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23879

ZIP 23879 is Skippers, Virginia, in Greensville County; area code 434; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Greensville
Metro area
none
Population
386
Coordinates
36.5923, -77.5968
☼ Live from 23879 — Skippers, VA

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Where 23879 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 23879
  • 🔢 Type 23879 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GLBEZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ 23879 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 29, a total 1,296 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 101110101000111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 23878 (Sedley, VA, 35 mi away) and 23881 (Spring Grove, VA, 53 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 23879 becomes 97832, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 40 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (23897, 27839, 27893, 27938, 27983, 28379, …). The farthest-flung twin is 97238 in Portland, OR, 2,395 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 66% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 79%.
  • 🎯1,158 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 23879 and you would come out at 36.59°S, 102.40°E — 832 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 40m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 39m.
  • 📏 At 34.3 square miles of land, 23879 is bigger than 49% of ZIP codes — room for about 26 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population386This ZIP386
Households196This ZIP196
Housing units271This ZIP271
Median age64.3This ZIP64.3Virginia39.0US 38.9
Median household income$51,250This ZIP$51,250Virginia$93,170US $80,734
Median home value$217,600This ZIP$217,600Virginia$383,700US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,099This ZIP$1,099Virginia$1,579US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher27.9%This ZIP27.9%
Mean commute17.9 minThis ZIP17.9 min
Population density11.3 / sq miThis ZIP11.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments15This ZIP15
Employees229This ZIP229
Annual payroll$10,382,000This ZIP$10,382,000
Tax returns filed270This ZIP270
Total adjusted gross income$14,729,000This ZIP$14,729,000

Land area

Land area34.31 sq miThis ZIP34.31 sq mi
Water area0.12 sq miThis ZIP0.12 sq mi

ZIP codes near 23879

ZIPCityDistance
23847 Emporia, VA 5.6 mi
27866 Pleasant Hill, NC 6.8 mi
27831 Garysburg, NC 9.0 mi
27832 Gaston, NC 9.4 mi
23887 Valentines, VA 12.3 mi
23870 Jarratt, VA 12.3 mi
27890 Weldon, NC 12.3 mi
27870 Roanoke Rapids, NC 12.8 mi
27876 Seaboard, NC 13.4 mi
23868 Lawrenceville, VA 13.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 23879?

23879 is in Skippers, Virginia, in Greensville County. Its published point location is 36.5923, -77.5968.

What county is 23879 in?

23879 lies in Greensville County.

What area code is 23879?

Skippers uses area code 434, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 23879 in?

23879 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 23879?

About 386 people live in ZIP code 23879, in 196 households, at 11.3 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 23879?

$51,250 a year, against $93,170 across Virginia.

What ZIP codes are near 23879?

The closest are 23847 (5.6 mi), 27866 (6.8 mi), 27831 (9 mi), 27832 (9.4 mi) and 23887 (12.3 mi).

Is 23879 a PO Box ZIP code?

23879 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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