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23459

ZIP 23459 is in Virginia Beach, Virginia, in Virginia Beach City; area codes 757 and 948; Eastern time. Virginia Beach has 20 ZIP codes in all.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
Population
1,324
Coordinates
36.9168, -76.1717
☼ Live from 23459 — Virginia Beach, VA

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Where 23459 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 23459
  • 🔢 Type 23459 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GShEZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ 23459 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 23, a total 2,533 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 101101110100011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 23458 (Virginia Beach, VA, 12 mi away) and 23460 (Virginia Beach, VA, 10 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 23459 becomes 95432 — and that is a real ZIP code: Elk, CA, 2,559 miles away.
  • 👥 48 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (23954, 24539, 24593, 24935, 25943, 29435, …). The farthest-flung twin is 95432 in Elk, CA, 2,559 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 65% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 84%.
  • 🎯1,227 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 23459 and you would come out at 36.92°S, 103.83°E — 766 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 42m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 37m.
  • 📏 At 1.7 square miles of land, 23459 is bigger than 11% of ZIP codes — room for about 1.3 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,324This ZIP1,324
Households0
Housing units0
Median age22.4This ZIP22.4Virginia39.0US 38.9
Bachelor's degree or higher24.0%This ZIP24.0%
Mean commute11.9 minThis ZIP11.9 min
Population density790.0 / sq miThis ZIP790.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments39This ZIP39
Employees323This ZIP323
Annual payroll$17,551,000This ZIP$17,551,000

Land area

Land area1.68 sq miThis ZIP1.68 sq mi
Water area0.63 sq miThis ZIP0.63 sq mi

Other place names in 23459

Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.

ZIP codes near 23459

ZIPCityDistance
23518 Norfolk, VA 2.4 mi
23501 Norfolk, VA 2.5 mi
23455 Virginia Beach, VA 2.8 mi
23506 Norfolk, VA 3.9 mi
23515 Norfolk, VA 3.9 mi
23519 Norfolk, VA 3.9 mi
23529 Norfolk, VA 3.9 mi
23541 Norfolk, VA 3.9 mi
23513 Norfolk, VA 4.1 mi
23502 Norfolk, VA 4.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 23459?

23459 is in Virginia Beach, Virginia, in Virginia Beach city, part of the Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC metropolitan area. Its published point location is 36.9168, -76.1717.

What county is 23459 in?

23459 lies in Virginia Beach city.

What area code is 23459?

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

What time zone is 23459 in?

23459 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 23459?

About 1,324 people live in ZIP code 23459, at 790.0 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 23459?

The closest are 23518 (2.4 mi), 23501 (2.5 mi), 23455 (2.8 mi), 23506 (3.9 mi) and 23515 (3.9 mi).

Is 23459 a PO Box ZIP code?

23459 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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