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23885

ZIP 23885 is Sutherland, Virginia, in Dinwiddie County; area codes 804 and 686; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Dinwiddie
Metro area
Richmond, VA
Population
3,193
Coordinates
37.1788, -77.5729
☼ Live from 23885 — Sutherland, VA

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Where 23885 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 23885
  • 🔢 Type 23885 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: SBBEZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 23,885 = 5 × 17 × 281. Its digits add up to 26, a total 2,038 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 101110101001101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 23884 (Sussex, VA, 24 mi away) and 23887 (Valentines, VA, 44 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 23885 becomes 58832, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 27 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (28358, 28385, 28538, 28583, 32588, 32858, …). The farthest-flung twin is 83825 in Dover, ID, 2,097 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 63% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 80%.
  • 🎯1,148 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 23885 and you would come out at 37.18°S, 102.43°E — 844 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 43m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 36m.
  • 📏 At 34.2 square miles of land, 23885 is bigger than 49% of ZIP codes — room for about 26 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population3,193This ZIP3,193
Households1,280This ZIP1,280
Housing units1,372This ZIP1,372
Median age44.0This ZIP44.0Virginia39.0US 38.9
Median household income$103,849This ZIP$103,849Virginia$93,170US $80,734
Median home value$283,900This ZIP$283,900Virginia$383,700US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,311This ZIP$1,311Virginia$1,579US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher25.2%This ZIP25.2%
Mean commute31.2 minThis ZIP31.2 min
Population density93.4 / sq miThis ZIP93.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments40This ZIP40
Employees1,342This ZIP1,342
Annual payroll$69,315,000This ZIP$69,315,000
Tax returns filed1,400This ZIP1,400
Total adjusted gross income$114,727,000This ZIP$114,727,000

Land area

Land area34.17 sq miThis ZIP34.17 sq mi
Water area0.94 sq miThis ZIP0.94 sq mi

ZIP codes near 23885

ZIPCityDistance
23833 Church Road, VA 5.7 mi
23803 Petersburg, VA 6.2 mi
23841 Dinwiddie, VA 8.2 mi
23822 Ammon, VA 8.4 mi
23850 Ford, VA 9.4 mi
23804 Petersburg, VA 10.1 mi
23838 Chesterfield, VA 10.2 mi
23805 Petersburg, VA 10.4 mi
23840 Dewitt, VA 10.4 mi
23806 Virginia State University, VA 11.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 23885?

23885 is in Sutherland, Virginia, in Dinwiddie County, part of the Richmond, VA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 37.1788, -77.5729.

What county is 23885 in?

23885 lies in Dinwiddie County.

What area code is 23885?

Sutherland uses area codes 804 and 686, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 23885 in?

23885 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 23885?

About 3,193 people live in ZIP code 23885, in 1,280 households, at 93.4 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 23885?

$103,849 a year, against $93,170 across Virginia.

What ZIP codes are near 23885?

The closest are 23833 (5.7 mi), 23803 (6.2 mi), 23841 (8.2 mi), 23822 (8.4 mi) and 23850 (9.4 mi).

Is 23885 a PO Box ZIP code?

23885 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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