23147
ZIP 23147 is Ruthville, Virginia, in Charles City County; area codes 804 and 686; Eastern time.
- Type
- Standard
- Time zone
- America/New_York
- County
- Charles City
- Metro area
- Richmond, VA
- Population
- 22
- Coordinates
- 37.3696, -77.0391
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Where 23147 is
Approximate ZIP boundary (Census ZCTA 2020). ZIP codes are mail routes, not areas, so the shape shown is the Census tabulation area that approximates it.
- 🔢 Type 23147 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: LhIEZ — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 23,147 = 79 × 293. Its digits add up to 17, a total 2,133 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
101101001101011 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 23146 (Rockville, VA, 44 mi away) and 23148 (Saint Stephens Church, VA, 32 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 23147 becomes 74132 — and that is a real ZIP code: Tulsa, OK, 1,053 miles away.
- 👥 54 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12473, 12734, 12743, 13472, 14273, 14723, …). The farthest-flung twin is 73142 in Oklahoma City, OK, 1,149 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther south than 62% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 81%.
- 🎯1,173 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 23147 and you would come out at 37.37°S, 102.96°E — 822 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 44m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 35m.
- 📏 At 0.055 square miles of land, 23147 is bigger than 1% of ZIP codes — about 27 football fields.
- Working out the sun…
- Checking the USGS…
Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 22This ZIP22 |
|---|---|
| Households | 8This ZIP8 |
| Housing units | 8This ZIP8 |
| Median age | 38.4This ZIP38.4Virginia39.0US 38.9 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 0.0% |
| Population density | 400.0 / sq miThis ZIP400.0 / sq mi |
Land area
| Land area | 0.06 sq miThis ZIP0.06 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.00 sq mi |
ZIP codes near 23147
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
23030 | Charles City, VA | 1.9 mi |
23140 | Providence Forge, VA | 4.8 mi |
23899 | Claremont, VA | 10.0 mi |
23089 | Lanexa, VA | 10.1 mi |
23168 | Toano, VA | 11.9 mi |
23860 | Hopewell, VA | 12.2 mi |
23124 | New Kent, VA | 12.5 mi |
23141 | Quinton, VA | 13.1 mi |
23881 | Spring Grove, VA | 13.5 mi |
23011 | Barhamsville, VA | 14.5 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 23147?
23147 is in Ruthville, Virginia, in Charles City County, part of the Richmond, VA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 37.3696, -77.0391.
What county is 23147 in?
23147 lies in Charles City County.
What area code is 23147?
Ruthville uses area codes 804 and 686, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 23147 in?
23147 uses America/New_York.
How many people live in 23147?
About 22 people live in ZIP code 23147, in 8 households, at 400.0 people per square mile. These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates for the ZIP Code Tabulation Area, not a headcount.
What ZIP codes are near 23147?
The closest are 23030 (1.9 mi), 23140 (4.8 mi), 23899 (10 mi), 23089 (10.1 mi) and 23168 (11.9 mi).
Is 23147 a PO Box ZIP code?
23147 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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