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23480

ZIP 23480 is Wachapreague, Virginia, in Accomack County; area codes 757 and 948; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Accomack
Metro area
none
Population
338
Coordinates
37.6187, -75.6907
☼ Live from 23480 — Wachapreague, VA

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Where 23480 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 23480
  • 🔢 Type 23480 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OBhEZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 23,480 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 5 × 587. Its digits add up to 17, a total 2,133 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 101101110111000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 23479 (Virginia Beach, VA, 60 mi away) and 23482 (Wardtown, VA, 12 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 23480 becomes 08432, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 62 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02348, 03284, 03824, 03842, 04238, 08234, …). The farthest-flung twin is 83204 in Pocatello, ID, 1,960 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 61% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 86%.
  • 🎯1,240 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 23480 and you would come out at 37.62°S, 104.31°E — 763 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 46m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 34m.
  • 📏 At 1.9 square miles of land, 23480 is bigger than 11% of ZIP codes — room for about 1.5 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population338This ZIP338
Households191This ZIP191
Housing units272This ZIP272
Median age54.7This ZIP54.7Virginia39.0US 38.9
Median household income$57,868This ZIP$57,868Virginia$93,170US $80,734
Median home value$172,300This ZIP$172,300Virginia$383,700US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher26.8%This ZIP26.8%
Mean commute16.8 minThis ZIP16.8 min
Population density175.4 / sq miThis ZIP175.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments6This ZIP6
Employees86This ZIP86
Annual payroll$1,625,000This ZIP$1,625,000

Land area

Land area1.93 sq miThis ZIP1.93 sq mi
Water area0.03 sq miThis ZIP0.03 sq mi

Other place names in 23480

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

ZIP codes near 23480

ZIPCityDistance
23418 Onley, VA 2.0 mi
23404 Locustville, VA 2.6 mi
23410 Melfa, VA 3.3 mi
23301 Accomac, VA 4.4 mi
23401 Keller, VA 4.8 mi
23441 Tasley, VA 6.5 mi
23420 Painter, VA 7.1 mi
23422 Pungoteague, VA 7.3 mi
23423 Quinby, VA 7.6 mi
23389 Harborton, VA 8.2 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 23480?

23480 is in Wachapreague, Virginia, in Accomack County. Its published point location is 37.6187, -75.6907.

What county is 23480 in?

23480 lies in Accomack County.

What area code is 23480?

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

What time zone is 23480 in?

23480 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 23480?

About 338 people live in ZIP code 23480, in 191 households, at 175.4 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 23480?

$57,868 a year, against $93,170 across Virginia.

What ZIP codes are near 23480?

The closest are 23418 (2 mi), 23404 (2.6 mi), 23410 (3.3 mi), 23301 (4.4 mi) and 23401 (4.8 mi).

Is 23480 a PO Box ZIP code?

23480 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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