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23828

ZIP 23828 is Branchville, Virginia, in Southampton County; area codes 757 and 948; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Southampton
Metro area
none
Population
577
Coordinates
36.5809, -77.2669
☼ Live from 23828 — Branchville, VA

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Where 23828 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 23828
  • 🔢 Type 23828 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BZBEZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 23,828 = 2 × 2 × 7 × 23 × 37. Its digits add up to 23, a total 2,533 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 101110100010100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 23827 (Boykins, VA, 5 mi away) and 23829 (Capron, VA, 10 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 23828 becomes 82832 — and that is a real ZIP code: Banner, WY, 1,633 miles away.
  • 👥 9 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (23288, 23882, 28328, 28382, 32828, 82832, …). The farthest-flung twin is 83822 in Oldtown, ID, 2,151 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 66% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 80%.
  • 🎯1,176 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 23828 and you would come out at 36.58°S, 102.73°E — 814 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 40m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 39m.
  • 📏 At 41.1 square miles of land, 23828 is bigger than 54% of ZIP codes — room for about 31 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population577This ZIP577
Households216This ZIP216
Housing units344This ZIP344
Median age54.8This ZIP54.8Virginia39.0US 38.9
Median household income$63,684This ZIP$63,684Virginia$93,170US $80,734
Median home value$161,900This ZIP$161,900Virginia$383,700US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher21.1%This ZIP21.1%
Mean commute53.4 minThis ZIP53.4 min
Population density14.0 / sq miThis ZIP14.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments4This ZIP4
Employees19This ZIP19
Annual payroll$799,000This ZIP$799,000
Tax returns filed160This ZIP160
Total adjusted gross income$9,947,000This ZIP$9,947,000

Land area

Land area41.10 sq miThis ZIP41.10 sq mi
Water area0.05 sq miThis ZIP0.05 sq mi

Other place names in 23828

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ZIP codes near 23828

ZIPCityDistance
23827 Boykins, VA 4.5 mi
27853 Margarettsville, NC 5.1 mi
27877 Severn, NC 6.0 mi
23844 Drewryville, VA 7.6 mi
27862 Pendleton, NC 7.6 mi
23829 Capron, VA 10.3 mi
27876 Seaboard, NC 10.6 mi
23874 Newsoms, VA 10.9 mi
27820 Conway, NC 11.1 mi
27866 Pleasant Hill, NC 14.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 23828?

23828 is in Branchville, Virginia, in Southampton County. Its published point location is 36.5809, -77.2669.

What county is 23828 in?

23828 lies in Southampton County.

What area code is 23828?

Branchville uses area codes 757 and 948, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 23828 in?

23828 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 23828?

About 577 people live in ZIP code 23828, in 216 households, at 14.0 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 23828?

$63,684 a year, against $93,170 across Virginia.

What ZIP codes are near 23828?

The closest are 23827 (4.5 mi), 27853 (5.1 mi), 27877 (6 mi), 23844 (7.6 mi) and 27862 (7.6 mi).

Is 23828 a PO Box ZIP code?

23828 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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