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23297

ZIP 23297 is in Richmond, Virginia, in Chesterfield County; area codes 804 and 686; Eastern time. Richmond has 39 ZIP codes in all.

Type
No street area
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Chesterfield
Metro area
Richmond, VA
Coordinates
37.3897, -77.5613

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 23832, whose figures describe that area — not this ZIP code.

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Where 23297 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 23297
  • 🔢 Type 23297 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: LGZEZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ 23297 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 23, a total 2,533 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 101101100000001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 23295 (Richmond, VA, 13 mi away) and 23298 (Richmond, VA, 13 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 23297 becomes 79232, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 31 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (22739, 22937, 22973, 23279, 23927, 27239, …). The farthest-flung twin is 97322 in Albany, OR, 2,390 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 62% 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 23297 and you would come out at 37.39°S, 102.44°E — 849 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 45m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 35m.
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Business and tax activity

Business establishments9This ZIP9
Employees63This ZIP63
Annual payroll$5,024,000This ZIP$5,024,000

Land area

ZIP codes near 23297

ZIPCityDistance
23832 Chesterfield, VA 1.7 mi
23237 Richmond, VA 5.8 mi
23112 Midlothian, VA 5.9 mi
23236 Richmond, VA 6.1 mi
23838 Chesterfield, VA 6.4 mi
23831 Chester, VA 6.8 mi
23234 Richmond, VA 6.8 mi
23114 Midlothian, VA 8.4 mi
23235 Richmond, VA 8.6 mi
23224 Richmond, VA 9.1 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 23297?

23297 is in Richmond, Virginia, in Chesterfield County, part of the Richmond, VA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 37.3897, -77.5613.

What county is 23297 in?

23297 lies in Chesterfield County.

What area code is 23297?

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

What time zone is 23297 in?

23297 uses America/New_York.

What ZIP codes are near 23297?

The closest are 23832 (1.7 mi), 23237 (5.8 mi), 23112 (5.9 mi), 23236 (6.1 mi) and 23838 (6.4 mi).

Is 23297 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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