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23139

ZIP 23139 is Powhatan, Virginia, mostly in Powhatan County; area code 804; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Powhatan +1 more
Metro area
Richmond, VA
Population
27,757
Coordinates
37.5460, -77.9367
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Where 23139 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 23139
  • 🔢 Type 23139 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GEIEZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 23,139 = 3 × 3 × 3 × 857. Its digits add up to 18, a total 2,332 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 101101001100011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 23138 (Port Haywood, VA, 91 mi away) and 23140 (Providence Forge, VA, 49 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 23139 becomes 93132, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 16 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12933, 13329, 29133, 29331, 31329, 32139, …). The farthest-flung twin is 93312 in Bakersfield, CA, 2,275 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 61% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 79%.
  • 🎯1,122 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 23139 and you would come out at 37.55°S, 102.06°E — 872 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 45m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 34m.
  • 📏 At 240.5 square miles of land, 23139 is bigger than 93% of ZIP codes — room for about 183 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population27,757This ZIP27,757
Households10,247This ZIP10,247
Housing units10,902This ZIP10,902
Median age45.8This ZIP45.8Virginia39.0US 38.9
Median household income$110,349This ZIP$110,349Virginia$93,170US $80,734
Median home value$405,000This ZIP$405,000Virginia$383,700US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,181This ZIP$1,181Virginia$1,579US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher35.4%This ZIP35.4%
Mean commute32.6 minThis ZIP32.6 min
Population density115.4 / sq miThis ZIP115.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments691This ZIP691
Employees5,954This ZIP5,954
Annual payroll$286,720,000This ZIP$286,720,000
Tax returns filed13,680This ZIP13,680
Total adjusted gross income$1,431,225,000This ZIP$1,431,225,000

Land area

Land area240.50 sq miThis ZIP240.50 sq mi
Water area1.91 sq miThis ZIP1.91 sq mi

Counties 23139 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Powhatan County 98.7%
Cumberland County 1.3%

Other place names in 23139

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ZIP codes near 23139

ZIPCityDistance
23160 State Farm, VA 7.8 mi
23039 Crozier, VA 10.5 mi
23063 Goochland, VA 11.3 mi
23120 Moseley, VA 12.1 mi
23027 Cartersville, VA 12.7 mi
23102 Maidens, VA 12.7 mi
23014 Beaumont, VA 13.2 mi
23002 Amelia Court House, VA 13.6 mi
23103 Manakin Sabot, VA 13.6 mi
23105 Mannboro, VA 13.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 23139?

23139 is in Powhatan, Virginia, in Powhatan County, part of the Richmond, VA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 37.5460, -77.9367.

What county is 23139 in?

23139 spans 2 counties: Powhatan County and Cumberland County. Most of it falls in Powhatan 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 23139?

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

What time zone is 23139 in?

23139 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 23139?

About 27,757 people live in ZIP code 23139, in 10,247 households, at 115.4 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 23139?

$110,349 a year, against $93,170 across Virginia.

What ZIP codes are near 23139?

The closest are 23160 (7.8 mi), 23039 (10.5 mi), 23063 (11.3 mi), 23120 (12.1 mi) and 23027 (12.7 mi).

Is 23139 a PO Box ZIP code?

23139 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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