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23874

ZIP 23874 is Newsoms, Virginia, in Southampton County; area codes 757 and 948; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Southampton
Metro area
none
Population
673
Coordinates
36.5847, -77.0708
☼ Live from 23874 — Newsoms, VA

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Where 23874 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 23874
  • 🔢 Type 23874 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: hLBEZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 23,874 = 2 × 3 × 23 × 173. Its digits add up to 24, a total 2,425 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 101110101000010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 23873 (Meredithville, VA, 51 mi away) and 23875 (Prince George, VA, 46 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 23874 becomes 47832 — and that is a real ZIP code: Bloomingdale, IN, 598 miles away.
  • 👥 44 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (23487, 23847, 24378, 24738, 24873, 27438, …). The farthest-flung twin is 83724 in Boise, ID, 2,103 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 66% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 81%.
  • 🎯1,186 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 23874 and you would come out at 36.58°S, 102.93°E — 804 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 40m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 39m.
  • 📏 At 46.7 square miles of land, 23874 is bigger than 58% of ZIP codes — room for about 35 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population673This ZIP673
Households369This ZIP369
Housing units481This ZIP481
Median age52.4This ZIP52.4Virginia39.0US 38.9
Median household income$58,628This ZIP$58,628Virginia$93,170US $80,734
Median home value$152,000This ZIP$152,000Virginia$383,700US $332,700
Median gross rent$860This ZIP$860Virginia$1,579US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher20.9%This ZIP20.9%
Mean commute32.8 minThis ZIP32.8 min
Population density14.4 / sq miThis ZIP14.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments8This ZIP8
Employees108This ZIP108
Annual payroll$7,681,000This ZIP$7,681,000
Tax returns filed480This ZIP480
Total adjusted gross income$28,581,000This ZIP$28,581,000

Land area

Land area46.68 sq miThis ZIP46.68 sq mi
Water area0.05 sq miThis ZIP0.05 sq mi

Other place names in 23874

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ZIP codes near 23874

ZIPCityDistance
27818 Como, NC 6.6 mi
23827 Boykins, VA 7.6 mi
23851 Franklin, VA 7.8 mi
27877 Severn, NC 8.1 mi
27862 Pendleton, NC 9.2 mi
23828 Branchville, VA 10.9 mi
27855 Murfreesboro, NC 11.7 mi
23837 Courtland, VA 12.0 mi
23829 Capron, VA 13.2 mi
27853 Margarettsville, NC 14.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 23874?

23874 is in Newsoms, Virginia, in Southampton County. Its published point location is 36.5847, -77.0708.

What county is 23874 in?

23874 lies in Southampton County.

What area code is 23874?

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

What time zone is 23874 in?

23874 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 23874?

About 673 people live in ZIP code 23874, in 369 households, at 14.4 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 23874?

$58,628 a year, against $93,170 across Virginia.

What ZIP codes are near 23874?

The closest are 27818 (6.6 mi), 23827 (7.6 mi), 23851 (7.8 mi), 27877 (8.1 mi) and 27862 (9.2 mi).

Is 23874 a PO Box ZIP code?

23874 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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