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Where 23426 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 23426 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gZhEZ — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 23,426 = 2 × 13 × 17 × 53. Its digits add up to 17, a total 2,133 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
101101110000010 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 23424 (Rescue, VA, 80 mi away) and 23427 (Saxis, VA, 2 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 23426 becomes 62432 — and that is a real ZIP code: Hidalgo, IL, 678 miles away.
- 👥 21 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (22436, 22463, 22643, 23462, 24236, 24263, …). The farthest-flung twin is 62324 in Clayton, IL, 832 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther south than 59% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 86%.
- 🎯1,235 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 23426 and you would come out at 37.93°S, 104.31°E — 773 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 48m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 32m.
- 📏 At 4.0 square miles of land, 23426 is bigger than 17% of ZIP codes — room for about 3.0 Central Parks.
- Working out the sun…
- Checking the USGS…
Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 37This ZIP37 |
|---|---|
| Households | 27This ZIP27 |
| Housing units | 90This ZIP90 |
| Median age | 68.5This ZIP68.5Virginia39.0US 38.9 |
| Median home value | $112,500This ZIP$112,500Virginia$383,700US $332,700 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 0.0% |
| Population density | 9.3 / sq miThis ZIP9.3 / sq mi |
Land area
| Land area | 4.00 sq miThis ZIP4.00 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 7.50 sq miThis ZIP7.50 sq mi |
Other place names in 23426
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 23426
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
23427 | Saxis, VA | 2.3 mi |
23409 | Mears, VA | 3.0 mi |
23399 | Jenkins Bridge, VA | 4.1 mi |
23488 | Withams, VA | 5.3 mi |
23359 | Hallwood, VA | 5.4 mi |
21838 | Marion Station, MD | 6.9 mi |
23416 | Oak Hall, VA | 7.2 mi |
23396 | Oak Hall, VA | 7.5 mi |
23308 | Bloxom, VA | 7.5 mi |
23442 | Temperanceville, VA | 7.5 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 23426?
23426 is in Sanford, Virginia, in Accomack County. Its published point location is 37.9251, -75.6918.
What county is 23426 in?
23426 lies in Accomack County.
What area code is 23426?
Sanford uses area codes 757 and 948, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 23426 in?
23426 uses America/New_York.
How many people live in 23426?
About 37 people live in ZIP code 23426, in 27 households, at 9.3 people per square mile. These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates for the ZIP Code Tabulation Area, not a headcount.
What ZIP codes are near 23426?
The closest are 23427 (2.3 mi), 23409 (3 mi), 23399 (4.1 mi), 23488 (5.3 mi) and 23359 (5.4 mi).
Is 23426 a PO Box ZIP code?
23426 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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