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23901

ZIP 23901 is in Farmville, Virginia, mostly in Cumberland County; area code 434; Eastern time. Farmville has 2 ZIP codes; the other is 23909.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Cumberland +2 more
Metro area
none
Population
15,173
Coordinates
37.3201, -78.4097
☼ Live from 23901 — Farmville, VA

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Where 23901 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 23901
  • 🔢 Type 23901 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IOGEZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 23,901 = 3 × 31 × 257. Its digits add up to 15, a total 1,657 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 101110101011101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 23899 (Claremont, VA, 79 mi away) and 23909 (Farmville, VA, 2 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 23901 becomes 10932 — and that is a real ZIP code: Howells, NY, 356 miles away.
  • 👥 65 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01923, 02139, 03291, 09123, 09132, 09213, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09213 in APO AE, a military post office, 4,186 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 62% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 78%.
  • 🎯1,101 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 23901 and you would come out at 37.32°S, 101.59°E — 891 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 44m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 35m.
  • 📏 At 193.2 square miles of land, 23901 is bigger than 90% of ZIP codes — room for about 147 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population15,173This ZIP15,173
Households5,605This ZIP5,605
Housing units6,910This ZIP6,910
Median age34.4This ZIP34.4Virginia39.0US 38.9
Median household income$55,886This ZIP$55,886Virginia$93,170US $80,734
Median home value$229,400This ZIP$229,400Virginia$383,700US $332,700
Median gross rent$915This ZIP$915Virginia$1,579US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher32.0%This ZIP32.0%
Mean commute26.7 minThis ZIP26.7 min
Population density78.5 / sq miThis ZIP78.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments447This ZIP447
Employees6,073This ZIP6,073
Annual payroll$251,342,000This ZIP$251,342,000
Tax returns filed5,800This ZIP5,800
Total adjusted gross income$422,681,000This ZIP$422,681,000

Land area

Land area193.18 sq miThis ZIP193.18 sq mi
Water area2.85 sq miThis ZIP2.85 sq mi

Counties 23901 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Cumberland County 41.1%
Prince Edward County 40.0%
Buckingham County 18.9%

Other place names in 23901

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ZIP codes near 23901

ZIPCityDistance
23909 Farmville, VA 1.6 mi
23943 Hampden Sydney, VA 6.0 mi
23960 Prospect, VA 7.8 mi
23966 Rice, VA 8.4 mi
23958 Pamplin, VA 14.0 mi
23922 Burkeville, VA 14.4 mi
23942 Green Bay, VA 14.5 mi
23936 Dillwyn, VA 14.6 mi
23954 Meherrin, VA 14.9 mi
23934 Cullen, VA 15.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 23901?

23901 is in Farmville, Virginia, in Cumberland County. Its published point location is 37.3201, -78.4097.

What county is 23901 in?

23901 spans 3 counties: Cumberland County, Prince Edward County and Buckingham County. Most of it falls in Cumberland 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 23901?

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

What time zone is 23901 in?

23901 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 23901?

About 15,173 people live in ZIP code 23901, in 5,605 households, at 78.5 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 23901?

$55,886 a year, against $93,170 across Virginia.

What ZIP codes are near 23901?

The closest are 23909 (1.6 mi), 23943 (6 mi), 23960 (7.8 mi), 23966 (8.4 mi) and 23958 (14 mi).

Is 23901 a PO Box ZIP code?

23901 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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