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23838

ZIP 23838 is in Chesterfield, Virginia, in Chesterfield County; area codes 804 and 686; Eastern time. Chesterfield has 2 ZIP codes; the other is 23832.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Chesterfield
Metro area
Richmond, VA
Population
17,686
Coordinates
37.3175, -77.6339
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Where 23838 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 23838
  • 🔢 Type 23838 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BEBEZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 23,838 = 2 × 3 × 29 × 137. Its digits add up to 24, a total 2,425 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 101110100011110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 23837 (Courtland, VA, 49 mi away) and 23839 (Dendron, VA, 42 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 23838 becomes 83832 — and that is a real ZIP code: Genesee, ID, 2,093 miles away.
  • 👥 14 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (23883, 28338, 28383, 33882, 38238, 38328, …). The farthest-flung twin is 83832 in Genesee, ID, 2,093 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 62% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 79%.
  • 🎯1,142 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 23838 and you would come out at 37.32°S, 102.37°E — 851 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 44m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 35m.
  • 📏 At 98.8 square miles of land, 23838 is bigger than 78% of ZIP codes — room for about 75 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population17,686This ZIP17,686
Households6,393This ZIP6,393
Housing units6,551This ZIP6,551
Median age46.9This ZIP46.9Virginia39.0US 38.9
Median household income$134,651This ZIP$134,651Virginia$93,170US $80,734
Median home value$465,500This ZIP$465,500Virginia$383,700US $332,700
Median gross rent$2,750This ZIP$2,750Virginia$1,579US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher43.9%This ZIP43.9%
Mean commute33.8 minThis ZIP33.8 min
Population density179.1 / sq miThis ZIP179.1 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments274This ZIP274
Employees1,457This ZIP1,457
Annual payroll$66,595,000This ZIP$66,595,000
Tax returns filed8,800This ZIP8,800
Total adjusted gross income$1,161,661,000This ZIP$1,161,661,000

Land area

Land area98.77 sq miThis ZIP98.77 sq mi
Water area2.55 sq miThis ZIP2.55 sq mi

ZIP codes near 23838

ZIPCityDistance
23832 Chesterfield, VA 5.4 mi
23297 Richmond, VA 6.4 mi
23833 Church Road, VA 7.7 mi
23112 Midlothian, VA 8.0 mi
23885 Sutherland, VA 10.2 mi
23831 Chester, VA 10.3 mi
23120 Moseley, VA 10.9 mi
23236 Richmond, VA 11.3 mi
23237 Richmond, VA 11.3 mi
23803 Petersburg, VA 11.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 23838?

23838 is in Chesterfield, Virginia, in Chesterfield County, part of the Richmond, VA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 37.3175, -77.6339.

What county is 23838 in?

23838 lies in Chesterfield County.

What area code is 23838?

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

What time zone is 23838 in?

23838 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 23838?

About 17,686 people live in ZIP code 23838, in 6,393 households, at 179.1 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 23838?

$134,651 a year, against $93,170 across Virginia.

What ZIP codes are near 23838?

The closest are 23832 (5.4 mi), 23297 (6.4 mi), 23833 (7.7 mi), 23112 (8 mi) and 23885 (10.2 mi).

Is 23838 a PO Box ZIP code?

23838 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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