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23837

ZIP 23837 is Courtland, Virginia, mostly in Southampton County; area codes 757 and 948; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Southampton +1 more
Metro area
none
Population
4,623
Coordinates
36.7571, -77.0900
☼ Live from 23837 — Courtland, VA

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Where 23837 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 23837
  • 🔢 Type 23837 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: LEBEZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 23,837 = 11 × 11 × 197. Its digits add up to 23, a total 2,533 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 101110100011101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 23836 (Chester, VA, 43 mi away) and 23838 (Chesterfield, VA, 49 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 23837 becomes 73832 — and that is a real ZIP code: Arnett, OK, 1,255 miles away.
  • 👥 29 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (23873, 27833, 28337, 28373, 28733, 32738, …). The farthest-flung twin is 83732 in Boise, ID, 2,100 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 65% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 81%.
  • 🎯1,182 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 23837 and you would come out at 36.76°S, 102.91°E — 809 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 41m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 38m.
  • 📏 At 110.4 square miles of land, 23837 is bigger than 80% of ZIP codes — room for about 84 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population4,623This ZIP4,623
Households1,803This ZIP1,803
Housing units1,887This ZIP1,887
Median age45.0This ZIP45.0Virginia39.0US 38.9
Median household income$66,645This ZIP$66,645Virginia$93,170US $80,734
Median home value$207,300This ZIP$207,300Virginia$383,700US $332,700
Median gross rent$930This ZIP$930Virginia$1,579US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher21.0%This ZIP21.0%
Mean commute30.0 minThis ZIP30.0 min
Population density41.9 / sq miThis ZIP41.9 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments82This ZIP82
Employees954This ZIP954
Annual payroll$46,063,000This ZIP$46,063,000
Tax returns filed1,880This ZIP1,880
Total adjusted gross income$131,187,000This ZIP$131,187,000

Land area

Land area110.42 sq miThis ZIP110.42 sq mi
Water area0.48 sq miThis ZIP0.48 sq mi

Counties 23837 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Southampton County 92.7%
Sussex County 7.3%

Other place names in 23837

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ZIP codes near 23837

ZIPCityDistance
23878 Sedley, VA 5.9 mi
23829 Capron, VA 7.9 mi
23851 Franklin, VA 10.3 mi
23827 Boykins, VA 11.3 mi
23874 Newsoms, VA 12.0 mi
23897 Yale, VA 12.1 mi
23898 Zuni, VA 13.8 mi
23315 Carrsville, VA 13.9 mi
23844 Drewryville, VA 14.1 mi
23888 Wakefield, VA 14.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 23837?

23837 is in Courtland, Virginia, in Southampton County. Its published point location is 36.7571, -77.0900.

What county is 23837 in?

23837 spans 2 counties: Southampton County and Sussex County. Most of it falls in Southampton 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 23837?

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

What time zone is 23837 in?

23837 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 23837?

About 4,623 people live in ZIP code 23837, in 1,803 households, at 41.9 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 23837?

$66,645 a year, against $93,170 across Virginia.

What ZIP codes are near 23837?

The closest are 23878 (5.9 mi), 23829 (7.9 mi), 23851 (10.3 mi), 23827 (11.3 mi) and 23874 (12 mi).

Is 23837 a PO Box ZIP code?

23837 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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