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23509

ZIP 23509 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
13,105
Coordinates
36.8824, -76.2640
☼ Live from 23509 — Norfolk, VA

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Where 23509 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 23509
  • 🔢 Type 23509 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GOSEZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ 23509 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 19, a total 2,454 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 101101111010101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 23508 (Norfolk, VA, 3 mi away) and 23510 (Norfolk, VA, 3 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 23509 becomes 90532, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 57 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02359, 02539, 03259, 03592, 09235, 09352, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09235 in APO AE, a military post office, 4,241 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 65% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 84%.
  • 🎯1,223 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 23509 and you would come out at 36.88°S, 103.74°E — 770 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 42m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 38m.
  • 📏 At 2.5 square miles of land, 23509 is bigger than 13% of ZIP codes — room for about 1.9 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population13,105This ZIP13,105
Households5,360This ZIP5,360
Housing units5,961This ZIP5,961
Median age38.9This ZIP38.9Virginia39.0US 38.9
Median household income$72,816This ZIP$72,816Virginia$93,170US $80,734
Median home value$258,000This ZIP$258,000Virginia$383,700US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,326This ZIP$1,326Virginia$1,579US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher30.0%This ZIP30.0%
Mean commute23.2 minThis ZIP23.2 min
Population density5,151.3 / sq miThis ZIP5,151.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments155This ZIP155
Employees1,960This ZIP1,960
Annual payroll$100,102,000This ZIP$100,102,000
Tax returns filed6,210This ZIP6,210
Total adjusted gross income$388,194,000This ZIP$388,194,000

Land area

Land area2.54 sq miThis ZIP2.54 sq mi
Water area0.41 sq miThis ZIP0.41 sq mi

Other place names in 23509

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

ZIP codes near 23509

ZIPCityDistance
23513 Norfolk, VA 1.5 mi
23504 Norfolk, VA 1.7 mi
23517 Norfolk, VA 1.8 mi
23507 Norfolk, VA 2.5 mi
23508 Norfolk, VA 2.6 mi
23510 Norfolk, VA 2.6 mi
23514 Norfolk, VA 2.7 mi
23505 Norfolk, VA 2.9 mi
23501 Norfolk, VA 3.2 mi
23551 Norfolk, VA 3.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 23509?

23509 is in Norfolk, Virginia, in Norfolk city, part of the Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC metropolitan area. Its published point location is 36.8824, -76.2640.

What county is 23509 in?

23509 lies in Norfolk city.

What area code is 23509?

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

What time zone is 23509 in?

23509 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 23509?

About 13,105 people live in ZIP code 23509, in 5,360 households, at 5,151.3 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 23509?

$72,816 a year, against $93,170 across Virginia.

What ZIP codes are near 23509?

The closest are 23513 (1.5 mi), 23504 (1.7 mi), 23517 (1.8 mi), 23507 (2.5 mi) and 23508 (2.6 mi).

Is 23509 a PO Box ZIP code?

23509 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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