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23847

ZIP 23847 is Emporia, Virginia, mostly in Greensville County; area code 434; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Greensville +4 more
Metro area
none
Population
12,956
Coordinates
36.6642, -77.5516
☼ Live from 23847 — Emporia, VA

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Where 23847 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 23847
  • 🔢 Type 23847 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: LhBEZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 23,847 = 3 × 7949. Its digits add up to 24, a total 2,425 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 101110100100111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 23846 (Elberon, VA, 48 mi away) and 23850 (Ford, VA, 36 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 23847 becomes 74832 — and that is a real ZIP code: Carney, OK, 1,084 miles away.
  • 👥 44 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (23487, 23874, 24378, 24738, 24873, 27438, …). The farthest-flung twin is 83724 in Boise, ID, 2,077 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 66% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 80%.
  • 🎯1,159 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 23847 and you would come out at 36.66°S, 102.45°E — 831 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 40m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 39m.
  • 📏 At 275.1 square miles of land, 23847 is bigger than 94% of ZIP codes — room for about 209 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population12,956This ZIP12,956
Households4,897This ZIP4,897
Housing units6,223This ZIP6,223
Median age37.2This ZIP37.2Virginia39.0US 38.9
Median household income$51,168This ZIP$51,168Virginia$93,170US $80,734
Median home value$139,300This ZIP$139,300Virginia$383,700US $332,700
Median gross rent$992This ZIP$992Virginia$1,579US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher16.2%This ZIP16.2%
Mean commute26.6 minThis ZIP26.6 min
Population density47.1 / sq miThis ZIP47.1 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments291This ZIP291
Employees5,042This ZIP5,042
Annual payroll$202,567,000This ZIP$202,567,000
Tax returns filed5,380This ZIP5,380
Total adjusted gross income$257,386,000This ZIP$257,386,000

Land area

Land area275.08 sq miThis ZIP275.08 sq mi
Water area1.49 sq miThis ZIP1.49 sq mi

Counties 23847 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
Greensville County 78.7%
Brunswick County 6.8%
Southampton County 6.7%
Sussex County 5.4%
Emporia city 2.5%

Other place names in 23847

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ZIP codes near 23847

ZIPCityDistance
23879 Skippers, VA 5.6 mi
23870 Jarratt, VA 6.7 mi
27866 Pleasant Hill, NC 10.2 mi
23867 Jarratt, VA 11.3 mi
23856 Freeman, VA 12.3 mi
23844 Drewryville, VA 12.5 mi
23868 Lawrenceville, VA 13.8 mi
27831 Garysburg, NC 13.9 mi
27832 Gaston, NC 14.5 mi
27876 Seaboard, NC 15.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 23847?

23847 is in Emporia, Virginia, in Greensville County. Its published point location is 36.6642, -77.5516.

What county is 23847 in?

23847 spans 5 counties: Greensville County, Brunswick County, Southampton County, Sussex County and Emporia city. Most of it falls in Greensville 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 23847?

Emporia uses area code 434, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 23847 in?

23847 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 23847?

About 12,956 people live in ZIP code 23847, in 4,897 households, at 47.1 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 23847?

$51,168 a year, against $93,170 across Virginia.

What ZIP codes are near 23847?

The closest are 23879 (5.6 mi), 23870 (6.7 mi), 27866 (10.2 mi), 23867 (11.3 mi) and 23856 (12.3 mi).

Is 23847 a PO Box ZIP code?

23847 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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