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23834

ZIP 23834 is Colonial Heights, Virginia, mostly in Chesterfield County; area codes 804 and 686; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Chesterfield +1 more
Metro area
Richmond, VA
Population
26,628
Coordinates
37.2901, -77.4008
☼ Live from 23834 — Colonial Heights, VA

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Where 23834 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 23834
  • 🔢 Type 23834 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: hEBEZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 23,834 = 2 × 17 × 701. Its digits add up to 20, a total 2,586 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 101110100011010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 23833 (Church Road, VA, 16 mi away) and 23836 (Chester, VA, 6 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 23834 becomes 43832 — and that is a real ZIP code: Newcomerstown, OH, 305 miles away.
  • 👥 28 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (23438, 23483, 23843, 28334, 28343, 28433, …). The farthest-flung twin is 83324 in Dietrich, ID, 1,970 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 63% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 80%.
  • 🎯1,155 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 23834 and you would come out at 37.29°S, 102.60°E — 838 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 44m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 35m.
  • 📏 At 23.8 square miles of land, 23834 is bigger than 41% of ZIP codes — room for about 18 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population26,628This ZIP26,628
Households10,624This ZIP10,624
Housing units11,398This ZIP11,398
Median age40.0This ZIP40.0Virginia39.0US 38.9
Median household income$84,338This ZIP$84,338Virginia$93,170US $80,734
Median home value$253,400This ZIP$253,400Virginia$383,700US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,256This ZIP$1,256Virginia$1,579US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher29.5%This ZIP29.5%
Mean commute24.7 minThis ZIP24.7 min
Population density1,120.0 / sq miThis ZIP1,120.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments795This ZIP795
Employees15,193This ZIP15,193
Annual payroll$697,381,000This ZIP$697,381,000
Tax returns filed12,900This ZIP12,900
Total adjusted gross income$799,777,000This ZIP$799,777,000

Land area

Land area23.77 sq miThis ZIP23.77 sq mi
Water area1.60 sq miThis ZIP1.60 sq mi

Counties 23834 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Chesterfield County 68.4%
Colonial Heights city 31.6%

Other place names in 23834

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ZIP codes near 23834

ZIPCityDistance
23806 Virginia State University, VA 4.1 mi
23831 Chester, VA 4.7 mi
23801 Fort Lee, VA 5.2 mi
23836 Chester, VA 5.7 mi
23804 Petersburg, VA 5.9 mi
23803 Petersburg, VA 6.4 mi
23237 Richmond, VA 8.2 mi
23875 Prince George, VA 9.0 mi
23860 Hopewell, VA 9.6 mi
23805 Petersburg, VA 10.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 23834?

23834 is in Colonial Heights, Virginia, in Chesterfield County, part of the Richmond, VA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 37.2901, -77.4008.

What county is 23834 in?

23834 spans 2 counties: Chesterfield County and Colonial Heights city. Most of it falls in Chesterfield 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 23834?

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

What time zone is 23834 in?

23834 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 23834?

About 26,628 people live in ZIP code 23834, in 10,624 households, at 1,120.0 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 23834?

$84,338 a year, against $93,170 across Virginia.

What ZIP codes are near 23834?

The closest are 23806 (4.1 mi), 23831 (4.7 mi), 23801 (5.2 mi), 23836 (5.7 mi) and 23804 (5.9 mi).

Is 23834 a PO Box ZIP code?

23834 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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