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Where 23427 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 23427 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: LZhEZ — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 23,427 = 3 × 3 × 19 × 137. Its digits add up to 18, a total 2,332 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
101101110000011 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 23426 (Sanford, VA, 2 mi away) and 23429 (Seaview, VA, 45 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 23427 becomes 72432 — and that is a real ZIP code: Harrisburg, AR, 846 miles away.
- 👥 31 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (22437, 22473, 22734, 22743, 23274, 24237, …). The farthest-flung twin is 72342 in Helena, AR, 867 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther south than 59% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 86%.
- 🎯1,234 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 23427 and you would come out at 37.90°S, 104.28°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 4.9 square miles of land, 23427 is bigger than 19% of ZIP codes — room for about 3.7 Central Parks.
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Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 218This ZIP218 |
|---|---|
| Households | 92This ZIP92 |
| Housing units | 202This ZIP202 |
| Median age | 60.5This ZIP60.5Virginia39.0US 38.9 |
| Median home value | $98,400This ZIP$98,400Virginia$383,700US $332,700 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 4.1%This ZIP4.1% |
| Mean commute | 22.9 minThis ZIP22.9 min |
| Population density | 44.7 / sq miThis ZIP44.7 / sq mi |
Land area
| Land area | 4.88 sq miThis ZIP4.88 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 2.22 sq miThis ZIP2.22 sq mi |
Other place names in 23427
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 23427
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
23426 | Sanford, VA | 2.3 mi |
23409 | Mears, VA | 3.1 mi |
23399 | Jenkins Bridge, VA | 5.6 mi |
23359 | Hallwood, VA | 6.3 mi |
23308 | Bloxom, VA | 6.8 mi |
23488 | Withams, VA | 7.3 mi |
21838 | Marion Station, MD | 8.2 mi |
21817 | Crisfield, MD | 8.5 mi |
23442 | Temperanceville, VA | 8.6 mi |
23416 | Oak Hall, VA | 8.9 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 23427?
23427 is in Saxis, Virginia, in Accomack County. Its published point location is 37.8998, -75.7182.
What county is 23427 in?
23427 lies in Accomack County.
What area code is 23427?
Saxis uses area codes 757 and 948, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 23427 in?
23427 uses America/New_York.
How many people live in 23427?
About 218 people live in ZIP code 23427, in 92 households, at 44.7 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 23427?
The closest are 23426 (2.3 mi), 23409 (3.1 mi), 23399 (5.6 mi), 23359 (6.3 mi) and 23308 (6.8 mi).
Is 23427 a PO Box ZIP code?
23427 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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