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23356

ZIP 23356 is Greenbackville, Virginia, in Accomack County; area codes 757 and 948; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Accomack
Metro area
none
Population
1,628
Coordinates
38.0100, -75.3854
☼ Live from 23356 — Greenbackville, VA

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Where 23356 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 23356
  • 🔢 Type 23356 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gSEEZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 23,356 = 2 × 2 × 5839. Its digits add up to 19, a total 2,454 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 101101100111100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 23354 (Franktown, VA, 46 mi away) and 23357 (Greenbush, VA, 24 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 23356 becomes 65332 — and that is a real ZIP code: Green Ridge, MO, 977 miles away.
  • 👥 28 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (25336, 26335, 32356, 32536, 32563, 32635, …). The farthest-flung twin is 56323 in Cyrus, MN, 1,168 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 58% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 87%.
  • 🎯1,250 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 23356 and you would come out at 38.01°S, 104.61°E — 761 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 48m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 31m.
  • 📏 At 3.6 square miles of land, 23356 is bigger than 16% of ZIP codes — room for about 2.7 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,628This ZIP1,628
Households744This ZIP744
Housing units1,274This ZIP1,274
Median age52.3This ZIP52.3Virginia39.0US 38.9
Median household income$101,855This ZIP$101,855Virginia$93,170US $80,734
Median home value$269,500This ZIP$269,500Virginia$383,700US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher35.9%This ZIP35.9%
Mean commute39.0 minThis ZIP39.0 min
Population density458.2 / sq miThis ZIP458.2 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments7This ZIP7
Employees76This ZIP76
Annual payroll$2,703,000This ZIP$2,703,000
Tax returns filed850This ZIP850
Total adjusted gross income$61,800,000This ZIP$61,800,000

Land area

Land area3.55 sq miThis ZIP3.55 sq mi
Water area12.28 sq miThis ZIP12.28 sq mi

Other place names in 23356

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ZIP codes near 23356

ZIPCityDistance
21864 Stockton, MD 1.9 mi
23395 Horntown, VA 4.4 mi
23336 Chincoteague Island, VA 4.9 mi
21829 Girdletree, MD 6.1 mi
23337 Wallops Island, VA 6.5 mi
23483 Wattsville, VA 7.8 mi
23415 New Church, VA 8.5 mi
21851 Pocomoke City, MD 9.8 mi
23303 Atlantic, VA 9.9 mi
23416 Oak Hall, VA 10.8 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 23356?

23356 is in Greenbackville, Virginia, in Accomack County. Its published point location is 38.0100, -75.3854.

What county is 23356 in?

23356 lies in Accomack County.

What area code is 23356?

Greenbackville uses area codes 757 and 948, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 23356 in?

23356 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 23356?

About 1,628 people live in ZIP code 23356, in 744 households, at 458.2 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 23356?

$101,855 a year, against $93,170 across Virginia.

What ZIP codes are near 23356?

The closest are 21864 (1.9 mi), 23395 (4.4 mi), 23336 (4.9 mi), 21829 (6.1 mi) and 23337 (6.5 mi).

Is 23356 a PO Box ZIP code?

23356 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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