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23897

ZIP 23897 is Yale, Virginia, in Sussex County; area code 434; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Sussex
Metro area
Richmond, VA
Population
949
Coordinates
36.8373, -77.2848
☼ Live from 23897 — Yale, VA

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Where 23897 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 23897
  • 🔢 Type 23897 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: LGBEZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 23,897 = 23 × 1039. Its digits add up to 29, a total 1,296 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 101110101011001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 23894 (Wilsons, VA, 36 mi away) and 23898 (Zuni, VA, 23 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 23897 becomes 79832 — and that is a real ZIP code: Alpine, TX, 1,576 miles away.
  • 👥 40 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (23879, 27839, 27893, 27938, 27983, 28379, …). The farthest-flung twin is 97238 in Portland, OR, 2,401 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 65% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 80%.
  • 🎯1,170 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 23897 and you would come out at 36.84°S, 102.72°E — 821 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 41m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 38m.
  • 📏 At 62.4 square miles of land, 23897 is bigger than 66% of ZIP codes — room for about 47 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population949This ZIP949
Households274This ZIP274
Housing units391This ZIP391
Median age31.2This ZIP31.2Virginia39.0US 38.9
Median household income$83,942This ZIP$83,942Virginia$93,170US $80,734
Median gross rent$1,241This ZIP$1,241Virginia$1,579US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher30.7%This ZIP30.7%
Mean commute59.0 minThis ZIP59.0 min
Population density15.2 / sq miThis ZIP15.2 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments5This ZIP5
Employees11This ZIP11
Annual payroll$319,000This ZIP$319,000
Tax returns filed220This ZIP220
Total adjusted gross income$13,150,000This ZIP$13,150,000

Land area

Land area62.38 sq miThis ZIP62.38 sq mi
Water area0.27 sq miThis ZIP0.27 sq mi

ZIP codes near 23897

ZIPCityDistance
23884 Sussex, VA 5.5 mi
23829 Capron, VA 8.2 mi
23882 Stony Creek, VA 9.7 mi
23844 Drewryville, VA 11.1 mi
23867 Jarratt, VA 11.3 mi
23837 Courtland, VA 12.1 mi
23870 Jarratt, VA 13.3 mi
23830 Carson, VA 14.3 mi
23878 Sedley, VA 14.4 mi
23890 Waverly, VA 15.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 23897?

23897 is in Yale, Virginia, in Sussex County, part of the Richmond, VA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 36.8373, -77.2848.

What county is 23897 in?

23897 lies in Sussex County.

What area code is 23897?

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

What time zone is 23897 in?

23897 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 23897?

About 949 people live in ZIP code 23897, in 274 households, at 15.2 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 23897?

$83,942 a year, against $93,170 across Virginia.

What ZIP codes are near 23897?

The closest are 23884 (5.5 mi), 23829 (8.2 mi), 23882 (9.7 mi), 23844 (11.1 mi) and 23867 (11.3 mi).

Is 23897 a PO Box ZIP code?

23897 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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