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23839

ZIP 23839 is Dendron, Virginia, in Surry County; area codes 757 and 948; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Surry
Population
993
Coordinates
37.0859, -76.9185
☼ Live from 23839 — Dendron, VA

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Where 23839 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 23839
  • 🔢 Type 23839 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GEBEZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 23,839 = 31 × 769. Its digits add up to 25, a total 2,242 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 101110100011111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 23838 (Chesterfield, VA, 42 mi away) and 23840 (Dewitt, VA, 42 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 23839 becomes 93832, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 26 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (23389, 23398, 23893, 23938, 28339, 28393, …). The farthest-flung twin is 98332 in Gig Harbor, WA, 2,404 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 64% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 82%.
  • 🎯1,184 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 23839 and you would come out at 37.09°S, 103.08°E — 808 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 43m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 37m.
  • 📏 At 34.4 square miles of land, 23839 is bigger than 49% of ZIP codes — room for about 26 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population993This ZIP993
Households382This ZIP382
Housing units413This ZIP413
Median age37.3This ZIP37.3Virginia39.0US 38.9
Median household income$59,405This ZIP$59,405Virginia$93,170US $80,734
Median home value$185,000This ZIP$185,000Virginia$383,700US $332,700
Median gross rent$2,029This ZIP$2,029Virginia$1,579US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher24.2%This ZIP24.2%
Mean commute37.2 minThis ZIP37.2 min
Population density28.9 / sq miThis ZIP28.9 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments10This ZIP10
Employees259This ZIP259
Annual payroll$7,618,000This ZIP$7,618,000
Tax returns filed450This ZIP450
Total adjusted gross income$25,854,000This ZIP$25,854,000

Land area

Land area34.35 sq miThis ZIP34.35 sq mi
Water area0.04 sq miThis ZIP0.04 sq mi

Other place names in 23839

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ZIP codes near 23839

ZIPCityDistance
23846 Elberon, VA 4.8 mi
23881 Spring Grove, VA 7.3 mi
23888 Wakefield, VA 9.7 mi
23883 Surry, VA 10.6 mi
23899 Claremont, VA 10.7 mi
23866 Ivor, VA 11.6 mi
23081 Jamestown, VA 11.8 mi
23890 Waverly, VA 12.2 mi
23430 Smithfield, VA 15.4 mi
23891 Waverly, VA 15.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 23839?

23839 is in Dendron, Virginia, in Surry County, part of the Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC metropolitan area. Its published point location is 37.0859, -76.9185.

What county is 23839 in?

23839 lies in Surry County.

What area code is 23839?

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

What time zone is 23839 in?

23839 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 23839?

About 993 people live in ZIP code 23839, in 382 households, at 28.9 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 23839?

$59,405 a year, against $93,170 across Virginia.

What ZIP codes are near 23839?

The closest are 23846 (4.8 mi), 23881 (7.3 mi), 23888 (9.7 mi), 23883 (10.6 mi) and 23899 (10.7 mi).

Is 23839 a PO Box ZIP code?

23839 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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