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Where 23409 is
Approximate ZIP boundary (Census ZCTA 2020). ZIP codes are mail routes, not areas, so the shape shown is the Census tabulation area that approximates it.
- 🔢 Type 23409 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GOhEZ — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 23,409 = 3 × 3 × 3 × 3 × 17 × 17. Its digits add up to 18, a total 2,332 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
101101101110001 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 23408 (Marionville, VA, 32 mi away) and 23410 (Melfa, VA, 18 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 23409 becomes 90432, which is not a ZIP code at all.
- 👥 51 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02349, 02493, 03249, 04239, 04923, 04932, …). The farthest-flung twin is 94302 in Palo Alto, CA, 2,515 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther south than 59% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 86%.
- 🎯1,237 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 23409 and you would come out at 37.89°S, 104.34°E — 770 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 48m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 32m.
- 📏 At 7.9 square miles of land, 23409 is bigger than 24% of ZIP codes — room for about 6.0 Central Parks.
- Working out the sun…
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Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 109This ZIP109 |
|---|---|
| Households | 42This ZIP42 |
| Housing units | 79This ZIP79 |
| Median age | 30.0This ZIP30.0Virginia39.0US 38.9 |
| Median household income | $66,500This ZIP$66,500Virginia$93,170US $80,734 |
| Median home value | $170,800This ZIP$170,800Virginia$383,700US $332,700 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 11.0%This ZIP11.0% |
| Mean commute | 27.6 minThis ZIP27.6 min |
| Population density | 13.8 / sq miThis ZIP13.8 / sq mi |
Land area
| Land area | 7.90 sq miThis ZIP7.90 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 4.89 sq miThis ZIP4.89 sq mi |
ZIP codes near 23409
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
23426 | Sanford, VA | 3.0 mi |
23427 | Saxis, VA | 3.1 mi |
23399 | Jenkins Bridge, VA | 3.2 mi |
23359 | Hallwood, VA | 3.2 mi |
23308 | Bloxom, VA | 4.5 mi |
23488 | Withams, VA | 5.4 mi |
23442 | Temperanceville, VA | 5.6 mi |
23396 | Oak Hall, VA | 6.4 mi |
23416 | Oak Hall, VA | 6.5 mi |
23407 | Mappsville, VA | 6.5 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 23409?
23409 is in Mears, Virginia, in Accomack County. Its published point location is 37.8876, -75.6629.
What county is 23409 in?
23409 lies in Accomack County.
What area code is 23409?
Mears uses area codes 757 and 948, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 23409 in?
23409 uses America/New_York.
How many people live in 23409?
About 109 people live in ZIP code 23409, in 42 households, at 13.8 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 23409?
$66,500 a year, against $93,170 across Virginia.
What ZIP codes are near 23409?
The closest are 23426 (3 mi), 23427 (3.1 mi), 23399 (3.2 mi), 23359 (3.2 mi) and 23308 (4.5 mi).
Is 23409 a PO Box ZIP code?
23409 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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