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23888

ZIP 23888 is Wakefield, Virginia, mostly in Sussex County; area codes 757 and 948; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Sussex +2 more
Metro area
Richmond, VA
Population
2,528
Coordinates
36.9543, -76.9792
☼ Live from 23888 — Wakefield, VA

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Where 23888 is

Approximate ZIP boundary (Census ZCTA 2020). ZIP codes are mail routes, not areas, so the shape shown is the Census tabulation area that approximates it.

★ Weird and wonderful facts about 23888
  • 🔢 Type 23888 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BBBEZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 23,888 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 1493. Its digits add up to 29, a total 1,296 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 101110101010000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 23887 (Valentines, VA, 53 mi away) and 23889 (Warfield, VA, 43 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 23888 becomes 88832, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 3 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (28388, 38828, 82838). The farthest-flung twin is 82838 in Parkman, WY, 1,672 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 64% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 82%.
  • 🎯1,183 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 23888 and you would come out at 36.95°S, 103.02°E — 808 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 42m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 37m.
  • 📏 At 86.7 square miles of land, 23888 is bigger than 74% of ZIP codes — room for about 66 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population2,528This ZIP2,528
Households1,018This ZIP1,018
Housing units1,251This ZIP1,251
Median age36.1This ZIP36.1Virginia39.0US 38.9
Median household income$66,558This ZIP$66,558Virginia$93,170US $80,734
Median home value$210,300This ZIP$210,300Virginia$383,700US $332,700
Median gross rent$938This ZIP$938Virginia$1,579US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher23.0%This ZIP23.0%
Mean commute41.7 minThis ZIP41.7 min
Population density29.2 / sq miThis ZIP29.2 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments47This ZIP47
Employees506This ZIP506
Annual payroll$18,192,000This ZIP$18,192,000
Tax returns filed1,050This ZIP1,050
Total adjusted gross income$63,821,000This ZIP$63,821,000

Land area

Land area86.65 sq miThis ZIP86.65 sq mi
Water area0.70 sq miThis ZIP0.70 sq mi

Counties 23888 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Sussex County 43.3%
Surry County 28.8%
Southampton County 27.9%

Other place names in 23888

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

ZIP codes near 23888

ZIPCityDistance
23866 Ivor, VA 6.8 mi
23890 Waverly, VA 8.6 mi
23878 Sedley, VA 9.3 mi
23839 Dendron, VA 9.7 mi
23898 Zuni, VA 10.3 mi
23846 Elberon, VA 11.2 mi
23891 Waverly, VA 14.0 mi
23837 Courtland, VA 14.9 mi
23881 Spring Grove, VA 15.6 mi
23487 Windsor, VA 15.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 23888?

23888 is in Wakefield, Virginia, in Sussex County, part of the Richmond, VA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 36.9543, -76.9792.

What county is 23888 in?

23888 spans 3 counties: Sussex County, Surry County and Southampton County. Most of it falls in Sussex 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 23888?

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

What time zone is 23888 in?

23888 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 23888?

About 2,528 people live in ZIP code 23888, in 1,018 households, at 29.2 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 23888?

$66,558 a year, against $93,170 across Virginia.

What ZIP codes are near 23888?

The closest are 23866 (6.8 mi), 23890 (8.6 mi), 23878 (9.3 mi), 23839 (9.7 mi) and 23898 (10.3 mi).

Is 23888 a PO Box ZIP code?

23888 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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