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23225

ZIP 23225 is in Richmond, Virginia, mostly 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 +1 more
Metro area
Richmond, VA
Population
42,771
Coordinates
37.5197, -77.5106
☼ Live from 23225 — Richmond, VA

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Where 23225 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 23225
  • 🔢 Type 23225 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: SZZEZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 23,225 = 5 × 5 × 929. Its digits add up to 14, a total 1,416 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 101101010111001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 23224 (Richmond, VA, 3 mi away) and 23226 (Richmond, VA, 4 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 23225 becomes 52232 — and that is a real ZIP code: Hartwick, IA, 841 miles away.
  • 👥 9 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (22523, 25322, 32225, 32522, 35222, 52223, …). The farthest-flung twin is 52232 in Hartwick, IA, 841 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 61% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 80%.
  • 🎯1,145 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 23225 and you would come out at 37.52°S, 102.49°E — 850 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 45m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 34m.
  • 📏 At 13.9 square miles of land, 23225 is bigger than 32% of ZIP codes — room for about 11 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population42,771This ZIP42,771
Households19,412This ZIP19,412
Housing units21,276This ZIP21,276
Median age36.4This ZIP36.4Virginia39.0US 38.9
Median household income$62,949This ZIP$62,949Virginia$93,170US $80,734
Median home value$313,300This ZIP$313,300Virginia$383,700US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,372This ZIP$1,372Virginia$1,579US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher41.3%This ZIP41.3%
Mean commute22.2 minThis ZIP22.2 min
Population density3,066.2 / sq miThis ZIP3,066.2 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments891This ZIP891
Employees16,691This ZIP16,691
Annual payroll$1,060,976,000This ZIP$1,060,976,000
Tax returns filed20,260This ZIP20,260
Total adjusted gross income$1,526,315,000This ZIP$1,526,315,000

Land area

Land area13.95 sq miThis ZIP13.95 sq mi
Water area0.65 sq miThis ZIP0.65 sq mi

Counties 23225 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Richmond city 80.5%
Chesterfield County 19.5%

Other place names in 23225

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ZIP codes near 23225

ZIPCityDistance
23218 Richmond, VA 1.0 mi
23241 Richmond, VA 1.0 mi
23249 Richmond, VA 1.0 mi
23274 Richmond, VA 1.0 mi
23276 Richmond, VA 1.0 mi
23278 Richmond, VA 1.0 mi
23279 Richmond, VA 1.0 mi
23285 Richmond, VA 1.0 mi
23286 Richmond, VA 1.0 mi
23290 Richmond, VA 1.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 23225?

23225 is in Richmond, Virginia, in Richmond city, part of the Richmond, VA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 37.5197, -77.5106.

What county is 23225 in?

23225 spans 2 counties: Richmond city and Chesterfield County. Most of it falls in Richmond city, 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 23225?

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

What time zone is 23225 in?

23225 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 23225?

About 42,771 people live in ZIP code 23225, in 19,412 households, at 3,066.2 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 23225?

$62,949 a year, against $93,170 across Virginia.

What ZIP codes are near 23225?

The closest are 23218 (1 mi), 23241 (1 mi), 23249 (1 mi), 23274 (1 mi) and 23276 (1 mi).

Is 23225 a PO Box ZIP code?

23225 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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