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23842

ZIP 23842 is Disputanta, Virginia, mostly in Prince George County; area code 804; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Prince George +2 more
Metro area
Richmond, VA
Population
6,924
Coordinates
37.1372, -77.2170
☼ Live from 23842 — Disputanta, VA

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Where 23842 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 23842
  • 🔢 Type 23842 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZhBEZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 23,842 = 2 × 7 × 13 × 131. Its digits add up to 19, a total 2,454 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 101110100100010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 23841 (Dinwiddie, VA, 19 mi away) and 23843 (Dolphin, VA, 38 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 23842 becomes 24832, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 33 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (22438, 22834, 22843, 23284, 23482, 23824, …). The farthest-flung twin is 84322 in Logan, UT, 1,860 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 64% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 80%.
  • 🎯1,167 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 23842 and you would come out at 37.14°S, 102.78°E — 825 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 43m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 36m.
  • 📏 At 139.6 square miles of land, 23842 is bigger than 85% of ZIP codes — room for about 106 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population6,924This ZIP6,924
Households2,499This ZIP2,499
Housing units2,821This ZIP2,821
Median age43.8This ZIP43.8Virginia39.0US 38.9
Median household income$103,364This ZIP$103,364Virginia$93,170US $80,734
Median home value$284,100This ZIP$284,100Virginia$383,700US $332,700
Median gross rent$955This ZIP$955Virginia$1,579US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher19.2%This ZIP19.2%
Mean commute28.9 minThis ZIP28.9 min
Population density49.6 / sq miThis ZIP49.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments82This ZIP82
Employees2,744This ZIP2,744
Annual payroll$104,347,000This ZIP$104,347,000
Tax returns filed3,540This ZIP3,540
Total adjusted gross income$270,996,000This ZIP$270,996,000

Land area

Land area139.59 sq miThis ZIP139.59 sq mi
Water area0.99 sq miThis ZIP0.99 sq mi

Counties 23842 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Prince George County 82.6%
Sussex County 15.4%
Surry County 2.0%

Other place names in 23842

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ZIP codes near 23842

ZIPCityDistance
23891 Waverly, VA 6.2 mi
23875 Prince George, VA 6.8 mi
23801 Fort Lee, VA 9.5 mi
23860 Hopewell, VA 9.5 mi
23805 Petersburg, VA 9.8 mi
23890 Waverly, VA 10.4 mi
23804 Petersburg, VA 10.7 mi
23806 Virginia State University, VA 11.4 mi
23830 Carson, VA 12.6 mi
23881 Spring Grove, VA 13.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 23842?

23842 is in Disputanta, Virginia, in Prince George County, part of the Richmond, VA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 37.1372, -77.2170.

What county is 23842 in?

23842 spans 3 counties: Prince George County, Sussex County and Surry County. Most of it falls in Prince George 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 23842?

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

What time zone is 23842 in?

23842 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 23842?

About 6,924 people live in ZIP code 23842, in 2,499 households, at 49.6 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 23842?

$103,364 a year, against $93,170 across Virginia.

What ZIP codes are near 23842?

The closest are 23891 (6.2 mi), 23875 (6.8 mi), 23801 (9.5 mi), 23860 (9.5 mi) and 23805 (9.8 mi).

Is 23842 a PO Box ZIP code?

23842 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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