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23511

ZIP 23511 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
9,664
Coordinates
36.9372, -76.3092
☼ Live from 23511 — Norfolk, VA

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Where 23511 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 23511
  • 🔢 Type 23511 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IISEZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 23,511 = 3 × 17 × 461. Its digits add up to 12, a total 940 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 101101111010111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 23510 (Norfolk, VA, 6 mi away) and 23513 (Norfolk, VA, 5 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 23511 becomes 11532, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 29 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (11235, 11352, 12153, 12513, 12531, 13152, …). The farthest-flung twin is 51231 in Archer, IA, 1,110 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 65% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 84%.
  • 🎯1,219 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 23511 and you would come out at 36.94°S, 103.69°E — 773 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 42m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 37m.
  • 📏 At 5.1 square miles of land, 23511 is bigger than 19% of ZIP codes — room for about 3.9 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population9,664This ZIP9,664
Households309This ZIP309
Housing units309This ZIP309
Median age22.0This ZIP22.0Virginia39.0US 38.9
Median household income$62,946This ZIP$62,946Virginia$93,170US $80,734
Median gross rent$2,154This ZIP$2,154Virginia$1,579US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher23.6%This ZIP23.6%
Mean commute14.4 minThis ZIP14.4 min
Population density1,889.3 / sq miThis ZIP1,889.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments137This ZIP137
Employees2,629This ZIP2,629
Annual payroll$166,401,000This ZIP$166,401,000
Tax returns filed830This ZIP830
Total adjusted gross income$34,424,000This ZIP$34,424,000

Land area

Land area5.12 sq miThis ZIP5.12 sq mi
Water area1.26 sq miThis ZIP1.26 sq mi

Other place names in 23511

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ZIP codes near 23511

ZIPCityDistance
23551 Norfolk, VA 1.3 mi
23505 Norfolk, VA 1.8 mi
23503 Norfolk, VA 2.5 mi
23508 Norfolk, VA 3.6 mi
23506 Norfolk, VA 3.9 mi
23515 Norfolk, VA 3.9 mi
23519 Norfolk, VA 3.9 mi
23529 Norfolk, VA 3.9 mi
23541 Norfolk, VA 3.9 mi
23651 Fort Monroe, VA 4.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 23511?

23511 is in Norfolk, Virginia, in Norfolk city, part of the Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC metropolitan area. Its published point location is 36.9372, -76.3092.

What county is 23511 in?

23511 lies in Norfolk city.

What area code is 23511?

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

What time zone is 23511 in?

23511 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 23511?

About 9,664 people live in ZIP code 23511, in 309 households, at 1,889.3 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 23511?

$62,946 a year, against $93,170 across Virginia.

What ZIP codes are near 23511?

The closest are 23551 (1.3 mi), 23505 (1.8 mi), 23503 (2.5 mi), 23508 (3.6 mi) and 23506 (3.9 mi).

Is 23511 a PO Box ZIP code?

23511 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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