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23881

ZIP 23881 is Spring Grove, Virginia, mostly in Surry County; area codes 757 and 948; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Surry +1 more
Population
2,531
Coordinates
37.1807, -76.9778
☼ Live from 23881 — Spring Grove, VA

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Where 23881 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 23881
  • 🔢 Type 23881 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IBBEZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 23,881 = 11 × 13 × 167. Its digits add up to 22, a total 2,607 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 101110101001001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 23879 (Skippers, VA, 53 mi away) and 23882 (Stony Creek, VA, 30 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 23881 becomes 18832 — and that is a real ZIP code: Monroeton, PA, 312 miles away.
  • 👥 28 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12838, 12883, 18328, 18823, 18832, 21838, …). The farthest-flung twin is 83821 in Coolin, ID, 2,137 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 63% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 82%.
  • 🎯1,179 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 23881 and you would come out at 37.18°S, 103.02°E — 814 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 43m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 36m.
  • 📏 At 108.5 square miles of land, 23881 is bigger than 80% of ZIP codes — room for about 82 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population2,531This ZIP2,531
Households1,016This ZIP1,016
Housing units1,209This ZIP1,209
Median age45.2This ZIP45.2Virginia39.0US 38.9
Median household income$109,531This ZIP$109,531Virginia$93,170US $80,734
Median home value$318,800This ZIP$318,800Virginia$383,700US $332,700
Median gross rent$968This ZIP$968Virginia$1,579US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher37.6%This ZIP37.6%
Mean commute42.3 minThis ZIP42.3 min
Population density23.3 / sq miThis ZIP23.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments21This ZIP21
Employees115This ZIP115
Annual payroll$3,181,000This ZIP$3,181,000
Tax returns filed780This ZIP780
Total adjusted gross income$51,165,000This ZIP$51,165,000

Land area

Land area108.50 sq miThis ZIP108.50 sq mi
Water area17.69 sq miThis ZIP17.69 sq mi

Counties 23881 spans

A ZIP code is a mail route and ignores county lines. Shares are by overlapping land area.

CountyShare of this ZIP
Surry County 70.8%
Prince George County 29.2%

Other place names in 23881

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

ZIP codes near 23881

ZIPCityDistance
23899 Claremont, VA 3.7 mi
23839 Dendron, VA 7.3 mi
23846 Elberon, VA 11.2 mi
23030 Charles City, VA 12.2 mi
23081 Jamestown, VA 12.4 mi
23147 Ruthville, VA 13.5 mi
23842 Disputanta, VA 13.5 mi
23883 Surry, VA 13.7 mi
23890 Waverly, VA 14.2 mi
23860 Hopewell, VA 15.2 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 23881?

23881 is in Spring Grove, Virginia, in Surry County, part of the Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC metropolitan area. Its published point location is 37.1807, -76.9778.

What county is 23881 in?

23881 spans 2 counties: Surry County and Prince George County. Most of it falls in Surry 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 23881?

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

What time zone is 23881 in?

23881 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 23881?

About 2,531 people live in ZIP code 23881, in 1,016 households, at 23.3 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 23881?

$109,531 a year, against $93,170 across Virginia.

What ZIP codes are near 23881?

The closest are 23899 (3.7 mi), 23839 (7.3 mi), 23846 (11.2 mi), 23030 (12.2 mi) and 23081 (12.4 mi).

Is 23881 a PO Box ZIP code?

23881 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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