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23690

ZIP 23690 is in Yorktown, Virginia, in York County; Eastern time. Yorktown has 4 ZIP codes; the others are 23691, 23692 and 23693.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
York
Population
4,597
Coordinates
37.2203, -76.5183
☼ Live from 23690 — Yorktown, VA

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Where 23690 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 23690
  • 🔢 Type 23690 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OGgEZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 23,690 = 2 × 5 × 23 × 103. Its digits add up to 20, a total 2,586 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 101110010001010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 23681 (Hampton, VA, 11 mi away) and 23691 (Yorktown, VA, 4 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 23690 becomes 09632, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 49 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02639, 03269, 06239, 09263, 20639, 20693, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96203 in APO AA, a military post office, 7,058 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 63% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 83%.
  • 🎯1,203 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 23690 and you would come out at 37.22°S, 103.48°E — 792 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 44m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 36m.
  • 📏 At 11.5 square miles of land, 23690 is bigger than 29% of ZIP codes — room for about 8.7 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population4,597This ZIP4,597
Households1,497This ZIP1,497
Housing units1,595This ZIP1,595
Median age30.6This ZIP30.6Virginia39.0US 38.9
Median household income$80,644This ZIP$80,644Virginia$93,170US $80,734
Median home value$361,900This ZIP$361,900Virginia$383,700US $332,700
Median gross rent$947This ZIP$947Virginia$1,579US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher32.7%This ZIP32.7%
Mean commute24.9 minThis ZIP24.9 min
Population density400.8 / sq miThis ZIP400.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments41This ZIP41
Employees451This ZIP451
Annual payroll$24,683,000This ZIP$24,683,000
Tax returns filed1,580This ZIP1,580
Total adjusted gross income$109,541,000This ZIP$109,541,000

Land area

Land area11.47 sq miThis ZIP11.47 sq mi
Water area2.49 sq miThis ZIP2.49 sq mi

Other place names in 23690

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ZIP codes near 23690

ZIPCityDistance
23609 Newport News, VA 1.7 mi
23612 Newport News, VA 1.7 mi
23628 Newport News, VA 1.7 mi
23694 Lackey, VA 2.2 mi
23062 Gloucester Point, VA 3.0 mi
23603 Newport News, VA 3.2 mi
23691 Yorktown, VA 4.0 mi
23184 Wicomico, VA 4.9 mi
23018 Bena, VA 4.9 mi
23608 Newport News, VA 5.2 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 23690?

23690 is in Yorktown, Virginia, in York County, part of the Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC metropolitan area. Its published point location is 37.2203, -76.5183.

What county is 23690 in?

23690 lies in York County.

What time zone is 23690 in?

23690 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 23690?

About 4,597 people live in ZIP code 23690, in 1,497 households, at 400.8 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 23690?

$80,644 a year, against $93,170 across Virginia.

What ZIP codes are near 23690?

The closest are 23609 (1.7 mi), 23612 (1.7 mi), 23628 (1.7 mi), 23694 (2.2 mi) and 23062 (3 mi).

Is 23690 a PO Box ZIP code?

23690 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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