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23696

ZIP 23696 is Seaford, Virginia, in York County; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
York
Population
3,937
Coordinates
37.1891, -76.4211
☼ Live from 23696 — Seaford, VA

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Where 23696 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 23696
  • 🔢 Type 23696 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gGgEZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 23,696 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 1481. Its digits add up to 26, a total 2,038 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 101110010010000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 23694 (Lackey, VA, 8 mi away) and 23701 (Portsmouth, VA, 26 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 23696 becomes 69632, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 23 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (23669, 23966, 26369, 29636, 32669, 32696, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96362 in FPO AA, a military post office, 7,777 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 63% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 84%.
  • 🎯1,209 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 23696 and you would come out at 37.19°S, 103.58°E — 786 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 43m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 36m.
  • 📏 At 5.6 square miles of land, 23696 is bigger than 20% of ZIP codes — room for about 4.3 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population3,937This ZIP3,937
Households1,383This ZIP1,383
Housing units1,460This ZIP1,460
Median age43.1This ZIP43.1Virginia39.0US 38.9
Median household income$142,788This ZIP$142,788Virginia$93,170US $80,734
Median home value$427,100This ZIP$427,100Virginia$383,700US $332,700
Median gross rent$2,241This ZIP$2,241Virginia$1,579US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher47.4%This ZIP47.4%
Mean commute23.8 minThis ZIP23.8 min
Population density702.9 / sq miThis ZIP702.9 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments55This ZIP55
Employees353This ZIP353
Annual payroll$19,673,000This ZIP$19,673,000
Tax returns filed1,910This ZIP1,910
Total adjusted gross income$212,032,000This ZIP$212,032,000

Land area

Land area5.60 sq miThis ZIP5.60 sq mi
Water area2.03 sq miThis ZIP2.03 sq mi

ZIP codes near 23696

ZIPCityDistance
23692 Yorktown, VA 1.6 mi
23693 Yorktown, VA 4.2 mi
23662 Poquoson, VA 5.4 mi
23609 Newport News, VA 5.7 mi
23612 Newport News, VA 5.7 mi
23628 Newport News, VA 5.7 mi
23690 Yorktown, VA 5.8 mi
23018 Bena, VA 6.0 mi
23681 Hampton, VA 6.7 mi
23107 Maryus, VA 6.8 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 23696?

23696 is in Seaford, Virginia, in York County, part of the Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC metropolitan area. Its published point location is 37.1891, -76.4211.

What county is 23696 in?

23696 lies in York County.

What time zone is 23696 in?

23696 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 23696?

About 3,937 people live in ZIP code 23696, in 1,383 households, at 702.9 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 23696?

$142,788 a year, against $93,170 across Virginia.

What ZIP codes are near 23696?

The closest are 23692 (1.6 mi), 23693 (4.2 mi), 23662 (5.4 mi), 23609 (5.7 mi) and 23612 (5.7 mi).

Is 23696 a PO Box ZIP code?

23696 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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