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23836

ZIP 23836 is in Chester, Virginia, in Chesterfield County; area codes 804 and 686; Eastern time. Chester has 2 ZIP codes; the other is 23831.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Chesterfield
Metro area
Richmond, VA
Population
15,298
Coordinates
37.3510, -77.3305
☼ Live from 23836 — Chester, VA

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Where 23836 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 23836
  • 🔢 Type 23836 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gEBEZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 23,836 = 2 × 2 × 59 × 101. Its digits add up to 22, a total 2,607 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 101110100011100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 23834 (Colonial Heights, VA, 6 mi away) and 23837 (Courtland, VA, 43 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 23836 becomes 63832, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 29 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (26338, 26833, 28363, 28633, 32683, 32836, …). The farthest-flung twin is 83632 in Indian Valley, ID, 2,078 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 62% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 80%.
  • 🎯1,157 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 23836 and you would come out at 37.35°S, 102.67°E — 836 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 44m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 35m.
  • 📏 At 26.6 square miles of land, 23836 is bigger than 43% of ZIP codes — room for about 20 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population15,298This ZIP15,298
Households5,566This ZIP5,566
Housing units5,704This ZIP5,704
Median age38.8This ZIP38.8Virginia39.0US 38.9
Median household income$100,921This ZIP$100,921Virginia$93,170US $80,734
Median home value$356,400This ZIP$356,400Virginia$383,700US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,674This ZIP$1,674Virginia$1,579US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher38.1%This ZIP38.1%
Mean commute24.9 minThis ZIP24.9 min
Population density575.5 / sq miThis ZIP575.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments366This ZIP366
Employees14,675This ZIP14,675
Annual payroll$1,143,798,000This ZIP$1,143,798,000
Tax returns filed7,430This ZIP7,430
Total adjusted gross income$743,206,000This ZIP$743,206,000

Land area

Land area26.58 sq miThis ZIP26.58 sq mi
Water area3.96 sq miThis ZIP3.96 sq mi

Other place names in 23836

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ZIP codes near 23836

ZIPCityDistance
23834 Colonial Heights, VA 5.7 mi
23231 Henrico, VA 6.4 mi
23831 Chester, VA 6.6 mi
23237 Richmond, VA 7.7 mi
23860 Hopewell, VA 7.7 mi
23801 Fort Lee, VA 7.9 mi
23242 Henrico, VA 8.6 mi
23255 Henrico, VA 8.6 mi
23288 Henrico, VA 8.6 mi
23806 Virginia State University, VA 8.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 23836?

23836 is in Chester, Virginia, in Chesterfield County, part of the Richmond, VA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 37.3510, -77.3305.

What county is 23836 in?

23836 lies in Chesterfield County.

What area code is 23836?

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

What time zone is 23836 in?

23836 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 23836?

About 15,298 people live in ZIP code 23836, in 5,566 households, at 575.5 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 23836?

$100,921 a year, against $93,170 across Virginia.

What ZIP codes are near 23836?

The closest are 23834 (5.7 mi), 23231 (6.4 mi), 23831 (6.6 mi), 23237 (7.7 mi) and 23860 (7.7 mi).

Is 23836 a PO Box ZIP code?

23836 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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