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23220

ZIP 23220 is in Richmond, Virginia, in Richmond City; area codes 804 and 686; Eastern time. Richmond has 39 ZIP codes in all.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Richmond city
Metro area
Richmond, VA
Population
34,671
Coordinates
37.5493, -77.4606
☼ Live from 23220 — Richmond, VA

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Where 23220 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.

★ Weird and wonderful facts about 23220
  • 🔢 Type 23220 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OZZEZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 23,220 = 2 × 2 × 3 × 3 × 3 × 5 × 43. Its digits add up to 9, a total 375 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 101101010110100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 23219 (Richmond, VA, 2 mi away) and 23221 (Richmond, VA, 2 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 23220 becomes 02232, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 13 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02322, 03222, 20223, 20232, 22032, 22203, …). The farthest-flung twin is 32220 in Jacksonville, FL, 558 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 61% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 80%.
  • 🎯1,147 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 23220 and you would come out at 37.55°S, 102.54°E — 848 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 45m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 34m.
  • 📏 At 4.8 square miles of land, 23220 is bigger than 19% of ZIP codes — room for about 3.7 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population34,671This ZIP34,671
Households15,564This ZIP15,564
Housing units16,992This ZIP16,992
Median age29.5This ZIP29.5Virginia39.0US 38.9
Median household income$61,381This ZIP$61,381Virginia$93,170US $80,734
Median home value$473,100This ZIP$473,100Virginia$383,700US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,406This ZIP$1,406Virginia$1,579US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher58.5%This ZIP58.5%
Mean commute17.7 minThis ZIP17.7 min
Population density7,169.4 / sq miThis ZIP7,169.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments1,031This ZIP1,031
Employees14,564This ZIP14,564
Annual payroll$768,432,000This ZIP$768,432,000
Tax returns filed15,480This ZIP15,480
Total adjusted gross income$1,449,211,000This ZIP$1,449,211,000

Land area

Land area4.84 sq miThis ZIP4.84 sq mi
Water area0.28 sq miThis ZIP0.28 sq mi

Other place names in 23220

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ZIP codes near 23220

ZIPCityDistance
23295 Richmond, VA 0.3 mi
23260 Richmond, VA 0.3 mi
23261 Richmond, VA 0.3 mi
23269 Richmond, VA 0.3 mi
23282 Richmond, VA 0.3 mi
23284 Richmond, VA 0.5 mi
23219 Richmond, VA 1.5 mi
23273 Henrico, VA 1.5 mi
23221 Richmond, VA 1.7 mi
23298 Richmond, VA 1.8 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 23220?

23220 is in Richmond, Virginia, in Richmond city, part of the Richmond, VA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 37.5493, -77.4606.

What county is 23220 in?

23220 lies in Richmond city.

What area code is 23220?

Richmond uses area codes 804 and 686, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 23220 in?

23220 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 23220?

About 34,671 people live in ZIP code 23220, in 15,564 households, at 7,169.4 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 23220?

$61,381 a year, against $93,170 across Virginia.

What ZIP codes are near 23220?

The closest are 23295 (0.3 mi), 23260 (0.3 mi), 23261 (0.3 mi), 23269 (0.3 mi) and 23282 (0.3 mi).

Is 23220 a PO Box ZIP code?

23220 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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