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23872

ZIP 23872 is Mc Kenney, Virginia, in Dinwiddie County; area code 804; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Dinwiddie
Metro area
Richmond, VA
Population
2,571
Coordinates
36.9830, -77.7268
☼ Live from 23872 — Mc Kenney, VA

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Where 23872 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 23872
  • 🔢 Type 23872 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZLBEZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 23,872 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 373. Its digits add up to 22, a total 2,607 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 101110101000000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 23870 (Jarratt, VA, 20 mi away) and 23873 (Meredithville, VA, 17 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 23872 becomes 27832 — and that is a real ZIP code: Gaston, NC, 32 miles away.
  • 👥 30 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (22738, 23278, 23827, 27283, 27823, 27832, …). The farthest-flung twin is 83722 in Boise, ID, 2,061 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 64% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 79%.
  • 🎯1,143 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 23872 and you would come out at 36.98°S, 102.27°E — 847 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 42m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 37m.
  • 📏 At 99.6 square miles of land, 23872 is bigger than 78% of ZIP codes — room for about 76 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population2,571This ZIP2,571
Households1,037This ZIP1,037
Housing units1,233This ZIP1,233
Median age44.6This ZIP44.6Virginia39.0US 38.9
Median household income$75,913This ZIP$75,913Virginia$93,170US $80,734
Median home value$215,200This ZIP$215,200Virginia$383,700US $332,700
Median gross rent$960This ZIP$960Virginia$1,579US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher12.9%This ZIP12.9%
Mean commute38.2 minThis ZIP38.2 min
Population density25.8 / sq miThis ZIP25.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments35This ZIP35
Employees191This ZIP191
Annual payroll$8,004,000This ZIP$8,004,000
Tax returns filed1,060This ZIP1,060
Total adjusted gross income$70,659,000This ZIP$70,659,000

Land area

Land area99.63 sq miThis ZIP99.63 sq mi
Water area0.18 sq miThis ZIP0.18 sq mi

Other place names in 23872

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ZIP codes near 23872

ZIPCityDistance
23840 Dewitt, VA 5.6 mi
23889 Warfield, VA 5.6 mi
23876 Rawlings, VA 6.2 mi
23822 Ammon, VA 7.6 mi
23843 Dolphin, VA 10.3 mi
23841 Dinwiddie, VA 11.2 mi
23894 Wilsons, VA 11.9 mi
23821 Alberta, VA 12.4 mi
23850 Ford, VA 12.5 mi
23856 Freeman, VA 13.1 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 23872?

23872 is in Mc Kenney, Virginia, in Dinwiddie County, part of the Richmond, VA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 36.9830, -77.7268.

What county is 23872 in?

23872 lies in Dinwiddie County.

What area code is 23872?

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

What time zone is 23872 in?

23872 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 23872?

About 2,571 people live in ZIP code 23872, in 1,037 households, at 25.8 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 23872?

$75,913 a year, against $93,170 across Virginia.

What ZIP codes are near 23872?

The closest are 23840 (5.6 mi), 23889 (5.6 mi), 23876 (6.2 mi), 23822 (7.6 mi) and 23843 (10.3 mi).

Is 23872 a PO Box ZIP code?

23872 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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