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23176

ZIP 23176 is Wake, Virginia, in Middlesex County; area code 804; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Middlesex
Metro area
none
Population
677
Coordinates
37.5729, -76.4150
☼ Live from 23176 — Wake, VA

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 23176
  • 🔢 Type 23176 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gLIEZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 23,176 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2897. Its digits add up to 19, a total 2,454 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 101101010001000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 23175 (Urbanna, VA, 13 mi away) and 23177 (Walkerton, VA, 34 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 23176 becomes 67132 — and that is a real ZIP code: Rosalia, KS, 1,100 miles away.
  • 👥 46 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12736, 12763, 13627, 13672, 13762, 16327, …). The farthest-flung twin is 76123 in Fort Worth, TX, 1,232 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 61% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 84%.
  • 🎯1,202 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 23176 and you would come out at 37.57°S, 103.59°E — 797 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 46m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 34m.
  • 📏 At 4.6 square miles of land, 23176 is bigger than 18% of ZIP codes — room for about 3.5 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population677This ZIP677
Households287This ZIP287
Housing units371This ZIP371
Median age49.6This ZIP49.6Virginia39.0US 38.9
Median household income$76,467This ZIP$76,467Virginia$93,170US $80,734
Median home value$251,500This ZIP$251,500Virginia$383,700US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher20.6%This ZIP20.6%
Mean commute34.4 minThis ZIP34.4 min
Population density145.9 / sq miThis ZIP145.9 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments11This ZIP11
Employees23This ZIP23
Annual payroll$1,047,000This ZIP$1,047,000
Tax returns filed330This ZIP330
Total adjusted gross income$21,895,000This ZIP$21,895,000

Land area

Land area4.64 sq miThis ZIP4.64 sq mi
Water area3.09 sq miThis ZIP3.09 sq mi

ZIP codes near 23176

ZIPCityDistance
23070 Hardyville, VA 2.2 mi
23031 Christchurch, VA 2.5 mi
23071 Hartfield, VA 2.7 mi
23169 Topping, VA 3.1 mi
23043 Deltaville, VA 4.4 mi
23035 Cobbs Creek, VA 5.3 mi
22578 White Stone, VA 5.5 mi
23050 Dutton, VA 5.9 mi
23092 Locust Hill, VA 5.9 mi
22480 Irvington, VA 6.2 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 23176?

23176 is in Wake, Virginia, in Middlesex County. Its published point location is 37.5729, -76.4150.

What county is 23176 in?

23176 lies in Middlesex County.

What area code is 23176?

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

What time zone is 23176 in?

23176 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 23176?

About 677 people live in ZIP code 23176, in 287 households, at 145.9 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 23176?

$76,467 a year, against $93,170 across Virginia.

What ZIP codes are near 23176?

The closest are 23070 (2.2 mi), 23031 (2.5 mi), 23071 (2.7 mi), 23169 (3.1 mi) and 23043 (4.4 mi).

Is 23176 a PO Box ZIP code?

23176 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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