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23801

ZIP 23801 is Fort Lee, Virginia, in Prince George County; area codes 804 and 686; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Prince George
Metro area
Richmond, VA
Population
8,993
Coordinates
37.2361, -77.3358
☼ Live from 23801 — Fort Lee, VA

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Where 23801 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 23801
  • 🔢 Type 23801 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IOBEZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ 23801 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 14, a total 1,416 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 101110011111001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 23709 (Portsmouth, VA, 64 mi away) and 23803 (Petersburg, VA, 8 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 23801 becomes 10832, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 70 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01238, 01832, 02138, 02381, 02813, 02831, …). The farthest-flung twin is 83210 in Aberdeen, ID, 1,904 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 63% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 80%.
  • 🎯1,159 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 23801 and you would come out at 37.24°S, 102.66°E — 834 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 44m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 36m.
  • 📏 At 6.6 square miles of land, 23801 is bigger than 22% of ZIP codes — room for about 5.0 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population8,993This ZIP8,993
Households1,290This ZIP1,290
Housing units1,443This ZIP1,443
Median age21.0This ZIP21.0Virginia39.0US 38.9
Median household income$82,563This ZIP$82,563Virginia$93,170US $80,734
Median gross rent$1,879This ZIP$1,879Virginia$1,579US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher33.0%This ZIP33.0%
Mean commute10.2 minThis ZIP10.2 min
Population density1,355.8 / sq miThis ZIP1,355.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments39This ZIP39
Employees726This ZIP726
Annual payroll$27,144,000This ZIP$27,144,000
Tax returns filed1,690This ZIP1,690
Total adjusted gross income$100,595,000This ZIP$100,595,000

Land area

Land area6.63 sq miThis ZIP6.63 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 23801

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ZIP codes near 23801

ZIPCityDistance
23806 Virginia State University, VA 2.7 mi
23804 Petersburg, VA 3.8 mi
23875 Prince George, VA 4.4 mi
23834 Colonial Heights, VA 5.2 mi
23860 Hopewell, VA 6.5 mi
23803 Petersburg, VA 7.5 mi
23805 Petersburg, VA 7.9 mi
23836 Chester, VA 7.9 mi
23842 Disputanta, VA 9.5 mi
23831 Chester, VA 9.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 23801?

23801 is in Fort Lee, Virginia, in Prince George County, part of the Richmond, VA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 37.2361, -77.3358.

What county is 23801 in?

23801 lies in Prince George County.

What area code is 23801?

Fort Lee uses area codes 804 and 686, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 23801 in?

23801 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 23801?

About 8,993 people live in ZIP code 23801, in 1,290 households, at 1,355.8 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 23801?

$82,563 a year, against $93,170 across Virginia.

What ZIP codes are near 23801?

The closest are 23806 (2.7 mi), 23804 (3.8 mi), 23875 (4.4 mi), 23834 (5.2 mi) and 23860 (6.5 mi).

Is 23801 a PO Box ZIP code?

23801 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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