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23503

ZIP 23503 is in Norfolk, Virginia, in Norfolk City; area codes 757 and 948; Eastern time. Norfolk has 21 ZIP codes in all.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Norfolk city
Population
30,216
Coordinates
36.9488, -76.2665
☼ Live from 23503 — Norfolk, VA

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Where 23503 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 23503
  • 🔢 Type 23503 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: EOSEZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 23,503 = 19 × 1237. Its digits add up to 13, a total 1,179 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 101101111001111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 23502 (Norfolk, VA, 7 mi away) and 23504 (Norfolk, VA, 6 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 23503 becomes 30532, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 30 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (03235, 03253, 20533, 23035, 23350, 25033, …). The farthest-flung twin is 50233 in Redfield, IA, 1,010 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 64% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 84%.
  • 🎯1,221 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 23503 and you would come out at 36.95°S, 103.73°E — 772 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 42m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 37m.
  • 📏 At 5.0 square miles of land, 23503 is bigger than 19% of ZIP codes — room for about 3.8 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population30,216This ZIP30,216
Households14,160This ZIP14,160
Housing units15,552This ZIP15,552
Median age35.5This ZIP35.5Virginia39.0US 38.9
Median household income$67,649This ZIP$67,649Virginia$93,170US $80,734
Median home value$293,100This ZIP$293,100Virginia$383,700US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,224This ZIP$1,224Virginia$1,579US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher31.4%This ZIP31.4%
Mean commute27.1 minThis ZIP27.1 min
Population density5,988.1 / sq miThis ZIP5,988.1 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments257This ZIP257
Employees1,746This ZIP1,746
Annual payroll$49,126,000This ZIP$49,126,000
Tax returns filed13,890This ZIP13,890
Total adjusted gross income$778,803,000This ZIP$778,803,000

Land area

Land area5.05 sq miThis ZIP5.05 sq mi
Water area2.63 sq miThis ZIP2.63 sq mi

Other place names in 23503

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ZIP codes near 23503

ZIPCityDistance
23506 Norfolk, VA 1.9 mi
23515 Norfolk, VA 1.9 mi
23519 Norfolk, VA 1.9 mi
23529 Norfolk, VA 1.9 mi
23541 Norfolk, VA 1.9 mi
23551 Norfolk, VA 2.3 mi
23511 Norfolk, VA 2.5 mi
23505 Norfolk, VA 3.1 mi
23518 Norfolk, VA 3.6 mi
23651 Fort Monroe, VA 4.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 23503?

23503 is in Norfolk, Virginia, in Norfolk city, part of the Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC metropolitan area. Its published point location is 36.9488, -76.2665.

What county is 23503 in?

23503 lies in Norfolk city.

What area code is 23503?

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

What time zone is 23503 in?

23503 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 23503?

About 30,216 people live in ZIP code 23503, in 14,160 households, at 5,988.1 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 23503?

$67,649 a year, against $93,170 across Virginia.

What ZIP codes are near 23503?

The closest are 23506 (1.9 mi), 23515 (1.9 mi), 23519 (1.9 mi), 23529 (1.9 mi) and 23541 (1.9 mi).

Is 23503 a PO Box ZIP code?

23503 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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