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23851

ZIP 23851 is Franklin, Virginia, mostly in Southampton County; area codes 757 and 948; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Southampton +2 more
Metro area
none
Population
13,237
Coordinates
36.6520, -76.9571
☼ Live from 23851 — Franklin, VA

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Where 23851 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 23851
  • 🔢 Type 23851 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ISBEZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 23,851 = 17 × 23 × 61. Its digits add up to 19, a total 2,454 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 101110100101011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 23850 (Ford, VA, 56 mi away) and 23856 (Freeman, VA, 42 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 23851 becomes 15832 — and that is a real ZIP code: Driftwood, PA, 332 miles away.
  • 👥 57 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12538, 12583, 12835, 12853, 13825, 15238, …). The farthest-flung twin is 85321 in Ajo, AZ, 2,038 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 66% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 82%.
  • 🎯1,191 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 23851 and you would come out at 36.65°S, 103.04°E — 800 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 40m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 39m.
  • 📏 At 108.7 square miles of land, 23851 is bigger than 80% of ZIP codes — room for about 83 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population13,237This ZIP13,237
Households5,410This ZIP5,410
Housing units6,027This ZIP6,027
Median age41.7This ZIP41.7Virginia39.0US 38.9
Median household income$70,122This ZIP$70,122Virginia$93,170US $80,734
Median home value$244,300This ZIP$244,300Virginia$383,700US $332,700
Median gross rent$999This ZIP$999Virginia$1,579US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher25.3%This ZIP25.3%
Mean commute27.4 minThis ZIP27.4 min
Population density121.8 / sq miThis ZIP121.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments330This ZIP330
Employees4,321This ZIP4,321
Annual payroll$180,349,000This ZIP$180,349,000
Tax returns filed5,980This ZIP5,980
Total adjusted gross income$343,172,000This ZIP$343,172,000

Land area

Land area108.70 sq miThis ZIP108.70 sq mi
Water area2.03 sq miThis ZIP2.03 sq mi

Counties 23851 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Southampton County 78.8%
Isle of Wight County 13.6%
Franklin city 7.6%

Other place names in 23851

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ZIP codes near 23851

ZIPCityDistance
23874 Newsoms, VA 7.8 mi
23437 Suffolk, VA 8.7 mi
23315 Carrsville, VA 8.7 mi
23837 Courtland, VA 10.3 mi
27818 Como, NC 11.1 mi
23878 Sedley, VA 12.5 mi
23827 Boykins, VA 13.7 mi
23898 Zuni, VA 13.9 mi
27937 Gates, NC 14.0 mi
23438 Suffolk, VA 15.2 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 23851?

23851 is in Franklin, Virginia, in Southampton County. Its published point location is 36.6520, -76.9571.

What county is 23851 in?

23851 spans 3 counties: Southampton County, Isle of Wight County and Franklin city. Most of it falls in Southampton 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 23851?

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

What time zone is 23851 in?

23851 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 23851?

About 13,237 people live in ZIP code 23851, in 5,410 households, at 121.8 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 23851?

$70,122 a year, against $93,170 across Virginia.

What ZIP codes are near 23851?

The closest are 23874 (7.8 mi), 23437 (8.7 mi), 23315 (8.7 mi), 23837 (10.3 mi) and 27818 (11.1 mi).

Is 23851 a PO Box ZIP code?

23851 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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