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23883

ZIP 23883 is Surry, Virginia, in Surry County; area codes 757 and 948; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Surry
Population
1,870
Coordinates
37.1360, -76.7359
☼ Live from 23883 — Surry, VA

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Where 23883 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 23883
  • 🔢 Type 23883 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: EBBEZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 23,883 = 3 × 19 × 419. Its digits add up to 24, a total 2,425 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 101110101001011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 23882 (Stony Creek, VA, 41 mi away) and 23884 (Sussex, VA, 34 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 23883 becomes 38832, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 14 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (23838, 28338, 28383, 33882, 38238, 38328, …). The farthest-flung twin is 83832 in Genesee, ID, 2,142 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 64% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 83%.
  • 🎯1,193 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 23883 and you would come out at 37.14°S, 103.26°E — 800 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 43m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 36m.
  • 📏 At 52.1 square miles of land, 23883 is bigger than 61% of ZIP codes — room for about 40 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,870This ZIP1,870
Households735This ZIP735
Housing units894This ZIP894
Median age51.7This ZIP51.7Virginia39.0US 38.9
Median household income$76,719This ZIP$76,719Virginia$93,170US $80,734
Median home value$239,400This ZIP$239,400Virginia$383,700US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,350This ZIP$1,350Virginia$1,579US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher27.8%This ZIP27.8%
Mean commute42.3 minThis ZIP42.3 min
Population density35.9 / sq miThis ZIP35.9 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments40This ZIP40
Employees1,025This ZIP1,025
Annual payroll$113,612,000This ZIP$113,612,000
Tax returns filed1,180This ZIP1,180
Total adjusted gross income$77,018,000This ZIP$77,018,000

Land area

Land area52.07 sq miThis ZIP52.07 sq mi
Water area17.46 sq miThis ZIP17.46 sq mi

Other place names in 23883

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ZIP codes near 23883

ZIPCityDistance
23081 Jamestown, VA 4.1 mi
23846 Elberon, VA 7.2 mi
23185 Williamsburg, VA 7.4 mi
23604 Fort Eustis, VA 7.9 mi
23603 Newport News, VA 10.2 mi
23430 Smithfield, VA 10.3 mi
23839 Dendron, VA 10.6 mi
23608 Newport News, VA 10.7 mi
23694 Lackey, VA 11.5 mi
23186 Williamsburg, VA 12.1 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 23883?

23883 is in Surry, Virginia, in Surry County, part of the Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC metropolitan area. Its published point location is 37.1360, -76.7359.

What county is 23883 in?

23883 lies in Surry County.

What area code is 23883?

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

What time zone is 23883 in?

23883 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 23883?

About 1,870 people live in ZIP code 23883, in 735 households, at 35.9 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 23883?

$76,719 a year, against $93,170 across Virginia.

What ZIP codes are near 23883?

The closest are 23081 (4.1 mi), 23846 (7.2 mi), 23185 (7.4 mi), 23604 (7.9 mi) and 23603 (10.2 mi).

Is 23883 a PO Box ZIP code?

23883 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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