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23824

ZIP 23824 is Blackstone, Virginia, mostly in Nottoway County; area code 434; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Nottoway +3 more
Metro area
none
Population
6,455
Coordinates
37.0888, -77.9580
☼ Live from 23824 — Blackstone, VA

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Where 23824 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 23824
  • 🔢 Type 23824 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: hZBEZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 23,824 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 1489. Its digits add up to 19, a total 2,454 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 101110100010000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 23822 (Ammon, VA, 17 mi away) and 23827 (Boykins, VA, 53 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 23824 becomes 42832, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 33 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (22438, 22834, 22843, 23284, 23482, 23842, …). The farthest-flung twin is 84322 in Logan, UT, 1,823 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 64% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 79%.
  • 🎯1,129 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 23824 and you would come out at 37.09°S, 102.04°E — 862 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 43m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 37m.
  • 📏 At 197.0 square miles of land, 23824 is bigger than 91% of ZIP codes — room for about 150 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population6,455This ZIP6,455
Households2,803This ZIP2,803
Housing units3,261This ZIP3,261
Median age42.1This ZIP42.1Virginia39.0US 38.9
Median household income$55,599This ZIP$55,599Virginia$93,170US $80,734
Median home value$223,200This ZIP$223,200Virginia$383,700US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,029This ZIP$1,029Virginia$1,579US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher13.9%This ZIP13.9%
Mean commute25.9 minThis ZIP25.9 min
Population density32.8 / sq miThis ZIP32.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments188This ZIP188
Employees1,810This ZIP1,810
Annual payroll$70,616,000This ZIP$70,616,000
Tax returns filed2,990This ZIP2,990
Total adjusted gross income$166,762,000This ZIP$166,762,000

Land area

Land area197.02 sq miThis ZIP197.02 sq mi
Water area1.52 sq miThis ZIP1.52 sq mi

Counties 23824 spans

A ZIP code is a mail route and ignores county lines. Shares are by overlapping land area.

CountyShare of this ZIP
Nottoway County 76.0%
Dinwiddie County 12.5%
Brunswick County 8.8%
Lunenburg County 2.7%

Other place names in 23824

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ZIP codes near 23824

ZIPCityDistance
23955 Nottoway, VA 6.4 mi
23894 Wilsons, VA 8.1 mi
23930 Crewe, VA 9.6 mi
23876 Rawlings, VA 11.5 mi
23850 Ford, VA 12.9 mi
23938 Dundas, VA 13.0 mi
23821 Alberta, VA 14.4 mi
23872 Mc Kenney, VA 14.7 mi
23944 Kenbridge, VA 15.6 mi
23922 Burkeville, VA 15.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 23824?

23824 is in Blackstone, Virginia, in Nottoway County. Its published point location is 37.0888, -77.9580.

What county is 23824 in?

23824 spans 4 counties: Nottoway County, Dinwiddie County, Brunswick County and Lunenburg County. Most of it falls in Nottoway 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 23824?

Blackstone uses area code 434, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 23824 in?

23824 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 23824?

About 6,455 people live in ZIP code 23824, in 2,803 households, at 32.8 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 23824?

$55,599 a year, against $93,170 across Virginia.

What ZIP codes are near 23824?

The closest are 23955 (6.4 mi), 23894 (8.1 mi), 23930 (9.6 mi), 23876 (11.5 mi) and 23850 (12.9 mi).

Is 23824 a PO Box ZIP code?

23824 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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