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23138

ZIP 23138 is Port Haywood, Virginia, in Mathews County; area code 804; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Mathews
Population
1,198
Coordinates
37.3427, -76.3043
☼ Live from 23138 — Port Haywood, VA

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 23138
  • 🔢 Type 23138 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BEIEZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 23,138 = 2 × 23 × 503. Its digits add up to 17, a total 2,133 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 101101001100010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 23131 (Ordinary, VA, 12 mi away) and 23139 (Powhatan, VA, 91 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 23138 becomes 83132, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 30 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12833, 13328, 13832, 18323, 18332, 23183, …). The farthest-flung twin is 83321 in Castleford, ID, 2,056 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 62% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 84%.
  • 🎯1,212 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 23138 and you would come out at 37.34°S, 103.70°E — 784 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 44m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 35m.
  • 📏 At 11.3 square miles of land, 23138 is bigger than 29% of ZIP codes — room for about 8.6 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,198This ZIP1,198
Households493This ZIP493
Housing units735This ZIP735
Median age53.4This ZIP53.4Virginia39.0US 38.9
Median household income$78,475This ZIP$78,475Virginia$93,170US $80,734
Median home value$277,800This ZIP$277,800Virginia$383,700US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher38.0%This ZIP38.0%
Mean commute44.6 minThis ZIP44.6 min
Population density105.8 / sq miThis ZIP105.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments17This ZIP17
Employees53This ZIP53
Annual payroll$1,910,000This ZIP$1,910,000
Tax returns filed460This ZIP460
Total adjusted gross income$40,153,000This ZIP$40,153,000

Land area

Land area11.33 sq miThis ZIP11.33 sq mi
Water area15.95 sq miThis ZIP15.95 sq mi

ZIP codes near 23138

ZIPCityDistance
23125 New Point, VA 0.9 mi
23163 Susan, VA 1.1 mi
23130 Onemo, VA 3.9 mi
23021 Bohannon, VA 5.5 mi
23056 Foster, VA 5.6 mi
23025 Cardinal, VA 5.9 mi
23045 Diggs, VA 6.0 mi
23109 Mathews, VA 6.3 mi
23107 Maryus, VA 6.8 mi
23119 Moon, VA 7.1 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 23138?

23138 is in Port Haywood, Virginia, in Mathews County, part of the Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC metropolitan area. Its published point location is 37.3427, -76.3043.

What county is 23138 in?

23138 lies in Mathews County.

What area code is 23138?

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

What time zone is 23138 in?

23138 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 23138?

About 1,198 people live in ZIP code 23138, in 493 households, at 105.8 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 23138?

$78,475 a year, against $93,170 across Virginia.

What ZIP codes are near 23138?

The closest are 23125 (0.9 mi), 23163 (1.1 mi), 23130 (3.9 mi), 23021 (5.5 mi) and 23056 (5.6 mi).

Is 23138 a PO Box ZIP code?

23138 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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