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23860

ZIP 23860 is Hopewell, Virginia, mostly in Prince George County; area code 804; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Prince George +1 more
Metro area
Richmond, VA
Population
31,404
Coordinates
37.2747, -77.2274
☼ Live from 23860 — Hopewell, VA

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Where 23860 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 23860
  • 🔢 Type 23860 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OgBEZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 23,860 = 2 × 2 × 5 × 1193. Its digits add up to 19, a total 2,454 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 101110100110100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 23857 (Gasburg, VA, 60 mi away) and 23866 (Ivor, VA, 32 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 23860 becomes 06832, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 57 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02368, 02638, 02836, 02863, 03268, 03826, …). The farthest-flung twin is 83602 in Banks, ID, 2,072 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 63% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 80%.
  • 🎯1,164 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 23860 and you would come out at 37.27°S, 102.77°E — 829 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 44m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 35m.
  • 📏 At 45.2 square miles of land, 23860 is bigger than 57% of ZIP codes — room for about 34 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population31,404This ZIP31,404
Households11,113This ZIP11,113
Housing units12,355This ZIP12,355
Median age39.2This ZIP39.2Virginia39.0US 38.9
Median household income$62,141This ZIP$62,141Virginia$93,170US $80,734
Median home value$206,500This ZIP$206,500Virginia$383,700US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,124This ZIP$1,124Virginia$1,579US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher15.1%This ZIP15.1%
Mean commute26.4 minThis ZIP26.4 min
Population density694.3 / sq miThis ZIP694.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments448This ZIP448
Employees5,798This ZIP5,798
Annual payroll$312,172,000This ZIP$312,172,000
Tax returns filed13,070This ZIP13,070
Total adjusted gross income$687,935,000This ZIP$687,935,000

Land area

Land area45.23 sq miThis ZIP45.23 sq mi
Water area9.73 sq miThis ZIP9.73 sq mi

Counties 23860 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 77.1%
Hopewell city 22.9%

Other place names in 23860

Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.

ZIP codes near 23860

ZIPCityDistance
23875 Prince George, VA 3.5 mi
23801 Fort Lee, VA 6.5 mi
23836 Chester, VA 7.7 mi
23806 Virginia State University, VA 9.1 mi
23842 Disputanta, VA 9.5 mi
23834 Colonial Heights, VA 9.6 mi
23804 Petersburg, VA 10.3 mi
23030 Charles City, VA 10.7 mi
23147 Ruthville, VA 12.2 mi
23231 Henrico, VA 12.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 23860?

23860 is in Hopewell, Virginia, in Prince George County, part of the Richmond, VA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 37.2747, -77.2274.

What county is 23860 in?

23860 spans 2 counties: Prince George County and Hopewell city. 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 23860?

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

What time zone is 23860 in?

23860 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 23860?

About 31,404 people live in ZIP code 23860, in 11,113 households, at 694.3 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 23860?

$62,141 a year, against $93,170 across Virginia.

What ZIP codes are near 23860?

The closest are 23875 (3.5 mi), 23801 (6.5 mi), 23836 (7.7 mi), 23806 (9.1 mi) and 23842 (9.5 mi).

Is 23860 a PO Box ZIP code?

23860 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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