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23805

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

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Prince George +2 more
Metro area
Richmond, VA
Population
21,408
Coordinates
37.1322, -77.3942
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Where 23805 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 23805
  • 🔢 Type 23805 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: SOBEZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 23,805 = 3 × 3 × 5 × 23 × 23. Its digits add up to 18, a total 2,332 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 101110011111101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 23804 (Petersburg, VA, 5 mi away) and 23806 (Virginia State University, VA, 7 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 23805 becomes 50832, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 64 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02358, 02538, 02835, 03258, 03285, 03582, …). The farthest-flung twin is 83520 in Ahsahka, ID, 2,083 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 64% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 80%.
  • 🎯1,158 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 23805 and you would come out at 37.13°S, 102.61°E — 834 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 43m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 36m.
  • 📏 At 71.5 square miles of land, 23805 is bigger than 69% of ZIP codes — room for about 54 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population21,408This ZIP21,408
Households8,754This ZIP8,754
Housing units9,358This ZIP9,358
Median age36.2This ZIP36.2Virginia39.0US 38.9
Median household income$60,807This ZIP$60,807Virginia$93,170US $80,734
Median home value$233,400This ZIP$233,400Virginia$383,700US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,209This ZIP$1,209Virginia$1,579US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher21.7%This ZIP21.7%
Mean commute26.6 minThis ZIP26.6 min
Population density299.4 / sq miThis ZIP299.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments359This ZIP359
Employees7,387This ZIP7,387
Annual payroll$444,049,000This ZIP$444,049,000
Tax returns filed9,490This ZIP9,490
Total adjusted gross income$524,367,000This ZIP$524,367,000

Land area

Land area71.50 sq miThis ZIP71.50 sq mi
Water area0.40 sq miThis ZIP0.40 sq mi

Counties 23805 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
Prince George County 42.9%
Dinwiddie County 40.3%
Petersburg city 16.9%

Other place names in 23805

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ZIP codes near 23805

ZIPCityDistance
23804 Petersburg, VA 5.0 mi
23806 Virginia State University, VA 7.0 mi
23803 Petersburg, VA 7.1 mi
23830 Carson, VA 7.5 mi
23801 Fort Lee, VA 7.9 mi
23842 Disputanta, VA 9.8 mi
23841 Dinwiddie, VA 9.9 mi
23875 Prince George, VA 10.2 mi
23885 Sutherland, VA 10.4 mi
23834 Colonial Heights, VA 10.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 23805?

23805 is in Petersburg, Virginia, in Prince George County, part of the Richmond, VA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 37.1322, -77.3942.

What county is 23805 in?

23805 spans 3 counties: Prince George County, Dinwiddie County and Petersburg city. Most of it falls in Prince George 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 23805?

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

What time zone is 23805 in?

23805 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 23805?

About 21,408 people live in ZIP code 23805, in 8,754 households, at 299.4 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 23805?

$60,807 a year, against $93,170 across Virginia.

What ZIP codes are near 23805?

The closest are 23804 (5 mi), 23806 (7 mi), 23803 (7.1 mi), 23830 (7.5 mi) and 23801 (7.9 mi).

Is 23805 a PO Box ZIP code?

23805 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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