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23284

ZIP 23284 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
2,362
Coordinates
37.5490, -77.4517
☼ Live from 23284 — Richmond, VA

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Where 23284 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 23284
  • 🔢 Type 23284 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: hBZEZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 23,284 = 2 × 2 × 5821. Its digits add up to 19, a total 2,454 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 101101011110100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 23282 (Richmond, VA, 1 mi away) and 23285 (Richmond, VA, 3 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 23284 becomes 48232 — and that is a real ZIP code: Detroit, MI, 444 miles away.
  • 👥 33 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (22438, 22834, 22843, 23482, 23824, 23842, …). The farthest-flung twin is 84322 in Logan, UT, 1,838 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 61% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 80%.
  • 🎯1,148 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 23284 and you would come out at 37.55°S, 102.55°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 0.125 square miles of land, 23284 is bigger than 2% of ZIP codes — about 61 football fields.
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People and housing

Population2,362This ZIP2,362
Households20This ZIP20
Housing units20This ZIP20
Median age19.2This ZIP19.2Virginia39.0US 38.9
Median household income$28,500This ZIP$28,500Virginia$93,170US $80,734
Median gross rent$1,625This ZIP$1,625Virginia$1,579US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher62.9%This ZIP62.9%
Mean commute12.3 minThis ZIP12.3 min
Population density18,896.0 / sq miThis ZIP18,896.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments10This ZIP10
Employees435This ZIP435
Annual payroll$12,432,000This ZIP$12,432,000

Land area

Land area0.13 sq miThis ZIP0.13 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 23284

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

ZIP codes near 23284

ZIPCityDistance
23220 Richmond, VA 0.5 mi
23260 Richmond, VA 0.6 mi
23261 Richmond, VA 0.6 mi
23269 Richmond, VA 0.6 mi
23282 Richmond, VA 0.6 mi
23295 Richmond, VA 0.6 mi
23219 Richmond, VA 1.1 mi
23298 Richmond, VA 1.3 mi
23273 Henrico, VA 1.8 mi
23221 Richmond, VA 2.2 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 23284?

23284 is in Richmond, Virginia, in Richmond city, part of the Richmond, VA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 37.5490, -77.4517.

What county is 23284 in?

23284 lies in Richmond city.

What area code is 23284?

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

What time zone is 23284 in?

23284 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 23284?

About 2,362 people live in ZIP code 23284, in 20 households, at 18,896.0 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 23284?

$28,500 a year, against $93,170 across Virginia.

What ZIP codes are near 23284?

The closest are 23220 (0.5 mi), 23260 (0.6 mi), 23261 (0.6 mi), 23269 (0.6 mi) and 23282 (0.6 mi).

Is 23284 a PO Box ZIP code?

23284 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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