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23899

ZIP 23899 is Claremont, Virginia, in Surry County; area codes 757 and 948; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Surry
Population
387
Coordinates
37.2344, -76.9741
☼ Live from 23899 — Claremont, VA

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Where 23899 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 23899
  • 🔢 Type 23899 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GGBEZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ 23899 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 31, a total 799 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 101110101011011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 23898 (Zuni, VA, 28 mi away) and 23901 (Farmville, VA, 79 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 23899 becomes 99832 — and that is a real ZIP code: Pelican, AK, 2,980 miles away.
  • 👥 20 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (28399, 29839, 29938, 32899, 38929, 39289, …). The farthest-flung twin is 99832 in Pelican, AK, 2,980 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 63% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 82%.
  • 🎯1,178 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 23899 and you would come out at 37.23°S, 103.03°E — 815 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 44m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 36m.
  • 📏 At 2.5 square miles of land, 23899 is bigger than 13% of ZIP codes — room for about 1.9 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population387This ZIP387
Households219This ZIP219
Housing units283This ZIP283
Median age61.7This ZIP61.7Virginia39.0US 38.9
Median household income$59,792This ZIP$59,792Virginia$93,170US $80,734
Median home value$178,800This ZIP$178,800Virginia$383,700US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,063This ZIP$1,063Virginia$1,579US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher16.4%This ZIP16.4%
Mean commute36.3 minThis ZIP36.3 min
Population density153.9 / sq miThis ZIP153.9 / sq mi

Land area

Land area2.51 sq miThis ZIP2.51 sq mi
Water area1.48 sq miThis ZIP1.48 sq mi

Other place names in 23899

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

ZIP codes near 23899

ZIPCityDistance
23881 Spring Grove, VA 3.7 mi
23030 Charles City, VA 8.9 mi
23147 Ruthville, VA 10.0 mi
23839 Dendron, VA 10.7 mi
23081 Jamestown, VA 12.5 mi
23186 Williamsburg, VA 13.6 mi
23187 Williamsburg, VA 13.6 mi
23168 Toano, VA 13.8 mi
23846 Elberon, VA 13.9 mi
23090 Lightfoot, VA 14.1 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 23899?

23899 is in Claremont, Virginia, in Surry County, part of the Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC metropolitan area. Its published point location is 37.2344, -76.9741.

What county is 23899 in?

23899 lies in Surry County.

What area code is 23899?

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

What time zone is 23899 in?

23899 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 23899?

About 387 people live in ZIP code 23899, in 219 households, at 153.9 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 23899?

$59,792 a year, against $93,170 across Virginia.

What ZIP codes are near 23899?

The closest are 23881 (3.7 mi), 23030 (8.9 mi), 23147 (10 mi), 23839 (10.7 mi) and 23081 (12.5 mi).

Is 23899 a PO Box ZIP code?

23899 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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