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23185

ZIP 23185 is in Williamsburg, Virginia, mostly in James City County; area codes 757 and 948; Eastern time. Williamsburg has 4 ZIP codes; the others are 23186, 23187 and 23188.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
James City +3 more
Population
55,270
Coordinates
37.2397, -76.7014
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Where 23185 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 23185
  • 🔢 Type 23185 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: SBIEZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 23,185 = 5 × 4637. Its digits add up to 19, a total 2,454 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 101101010010001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 23184 (Wicomico, VA, 11 mi away) and 23186 (Williamsburg, VA, 5 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 23185 becomes 58132, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 57 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12538, 12583, 12835, 12853, 13825, 15238, …). The farthest-flung twin is 85321 in Ajo, AZ, 2,051 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 63% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 83%.
  • 🎯1,193 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 23185 and you would come out at 37.24°S, 103.30°E — 802 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 44m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 36m.
  • 📏 At 57.2 square miles of land, 23185 is bigger than 63% of ZIP codes — room for about 43 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population55,270This ZIP55,270
Households20,134This ZIP20,134
Housing units22,873This ZIP22,873
Median age40.2This ZIP40.2Virginia39.0US 38.9
Median household income$105,431This ZIP$105,431Virginia$93,170US $80,734
Median home value$429,500This ZIP$429,500Virginia$383,700US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,489This ZIP$1,489Virginia$1,579US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher51.6%This ZIP51.6%
Mean commute23.6 minThis ZIP23.6 min
Population density965.6 / sq miThis ZIP965.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments1,314This ZIP1,314
Employees22,437This ZIP22,437
Annual payroll$989,933,000This ZIP$989,933,000
Tax returns filed24,190This ZIP24,190
Total adjusted gross income$2,673,371,000This ZIP$2,673,371,000

Land area

Land area57.24 sq miThis ZIP57.24 sq mi
Water area20.51 sq miThis ZIP20.51 sq mi

Counties 23185 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
James City County 54.6%
York County 31.5%
Williamsburg city 13.5%
Charles City County 0.4%

Other place names in 23185

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

ZIP codes near 23185

ZIPCityDistance
23081 Jamestown, VA 4.2 mi
23186 Williamsburg, VA 5.5 mi
23187 Williamsburg, VA 5.5 mi
23691 Yorktown, VA 7.2 mi
23883 Surry, VA 7.4 mi
23188 Williamsburg, VA 7.5 mi
23090 Lightfoot, VA 7.6 mi
23694 Lackey, VA 7.9 mi
23603 Newport News, VA 8.2 mi
23127 Norge, VA 9.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 23185?

23185 is in Williamsburg, Virginia, in James City County, part of the Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC metropolitan area. Its published point location is 37.2397, -76.7014.

What county is 23185 in?

23185 spans 4 counties: James City County, York County, Williamsburg city and Charles City County. Most of it falls in James City 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 23185?

Williamsburg uses area codes 757 and 948, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 23185 in?

23185 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 23185?

About 55,270 people live in ZIP code 23185, in 20,134 households, at 965.6 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 23185?

$105,431 a year, against $93,170 across Virginia.

What ZIP codes are near 23185?

The closest are 23081 (4.2 mi), 23186 (5.5 mi), 23187 (5.5 mi), 23691 (7.2 mi) and 23883 (7.4 mi).

Is 23185 a PO Box ZIP code?

23185 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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