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23878

ZIP 23878 is Sedley, Virginia, in Southampton County; area codes 757 and 948; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Southampton
Metro area
none
Population
1,217
Coordinates
36.8248, -77.0254
☼ Live from 23878 — Sedley, VA

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Where 23878 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 23878
  • 🔢 Type 23878 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BLBEZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 23,878 = 2 × 11939. Its digits add up to 28, a total 1,520 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 101110101000110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 23876 (Rawlings, VA, 46 mi away) and 23879 (Skippers, VA, 35 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 23878 becomes 87832 — and that is a real ZIP code: San Antonio, NM, 1,686 miles away.
  • 👥 26 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (23887, 27883, 28378, 28387, 28738, 28783, …). The farthest-flung twin is 83872 in Viola, ID, 2,143 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 65% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 81%.
  • 🎯1,184 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 23878 and you would come out at 36.82°S, 102.97°E — 807 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 41m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 38m.
  • 📏 At 36.6 square miles of land, 23878 is bigger than 51% of ZIP codes — room for about 28 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,217This ZIP1,217
Households534This ZIP534
Housing units573This ZIP573
Median age46.1This ZIP46.1Virginia39.0US 38.9
Median household income$87,077This ZIP$87,077Virginia$93,170US $80,734
Median home value$219,900This ZIP$219,900Virginia$383,700US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher27.7%This ZIP27.7%
Mean commute30.7 minThis ZIP30.7 min
Population density33.2 / sq miThis ZIP33.2 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments6This ZIP6
Employees85This ZIP85
Annual payroll$2,976,000This ZIP$2,976,000
Tax returns filed540This ZIP540
Total adjusted gross income$36,382,000This ZIP$36,382,000

Land area

Land area36.62 sq miThis ZIP36.62 sq mi
Water area0.34 sq miThis ZIP0.34 sq mi

Other place names in 23878

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ZIP codes near 23878

ZIPCityDistance
23837 Courtland, VA 5.9 mi
23898 Zuni, VA 9.1 mi
23888 Wakefield, VA 9.3 mi
23866 Ivor, VA 11.3 mi
23315 Carrsville, VA 11.9 mi
23851 Franklin, VA 12.5 mi
23829 Capron, VA 13.1 mi
23890 Waverly, VA 13.7 mi
23897 Yale, VA 14.4 mi
23884 Sussex, VA 15.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 23878?

23878 is in Sedley, Virginia, in Southampton County. Its published point location is 36.8248, -77.0254.

What county is 23878 in?

23878 lies in Southampton County.

What area code is 23878?

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

What time zone is 23878 in?

23878 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 23878?

About 1,217 people live in ZIP code 23878, in 534 households, at 33.2 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 23878?

$87,077 a year, against $93,170 across Virginia.

What ZIP codes are near 23878?

The closest are 23837 (5.9 mi), 23898 (9.1 mi), 23888 (9.3 mi), 23866 (11.3 mi) and 23315 (11.9 mi).

Is 23878 a PO Box ZIP code?

23878 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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