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23442

ZIP 23442 is Temperanceville, Virginia, in Accomack County; area codes 757 and 948; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Accomack
Metro area
none
Population
488
Coordinates
37.8942, -75.5599
☼ Live from 23442 — Temperanceville, VA

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Where 23442 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 23442
  • 🔢 Type 23442 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZhhEZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 23,442 = 2 × 3 × 3907. Its digits add up to 15, a total 1,657 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 101101110010010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 23441 (Tasley, VA, 15 mi away) and 23443 (Townsend, VA, 54 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 23442 becomes 24432 — and that is a real ZIP code: Deerfield, VA, 212 miles away.
  • 👥 15 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (22443, 23424, 24243, 24324, 24432, 32244, …). The farthest-flung twin is 34224 in Englewood, FL, 854 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 59% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 86%.
  • 🎯1,242 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 23442 and you would come out at 37.89°S, 104.44°E — 765 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 48m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 32m.
  • 📏 At 17.5 square miles of land, 23442 is bigger than 35% of ZIP codes — room for about 13 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population488This ZIP488
Households266This ZIP266
Housing units396This ZIP396
Median age58.3This ZIP58.3Virginia39.0US 38.9
Median household income$29,583This ZIP$29,583Virginia$93,170US $80,734
Median home value$121,500This ZIP$121,500Virginia$383,700US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher16.9%This ZIP16.9%
Mean commute24.3 minThis ZIP24.3 min
Population density27.9 / sq miThis ZIP27.9 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments16This ZIP16
Employees1,207This ZIP1,207
Annual payroll$50,715,000This ZIP$50,715,000
Tax returns filed480This ZIP480
Total adjusted gross income$23,409,000This ZIP$23,409,000

Land area

Land area17.51 sq miThis ZIP17.51 sq mi
Water area0.12 sq miThis ZIP0.12 sq mi

Other place names in 23442

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ZIP codes near 23442

ZIPCityDistance
23396 Oak Hall, VA 2.1 mi
23359 Hallwood, VA 2.4 mi
23416 Oak Hall, VA 3.0 mi
23303 Atlantic, VA 3.0 mi
23407 Mappsville, VA 3.3 mi
23399 Jenkins Bridge, VA 3.5 mi
23302 Assawoman, VA 3.6 mi
23488 Withams, VA 4.2 mi
23483 Wattsville, VA 4.6 mi
23409 Mears, VA 5.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 23442?

23442 is in Temperanceville, Virginia, in Accomack County. Its published point location is 37.8942, -75.5599.

What county is 23442 in?

23442 lies in Accomack County.

What area code is 23442?

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

What time zone is 23442 in?

23442 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 23442?

About 488 people live in ZIP code 23442, in 266 households, at 27.9 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 23442?

$29,583 a year, against $93,170 across Virginia.

What ZIP codes are near 23442?

The closest are 23396 (2.1 mi), 23359 (2.4 mi), 23416 (3 mi), 23303 (3 mi) and 23407 (3.3 mi).

Is 23442 a PO Box ZIP code?

23442 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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