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23181

ZIP 23181 is West Point, Virginia, mostly in King William County; area code 804; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
King William +1 more
Metro area
Richmond, VA
Population
5,565
Coordinates
37.5975, -76.8891
☼ Live from 23181 — West Point, VA

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Where 23181 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 23181
  • 🔢 Type 23181 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IBIEZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 23,181 = 3 × 7727. Its digits add up to 15, a total 1,657 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 101101010001101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 23180 (Water View, VA, 17 mi away) and 23183 (White Marsh, VA, 25 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 23181 becomes 18132, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 23 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (11238, 12138, 12183, 12831, 13218, 13812, …). The farthest-flung twin is 83211 in American Falls, ID, 1,928 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 61% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 82%.
  • 🎯1,177 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 23181 and you would come out at 37.60°S, 103.11°E — 821 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 46m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 34m.
  • 📏 At 65.3 square miles of land, 23181 is bigger than 67% of ZIP codes — room for about 50 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population5,565This ZIP5,565
Households2,304This ZIP2,304
Housing units2,387This ZIP2,387
Median age41.8This ZIP41.8Virginia39.0US 38.9
Median household income$95,699This ZIP$95,699Virginia$93,170US $80,734
Median home value$290,600This ZIP$290,600Virginia$383,700US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,184This ZIP$1,184Virginia$1,579US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher26.6%This ZIP26.6%
Mean commute31.9 minThis ZIP31.9 min
Population density85.3 / sq miThis ZIP85.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments149This ZIP149
Employees1,876This ZIP1,876
Annual payroll$72,591,000This ZIP$72,591,000
Tax returns filed2,780This ZIP2,780
Total adjusted gross income$201,836,000This ZIP$201,836,000

Land area

Land area65.28 sq miThis ZIP65.28 sq mi
Water area7.97 sq miThis ZIP7.97 sq mi

Counties 23181 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
King William County 91.0%
New Kent County 9.0%

Other place names in 23181

Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.

ZIP codes near 23181

ZIPCityDistance
23091 Little Plymouth, VA 6.2 mi
23110 Mattaponi, VA 6.8 mi
23085 King And Queen Court House, VA 7.2 mi
23089 Lanexa, VA 8.4 mi
23161 Stevensville, VA 8.5 mi
23124 New Kent, VA 9.1 mi
23011 Barhamsville, VA 9.3 mi
23108 Mascot, VA 10.1 mi
23086 King William, VA 10.3 mi
23156 Shacklefords, VA 10.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 23181?

23181 is in West Point, Virginia, in King William County, part of the Richmond, VA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 37.5975, -76.8891.

What county is 23181 in?

23181 spans 2 counties: King William County and New Kent County. Most of it falls in King William 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 23181?

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

What time zone is 23181 in?

23181 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 23181?

About 5,565 people live in ZIP code 23181, in 2,304 households, at 85.3 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 23181?

$95,699 a year, against $93,170 across Virginia.

What ZIP codes are near 23181?

The closest are 23091 (6.2 mi), 23110 (6.8 mi), 23085 (7.2 mi), 23089 (8.4 mi) and 23161 (8.5 mi).

Is 23181 a PO Box ZIP code?

23181 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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