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23242

ZIP 23242 is in Henrico, Virginia, in Henrico County; area codes 804 and 686; Eastern time. Henrico has 11 ZIP codes in all.

Type
No street area
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Henrico
Metro area
Richmond, VA
Coordinates
37.4638, -77.3980

The Census map gives this ZIP code no delivery area of its own, which usually means it serves post office boxes, a single organization or a post office rather than streets of homes.

This ZIP code has no Census tabulation area of its own. Its point falls inside ZCTA 23231, whose figures describe that area — not this ZIP code.

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Where 23242 is

This ZIP code has no Census tabulation area, so there is no boundary to draw — the marker is its published point location.

★ Weird and wonderful facts about 23242
  • 🔢 Type 23242 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZhZEZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 23,242 = 2 × 11621. Its digits add up to 13, a total 1,179 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 101101011001010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 23241 (Richmond, VA, 7 mi away) and 23249 (Richmond, VA, 7 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 23242 becomes 24232, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 12 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (22243, 22432, 23224, 23422, 24322, 32224, …). The farthest-flung twin is 34222 in Ellenton, FL, 747 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 62% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 80%.
  • 🎯1,152 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 23242 and you would come out at 37.46°S, 102.60°E — 843 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 45m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 34m.
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Business and tax activity

Business establishments4This ZIP4
Employees30This ZIP30
Annual payroll$685,000This ZIP$685,000

Land area

ZIP codes near 23242

ZIPCityDistance
23255 Henrico, VA 0.0 mi
23288 Henrico, VA 0.0 mi
23234 Richmond, VA 3.8 mi
23232 Richmond, VA 3.9 mi
23224 Richmond, VA 4.5 mi
23058 Glen Allen, VA 4.8 mi
23289 Richmond, VA 4.8 mi
23231 Henrico, VA 4.8 mi
23250 Richmond, VA 5.1 mi
23237 Richmond, VA 5.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 23242?

23242 is in Henrico, Virginia, in Henrico County, part of the Richmond, VA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 37.4638, -77.3980.

What county is 23242 in?

23242 lies in Henrico County.

What area code is 23242?

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

What time zone is 23242 in?

23242 uses America/New_York.

What ZIP codes are near 23242?

The closest are 23255 (0 mi), 23288 (0 mi), 23234 (3.8 mi), 23232 (3.9 mi) and 23224 (4.5 mi).

Is 23242 a PO Box ZIP code?

Possibly. The Census map gives this ZIP code no delivery area of its own, which usually means it serves post office boxes, a single organization or a post office rather than streets of homes.

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