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23523

ZIP 23523 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
8,188
Coordinates
36.8324, -76.2721
☼ Live from 23523 — Norfolk, VA

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Where 23523 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 23523
  • 🔢 Type 23523 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: EZSEZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 23,523 = 3 × 7841. Its digits add up to 15, a total 1,657 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 101101111100011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 23519 (Norfolk, VA, 7 mi away) and 23529 (Norfolk, VA, 7 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 23523 becomes 32532, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 13 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (23235, 23325, 25323, 25332, 32235, 32352, …). The farthest-flung twin is 52332 in Shellsburg, IA, 907 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 23523 and you would come out at 36.83°S, 103.73°E — 769 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 41m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 38m.
  • 📏 At 2.1 square miles of land, 23523 is bigger than 12% of ZIP codes — room for about 1.6 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population8,188This ZIP8,188
Households3,310This ZIP3,310
Housing units3,574This ZIP3,574
Median age32.5This ZIP32.5Virginia39.0US 38.9
Median household income$35,533This ZIP$35,533Virginia$93,170US $80,734
Median home value$224,600This ZIP$224,600Virginia$383,700US $332,700
Median gross rent$937This ZIP$937Virginia$1,579US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher12.5%This ZIP12.5%
Mean commute24.0 minThis ZIP24.0 min
Population density3,915.8 / sq miThis ZIP3,915.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments107This ZIP107
Employees4,040This ZIP4,040
Annual payroll$260,526,000This ZIP$260,526,000
Tax returns filed3,310This ZIP3,310
Total adjusted gross income$107,228,000This ZIP$107,228,000

Land area

Land area2.09 sq miThis ZIP2.09 sq mi
Water area0.83 sq miThis ZIP0.83 sq mi

Other place names in 23523

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

ZIP codes near 23523

ZIPCityDistance
23514 Norfolk, VA 1.2 mi
23510 Norfolk, VA 1.8 mi
23504 Norfolk, VA 1.8 mi
23709 Portsmouth, VA 1.8 mi
23708 Portsmouth, VA 2.1 mi
23325 Chesapeake, VA 2.2 mi
23704 Portsmouth, VA 2.2 mi
23324 Chesapeake, VA 2.3 mi
23517 Norfolk, VA 2.8 mi
23507 Norfolk, VA 2.8 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 23523?

23523 is in Norfolk, Virginia, in Norfolk city, part of the Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC metropolitan area. Its published point location is 36.8324, -76.2721.

What county is 23523 in?

23523 lies in Norfolk city.

What area code is 23523?

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

What time zone is 23523 in?

23523 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 23523?

About 8,188 people live in ZIP code 23523, in 3,310 households, at 3,915.8 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 23523?

$35,533 a year, against $93,170 across Virginia.

What ZIP codes are near 23523?

The closest are 23514 (1.2 mi), 23510 (1.8 mi), 23504 (1.8 mi), 23709 (1.8 mi) and 23708 (2.1 mi).

Is 23523 a PO Box ZIP code?

23523 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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