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23508

ZIP 23508 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
19,432
Coordinates
36.8849, -76.3103
☼ Live from 23508 — Norfolk, VA

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Where 23508 is

Approximate ZIP boundary (Census ZCTA 2020). ZIP codes are mail routes, not areas, so the shape shown is the Census tabulation area that approximates it.

★ Weird and wonderful facts about 23508
  • 🔢 Type 23508 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BOSEZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 23,508 = 2 × 2 × 3 × 3 × 653. Its digits add up to 18, a total 2,332 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 101101111010100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 23507 (Norfolk, VA, 1 mi away) and 23509 (Norfolk, VA, 3 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 23508 becomes 80532 — and that is a real ZIP code: Glen Haven, CO, 1,585 miles away.
  • 👥 64 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02358, 02538, 02835, 03258, 03285, 03582, …). The farthest-flung twin is 83520 in Ahsahka, ID, 2,143 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 23508 and you would come out at 36.88°S, 103.69°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 3.3 square miles of land, 23508 is bigger than 15% of ZIP codes — room for about 2.5 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population19,432This ZIP19,432
Households6,632This ZIP6,632
Housing units7,216This ZIP7,216
Median age25.2This ZIP25.2Virginia39.0US 38.9
Median household income$74,885This ZIP$74,885Virginia$93,170US $80,734
Median home value$408,100This ZIP$408,100Virginia$383,700US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,464This ZIP$1,464Virginia$1,579US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher58.7%This ZIP58.7%
Mean commute24.0 minThis ZIP24.0 min
Population density5,818.0 / sq miThis ZIP5,818.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments253This ZIP253
Employees2,623This ZIP2,623
Annual payroll$113,835,000This ZIP$113,835,000
Tax returns filed7,070This ZIP7,070
Total adjusted gross income$656,643,000This ZIP$656,643,000

Land area

Land area3.34 sq miThis ZIP3.34 sq mi
Water area2.31 sq miThis ZIP2.31 sq mi

Other place names in 23508

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ZIP codes near 23508

ZIPCityDistance
23507 Norfolk, VA 1.5 mi
23517 Norfolk, VA 1.5 mi
23505 Norfolk, VA 2.0 mi
23510 Norfolk, VA 2.5 mi
23509 Norfolk, VA 2.6 mi
23708 Portsmouth, VA 2.6 mi
23705 Portsmouth, VA 2.7 mi
23551 Norfolk, VA 2.8 mi
23514 Norfolk, VA 3.0 mi
23504 Norfolk, VA 3.1 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 23508?

23508 is in Norfolk, Virginia, in Norfolk city, part of the Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC metropolitan area. Its published point location is 36.8849, -76.3103.

What county is 23508 in?

23508 lies in Norfolk city.

What area code is 23508?

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

What time zone is 23508 in?

23508 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 23508?

About 19,432 people live in ZIP code 23508, in 6,632 households, at 5,818.0 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 23508?

$74,885 a year, against $93,170 across Virginia.

What ZIP codes are near 23508?

The closest are 23507 (1.5 mi), 23517 (1.5 mi), 23505 (2 mi), 23510 (2.5 mi) and 23509 (2.6 mi).

Is 23508 a PO Box ZIP code?

23508 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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