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23434

ZIP 23434 is in Suffolk, Virginia, in Suffolk City; area codes 757 and 948; Eastern time. Suffolk has 8 ZIP codes in all.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Suffolk city
Population
54,387
Coordinates
36.7030, -76.5921
☼ Live from 23434 — Suffolk, VA

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Where 23434 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 23434
  • 🔢 Type 23434 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: hEhEZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 23,434 = 2 × 11717. Its digits add up to 16, a total 1,922 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 101101110001010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 23433 (Suffolk, VA, 16 mi away) and 23435 (Suffolk, VA, 12 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 23434 becomes 43432 — and that is a real ZIP code: Graytown, OH, 490 miles away.
  • 👥 19 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (23443, 24343, 24433, 32344, 32434, 32443, …). The farthest-flung twin is 33442 in Deerfield Beach, FL, 748 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 66% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 83%.
  • 🎯1,209 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 23434 and you would come out at 36.70°S, 103.41°E — 782 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 40m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 39m.
  • 📏 At 206.8 square miles of land, 23434 is bigger than 91% of ZIP codes — room for about 157 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population54,387This ZIP54,387
Households20,516This ZIP20,516
Housing units22,272This ZIP22,272
Median age38.1This ZIP38.1Virginia39.0US 38.9
Median household income$79,877This ZIP$79,877Virginia$93,170US $80,734
Median home value$313,500This ZIP$313,500Virginia$383,700US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,365This ZIP$1,365Virginia$1,579US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher27.0%This ZIP27.0%
Mean commute31.1 minThis ZIP31.1 min
Population density263.0 / sq miThis ZIP263.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments1,046This ZIP1,046
Employees16,771This ZIP16,771
Annual payroll$818,123,000This ZIP$818,123,000
Tax returns filed24,180This ZIP24,180
Total adjusted gross income$1,681,757,000This ZIP$1,681,757,000

Land area

Land area206.78 sq miThis ZIP206.78 sq mi
Water area8.42 sq miThis ZIP8.42 sq mi

Other place names in 23434

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ZIP codes near 23434

ZIPCityDistance
23439 Suffolk, VA 5.0 mi
23438 Suffolk, VA 10.2 mi
23432 Suffolk, VA 11.2 mi
23321 Chesapeake, VA 11.6 mi
23323 Chesapeake, VA 11.8 mi
23435 Suffolk, VA 12.0 mi
23487 Windsor, VA 12.4 mi
23437 Suffolk, VA 12.8 mi
27926 Corapeake, NC 13.7 mi
23315 Carrsville, VA 14.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 23434?

23434 is in Suffolk, Virginia, in Suffolk city, part of the Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC metropolitan area. Its published point location is 36.7030, -76.5921.

What county is 23434 in?

23434 lies in Suffolk city.

What area code is 23434?

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

What time zone is 23434 in?

23434 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 23434?

About 54,387 people live in ZIP code 23434, in 20,516 households, at 263.0 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 23434?

$79,877 a year, against $93,170 across Virginia.

What ZIP codes are near 23434?

The closest are 23439 (5 mi), 23438 (10.2 mi), 23432 (11.2 mi), 23321 (11.6 mi) and 23323 (11.8 mi).

Is 23434 a PO Box ZIP code?

23434 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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