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23830

ZIP 23830 is Carson, Virginia, mostly in Dinwiddie County; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Dinwiddie +2 more
Metro area
Richmond, VA
Population
1,412
Coordinates
37.0243, -77.3972
☼ Live from 23830 — Carson, VA

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Where 23830 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 23830
  • 🔢 Type 23830 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OEBEZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 23,830 = 2 × 5 × 2383. Its digits add up to 16, a total 1,922 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 101110100010110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 23829 (Capron, VA, 23 mi away) and 23831 (Chester, VA, 22 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 23830 becomes 03832 — and that is a real ZIP code: Eaton Center, NH, 581 miles away.
  • 👥 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, 2,003 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 64% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 80%.
  • 🎯1,160 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 23830 and you would come out at 37.02°S, 102.60°E — 831 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 42m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 37m.
  • 📏 At 50.3 square miles of land, 23830 is bigger than 60% of ZIP codes — room for about 38 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,412This ZIP1,412
Households648This ZIP648
Housing units676This ZIP676
Median age47.4This ZIP47.4Virginia39.0US 38.9
Median household income$118,030This ZIP$118,030Virginia$93,170US $80,734
Median home value$330,800This ZIP$330,800Virginia$383,700US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher30.9%This ZIP30.9%
Mean commute34.7 minThis ZIP34.7 min
Population density28.0 / sq miThis ZIP28.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments18This ZIP18
Employees120This ZIP120
Annual payroll$8,754,000This ZIP$8,754,000
Tax returns filed880This ZIP880
Total adjusted gross income$66,125,000This ZIP$66,125,000

Land area

Land area50.34 sq miThis ZIP50.34 sq mi
Water area0.22 sq miThis ZIP0.22 sq mi

Counties 23830 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
Dinwiddie County 51.7%
Sussex County 27.1%
Prince George County 21.1%

ZIP codes near 23830

ZIPCityDistance
23882 Stony Creek, VA 6.9 mi
23805 Petersburg, VA 7.5 mi
23841 Dinwiddie, VA 8.8 mi
23884 Sussex, VA 9.8 mi
23891 Waverly, VA 10.8 mi
23804 Petersburg, VA 12.5 mi
23842 Disputanta, VA 12.6 mi
23803 Petersburg, VA 13.8 mi
23822 Ammon, VA 14.2 mi
23897 Yale, VA 14.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 23830?

23830 is in Carson, Virginia, in Dinwiddie County, part of the Richmond, VA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 37.0243, -77.3972.

What county is 23830 in?

23830 spans 3 counties: Dinwiddie County, Sussex County and Prince George County. 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 time zone is 23830 in?

23830 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 23830?

About 1,412 people live in ZIP code 23830, in 648 households, at 28.0 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 23830?

$118,030 a year, against $93,170 across Virginia.

What ZIP codes are near 23830?

The closest are 23882 (6.9 mi), 23805 (7.5 mi), 23841 (8.8 mi), 23884 (9.8 mi) and 23891 (10.8 mi).

Is 23830 a PO Box ZIP code?

23830 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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