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23887

ZIP 23887 is Valentines, Virginia, in Brunswick County; area code 434; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Brunswick
Metro area
none
Population
631
Coordinates
36.5734, -77.8169
☼ Live from 23887 — Valentines, VA

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Where 23887 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 23887
  • 🔢 Type 23887 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: LBBEZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ 23887 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 28, a total 1,520 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 101110101001111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 23885 (Sutherland, VA, 44 mi away) and 23888 (Wakefield, VA, 53 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 23887 becomes 78832 — and that is a real ZIP code: Brackettville, TX, 1,395 miles away.
  • 👥 26 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (23878, 27883, 28378, 28387, 28738, 28783, …). The farthest-flung twin is 83872 in Viola, ID, 2,115 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 66% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 79%.
  • 🎯1,147 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 23887 and you would come out at 36.57°S, 102.18°E — 843 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 40m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 39m.
  • 📏 At 19.5 square miles of land, 23887 is bigger than 37% of ZIP codes — room for about 15 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population631This ZIP631
Households340This ZIP340
Housing units597This ZIP597
Median age63.2This ZIP63.2Virginia39.0US 38.9
Median household income$77,614This ZIP$77,614Virginia$93,170US $80,734
Median home value$277,300This ZIP$277,300Virginia$383,700US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher42.5%This ZIP42.5%
Mean commute51.4 minThis ZIP51.4 min
Population density32.4 / sq miThis ZIP32.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments8This ZIP8
Employees22This ZIP22
Annual payroll$650,000This ZIP$650,000
Tax returns filed210This ZIP210
Total adjusted gross income$19,993,000This ZIP$19,993,000

Land area

Land area19.46 sq miThis ZIP19.46 sq mi
Water area0.76 sq miThis ZIP0.76 sq mi

Other place names in 23887

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ZIP codes near 23887

ZIPCityDistance
27842 Henrico, NC 3.8 mi
23857 Gasburg, VA 3.8 mi
27832 Gaston, NC 5.6 mi
23893 White Plains, VA 7.5 mi
23845 Ebony, VA 8.9 mi
23868 Lawrenceville, VA 9.5 mi
27850 Littleton, NC 11.7 mi
27870 Roanoke Rapids, NC 12.3 mi
23879 Skippers, VA 12.3 mi
23920 Brodnax, VA 13.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 23887?

23887 is in Valentines, Virginia, in Brunswick County. Its published point location is 36.5734, -77.8169.

What county is 23887 in?

23887 lies in Brunswick County.

What area code is 23887?

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

What time zone is 23887 in?

23887 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 23887?

About 631 people live in ZIP code 23887, in 340 households, at 32.4 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 23887?

$77,614 a year, against $93,170 across Virginia.

What ZIP codes are near 23887?

The closest are 27842 (3.8 mi), 23857 (3.8 mi), 27832 (5.6 mi), 23893 (7.5 mi) and 23845 (8.9 mi).

Is 23887 a PO Box ZIP code?

23887 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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