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23430

ZIP 23430 is in Smithfield, Virginia, mostly in Isle of Wight County; area codes 757 and 948; Eastern time. Smithfield has 2 ZIP codes; the other is 23431.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Isle of Wight +1 more
Population
19,109
Coordinates
36.9994, -76.6608
☼ Live from 23430 — Smithfield, VA

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Where 23430 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 23430
  • 🔢 Type 23430 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OEhEZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 23,430 = 2 × 3 × 5 × 11 × 71. Its digits add up to 12, a total 940 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 101101110000110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 23429 (Seaview, VA, 43 mi away) and 23431 (Smithfield, VA, 7 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 23430 becomes 03432, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 38 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02334, 02343, 03234, 03243, 04332, 20433, …). The farthest-flung twin is 34032 in APO AA, a military post office, 3,738 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 64% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 83%.
  • 🎯1,199 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 23430 and you would come out at 37.00°S, 103.34°E — 793 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 42m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 37m.
  • 📏 At 104.1 square miles of land, 23430 is bigger than 79% of ZIP codes — room for about 79 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population19,109This ZIP19,109
Households7,537This ZIP7,537
Housing units8,068This ZIP8,068
Median age47.9This ZIP47.9Virginia39.0US 38.9
Median household income$104,065This ZIP$104,065Virginia$93,170US $80,734
Median home value$367,400This ZIP$367,400Virginia$383,700US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,163This ZIP$1,163Virginia$1,579US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher33.0%This ZIP33.0%
Mean commute29.7 minThis ZIP29.7 min
Population density183.5 / sq miThis ZIP183.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments410This ZIP410
Employees5,419This ZIP5,419
Annual payroll$335,523,000This ZIP$335,523,000
Tax returns filed9,320This ZIP9,320
Total adjusted gross income$875,374,000This ZIP$875,374,000

Land area

Land area104.12 sq miThis ZIP104.12 sq mi
Water area27.35 sq miThis ZIP27.35 sq mi

Counties 23430 spans

A ZIP code is a mail route and ignores county lines. Shares are by overlapping land area.

CountyShare of this ZIP
Isle of Wight County 97.0%
Surry County 3.0%

Other place names in 23430

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ZIP codes near 23430

ZIPCityDistance
23304 Battery Park, VA 4.9 mi
23424 Rescue, VA 5.3 mi
23397 Isle Of Wight, VA 7.1 mi
23431 Smithfield, VA 7.1 mi
23314 Carrollton, VA 8.0 mi
23604 Fort Eustis, VA 9.1 mi
23606 Newport News, VA 9.2 mi
23883 Surry, VA 10.3 mi
23601 Newport News, VA 10.3 mi
23846 Elberon, VA 10.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 23430?

23430 is in Smithfield, Virginia, in Isle of Wight County, part of the Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC metropolitan area. Its published point location is 36.9994, -76.6608.

What county is 23430 in?

23430 spans 2 counties: Isle of Wight County and Surry County. Most of it falls in Isle of Wight County, measured by overlapping land area — the county holding the most land in a ZIP code is not always the one holding the most residents.

What area code is 23430?

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

What time zone is 23430 in?

23430 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 23430?

About 19,109 people live in ZIP code 23430, in 7,537 households, at 183.5 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 23430?

$104,065 a year, against $93,170 across Virginia.

What ZIP codes are near 23430?

The closest are 23304 (4.9 mi), 23424 (5.3 mi), 23397 (7.1 mi), 23431 (7.1 mi) and 23314 (8 mi).

Is 23430 a PO Box ZIP code?

23430 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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