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23829

ZIP 23829 is Capron, Virginia, in Southampton County; area code 434; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Southampton
Metro area
none
Population
2,731
Coordinates
36.7272, -77.2282
☼ Live from 23829 — Capron, VA

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Where 23829 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 23829
  • 🔢 Type 23829 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GZBEZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 23,829 = 3 × 13 × 13 × 47. Its digits add up to 24, a total 2,425 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 101110100010101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 23828 (Branchville, VA, 10 mi away) and 23830 (Carson, VA, 23 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 23829 becomes 92832 — and that is a real ZIP code: Fullerton, CA, 2,286 miles away.
  • 👥 23 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (22938, 23289, 23298, 28329, 28392, 29832, …). The farthest-flung twin is 98322 in Burley, WA, 2,405 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 66% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 80%.
  • 🎯1,175 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 23829 and you would come out at 36.73°S, 102.77°E — 815 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 41m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 39m.
  • 📏 At 80.6 square miles of land, 23829 is bigger than 73% of ZIP codes — room for about 61 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population2,731This ZIP2,731
Households652This ZIP652
Housing units684This ZIP684
Median age50.8This ZIP50.8Virginia39.0US 38.9
Median household income$88,800This ZIP$88,800Virginia$93,170US $80,734
Median home value$271,300This ZIP$271,300Virginia$383,700US $332,700
Median gross rent$725This ZIP$725Virginia$1,579US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher14.0%This ZIP14.0%
Mean commute30.4 minThis ZIP30.4 min
Population density33.9 / sq miThis ZIP33.9 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments12This ZIP12
Employees39This ZIP39
Annual payroll$591,000This ZIP$591,000
Tax returns filed550This ZIP550
Total adjusted gross income$35,582,000This ZIP$35,582,000

Land area

Land area80.56 sq miThis ZIP80.56 sq mi
Water area0.30 sq miThis ZIP0.30 sq mi

Other place names in 23829

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ZIP codes near 23829

ZIPCityDistance
23844 Drewryville, VA 6.3 mi
23827 Boykins, VA 7.6 mi
23837 Courtland, VA 7.9 mi
23897 Yale, VA 8.2 mi
23828 Branchville, VA 10.3 mi
23878 Sedley, VA 13.1 mi
23874 Newsoms, VA 13.2 mi
23884 Sussex, VA 13.4 mi
27877 Severn, NC 14.5 mi
23870 Jarratt, VA 15.2 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 23829?

23829 is in Capron, Virginia, in Southampton County. Its published point location is 36.7272, -77.2282.

What county is 23829 in?

23829 lies in Southampton County.

What area code is 23829?

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

What time zone is 23829 in?

23829 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 23829?

About 2,731 people live in ZIP code 23829, in 652 households, at 33.9 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 23829?

$88,800 a year, against $93,170 across Virginia.

What ZIP codes are near 23829?

The closest are 23844 (6.3 mi), 23827 (7.6 mi), 23837 (7.9 mi), 23897 (8.2 mi) and 23828 (10.3 mi).

Is 23829 a PO Box ZIP code?

23829 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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