

The closest are 23004 (5.9 mi), 23022 (6.2 mi), 23055 (9.3 mi), 23027 (9.4 mi) and 23040 (9.5 mi).

Is 23123 a PO Box ZIP code?

23123 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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