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23846

ZIP 23846 is Elberon, Virginia, in Surry County; area codes 757 and 948; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Surry
Population
709
Coordinates
37.0666, -76.8340
☼ Live from 23846 — Elberon, VA

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Where 23846 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 23846
  • 🔢 Type 23846 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ghBEZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 23,846 = 2 × 11923. Its digits add up to 23, a total 2,533 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 101110100100110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 23845 (Ebony, VA, 72 mi away) and 23847 (Emporia, VA, 48 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 23846 becomes 64832 — and that is a real ZIP code: Asbury, MO, 975 miles away.
  • 👥 49 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (23486, 24368, 24836, 26348, 26384, 26438, …). The farthest-flung twin is 83642 in Meridian, ID, 2,111 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 64% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 82%.
  • 🎯1,189 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 23846 and you would come out at 37.07°S, 103.17°E — 804 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 43m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 37m.
  • 📏 At 42.6 square miles of land, 23846 is bigger than 55% of ZIP codes — room for about 32 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population709This ZIP709
Households383This ZIP383
Housing units431This ZIP431
Median age64.0This ZIP64.0Virginia39.0US 38.9
Median household income$94,441This ZIP$94,441Virginia$93,170US $80,734
Median home value$272,900This ZIP$272,900Virginia$383,700US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher23.6%This ZIP23.6%
Mean commute46.3 minThis ZIP46.3 min
Population density16.6 / sq miThis ZIP16.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments6This ZIP6
Employees21This ZIP21
Annual payroll$564,000This ZIP$564,000
Tax returns filed400This ZIP400
Total adjusted gross income$26,382,000This ZIP$26,382,000

Land area

Land area42.60 sq miThis ZIP42.60 sq mi
Water area0.02 sq miThis ZIP0.02 sq mi

Other place names in 23846

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ZIP codes near 23846

ZIPCityDistance
23839 Dendron, VA 4.8 mi
23883 Surry, VA 7.2 mi
23081 Jamestown, VA 9.9 mi
23866 Ivor, VA 10.0 mi
23430 Smithfield, VA 10.6 mi
23888 Wakefield, VA 11.2 mi
23881 Spring Grove, VA 11.2 mi
23604 Fort Eustis, VA 13.8 mi
23899 Claremont, VA 13.9 mi
23185 Williamsburg, VA 14.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 23846?

23846 is in Elberon, Virginia, in Surry County, part of the Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC metropolitan area. Its published point location is 37.0666, -76.8340.

What county is 23846 in?

23846 lies in Surry County.

What area code is 23846?

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

What time zone is 23846 in?

23846 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 23846?

About 709 people live in ZIP code 23846, in 383 households, at 16.6 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 23846?

$94,441 a year, against $93,170 across Virginia.

What ZIP codes are near 23846?

The closest are 23839 (4.8 mi), 23883 (7.2 mi), 23081 (9.9 mi), 23866 (10 mi) and 23430 (10.6 mi).

Is 23846 a PO Box ZIP code?

23846 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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