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23505

ZIP 23505 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
28,247
Coordinates
36.9129, -76.2996
☼ Live from 23505 — Norfolk, VA

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Where 23505 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 23505
  • 🔢 Type 23505 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: SOSEZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 23,505 = 3 × 5 × 1567. Its digits add up to 15, a total 1,657 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 101101111010001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 23504 (Norfolk, VA, 4 mi away) and 23506 (Norfolk, VA, 4 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 23505 becomes 50532 — and that is a real ZIP code: Duncombe, IA, 1,014 miles away.
  • 👥 39 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02355, 02535, 02553, 03255, 05253, 05352, …). The farthest-flung twin is 55320 in Clearwater, MN, 1,092 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 65% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 84%.
  • 🎯1,220 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 23505 and you would come out at 36.91°S, 103.70°E — 772 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 42m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 38m.
  • 📏 At 6.6 square miles of land, 23505 is bigger than 22% of ZIP codes — room for about 5.0 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population28,247This ZIP28,247
Households12,782This ZIP12,782
Housing units13,809This ZIP13,809
Median age32.5This ZIP32.5Virginia39.0US 38.9
Median household income$58,579This ZIP$58,579Virginia$93,170US $80,734
Median home value$326,300This ZIP$326,300Virginia$383,700US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,334This ZIP$1,334Virginia$1,579US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher33.1%This ZIP33.1%
Mean commute22.5 minThis ZIP22.5 min
Population density4,299.4 / sq miThis ZIP4,299.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments407This ZIP407
Employees6,528This ZIP6,528
Annual payroll$278,267,000This ZIP$278,267,000
Tax returns filed12,100This ZIP12,100
Total adjusted gross income$983,509,000This ZIP$983,509,000

Land area

Land area6.57 sq miThis ZIP6.57 sq mi
Water area2.91 sq miThis ZIP2.91 sq mi

Other place names in 23505

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ZIP codes near 23505

ZIPCityDistance
23551 Norfolk, VA 0.8 mi
23511 Norfolk, VA 1.8 mi
23508 Norfolk, VA 2.0 mi
23509 Norfolk, VA 2.9 mi
23517 Norfolk, VA 3.0 mi
23503 Norfolk, VA 3.1 mi
23507 Norfolk, VA 3.3 mi
23506 Norfolk, VA 3.5 mi
23515 Norfolk, VA 3.5 mi
23519 Norfolk, VA 3.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 23505?

23505 is in Norfolk, Virginia, in Norfolk city, part of the Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC metropolitan area. Its published point location is 36.9129, -76.2996.

What county is 23505 in?

23505 lies in Norfolk city.

What area code is 23505?

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

What time zone is 23505 in?

23505 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 23505?

About 28,247 people live in ZIP code 23505, in 12,782 households, at 4,299.4 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 23505?

$58,579 a year, against $93,170 across Virginia.

What ZIP codes are near 23505?

The closest are 23551 (0.8 mi), 23511 (1.8 mi), 23508 (2 mi), 23509 (2.9 mi) and 23517 (3 mi).

Is 23505 a PO Box ZIP code?

23505 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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