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23840

ZIP 23840 is Dewitt, Virginia, in Dinwiddie County; area code 804; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Dinwiddie
Metro area
Richmond, VA
Population
1,733
Coordinates
37.0510, -77.6711
☼ Live from 23840 — Dewitt, VA

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Where 23840 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 23840
  • 🔢 Type 23840 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OhBEZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 23,840 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 5 × 149. Its digits add up to 17, a total 2,133 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 101110100100000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 23839 (Dendron, VA, 42 mi away) and 23841 (Dinwiddie, VA, 7 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 23840 becomes 04832, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 62 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02348, 03284, 03824, 03842, 04238, 08234, …). The farthest-flung twin is 83204 in Pocatello, ID, 1,875 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 64% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 79%.
  • 🎯1,145 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 23840 and you would come out at 37.05°S, 102.33°E — 846 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 43m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 37m.
  • 📏 At 52.3 square miles of land, 23840 is bigger than 61% of ZIP codes — room for about 40 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,733This ZIP1,733
Households653This ZIP653
Housing units784This ZIP784
Median age54.7This ZIP54.7Virginia39.0US 38.9
Median household income$82,153This ZIP$82,153Virginia$93,170US $80,734
Median home value$278,200This ZIP$278,200Virginia$383,700US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,223This ZIP$1,223Virginia$1,579US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher14.9%This ZIP14.9%
Mean commute38.0 minThis ZIP38.0 min
Population density33.1 / sq miThis ZIP33.1 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments20This ZIP20
Employees80This ZIP80
Annual payroll$3,320,000This ZIP$3,320,000
Tax returns filed810This ZIP810
Total adjusted gross income$50,596,000This ZIP$50,596,000

Land area

Land area52.30 sq miThis ZIP52.30 sq mi
Water area0.05 sq miThis ZIP0.05 sq mi

ZIP codes near 23840

ZIPCityDistance
23822 Ammon, VA 2.0 mi
23872 Mc Kenney, VA 5.6 mi
23841 Dinwiddie, VA 6.7 mi
23850 Ford, VA 8.7 mi
23894 Wilsons, VA 10.3 mi
23885 Sutherland, VA 10.4 mi
23833 Church Road, VA 10.9 mi
23889 Warfield, VA 11.1 mi
23876 Rawlings, VA 11.1 mi
23830 Carson, VA 15.2 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 23840?

23840 is in Dewitt, Virginia, in Dinwiddie County, part of the Richmond, VA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 37.0510, -77.6711.

What county is 23840 in?

23840 lies in Dinwiddie County.

What area code is 23840?

Dewitt uses area code 804, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 23840 in?

23840 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 23840?

About 1,733 people live in ZIP code 23840, in 653 households, at 33.1 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 23840?

$82,153 a year, against $93,170 across Virginia.

What ZIP codes are near 23840?

The closest are 23822 (2 mi), 23872 (5.6 mi), 23841 (6.7 mi), 23850 (8.7 mi) and 23894 (10.3 mi).

Is 23840 a PO Box ZIP code?

23840 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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