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23803

ZIP 23803 is in Petersburg, Virginia, mostly in Dinwiddie County; area codes 804 and 686; Eastern time. Petersburg has 3 ZIP codes; the others are 23804 and 23805.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Dinwiddie +2 more
Metro area
Richmond, VA
Population
42,012
Coordinates
37.2151, -77.4704
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Where 23803 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 23803
  • 🔢 Type 23803 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: EOBEZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 23,803 = 13 × 1831. Its digits add up to 16, a total 1,922 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 101110011111011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 23801 (Fort Lee, VA, 8 mi away) and 23804 (Petersburg, VA, 4 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 23803 becomes 30832, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 37 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02338, 02833, 03238, 03823, 03832, 08323, …). The farthest-flung twin is 83302 in Rogerson, ID, 1,995 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 63% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 80%.
  • 🎯1,153 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 23803 and you would come out at 37.22°S, 102.53°E — 840 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 43m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 36m.
  • 📏 At 72.2 square miles of land, 23803 is bigger than 70% of ZIP codes — room for about 55 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population42,012This ZIP42,012
Households16,767This ZIP16,767
Housing units19,925This ZIP19,925
Median age36.4This ZIP36.4Virginia39.0US 38.9
Median household income$57,813This ZIP$57,813Virginia$93,170US $80,734
Median home value$230,400This ZIP$230,400Virginia$383,700US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,178This ZIP$1,178Virginia$1,579US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher24.4%This ZIP24.4%
Mean commute26.3 minThis ZIP26.3 min
Population density582.0 / sq miThis ZIP582.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments670This ZIP670
Employees9,194This ZIP9,194
Annual payroll$448,311,000This ZIP$448,311,000
Tax returns filed18,060This ZIP18,060
Total adjusted gross income$854,656,000This ZIP$854,656,000

Land area

Land area72.18 sq miThis ZIP72.18 sq mi
Water area2.01 sq miThis ZIP2.01 sq mi

Counties 23803 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
Dinwiddie County 44.4%
Chesterfield County 40.9%
Petersburg city 14.8%

Other place names in 23803

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ZIP codes near 23803

ZIPCityDistance
23804 Petersburg, VA 4.3 mi
23806 Virginia State University, VA 4.9 mi
23885 Sutherland, VA 6.2 mi
23834 Colonial Heights, VA 6.4 mi
23805 Petersburg, VA 7.1 mi
23801 Fort Lee, VA 7.5 mi
23831 Chester, VA 9.1 mi
23833 Church Road, VA 10.9 mi
23838 Chesterfield, VA 11.4 mi
23841 Dinwiddie, VA 11.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 23803?

23803 is in Petersburg, Virginia, in Dinwiddie County, part of the Richmond, VA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 37.2151, -77.4704.

What county is 23803 in?

23803 spans 3 counties: Dinwiddie County, Chesterfield County and Petersburg city. Most of it falls in Dinwiddie County, measured by overlapping land area — the county holding the most land in a ZIP code is not always the one holding the most residents.

What area code is 23803?

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

What time zone is 23803 in?

23803 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 23803?

About 42,012 people live in ZIP code 23803, in 16,767 households, at 582.0 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 23803?

$57,813 a year, against $93,170 across Virginia.

What ZIP codes are near 23803?

The closest are 23804 (4.3 mi), 23806 (4.9 mi), 23885 (6.2 mi), 23834 (6.4 mi) and 23805 (7.1 mi).

Is 23803 a PO Box ZIP code?

23803 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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