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23909

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

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Prince Edward
Metro area
none
Population
1,109
Coordinates
37.2990, -78.3963
☼ Live from 23909 — Farmville, VA

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Where 23909 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 23909
  • 🔢 Type 23909 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GOGEZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ 23909 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 23, a total 2,533 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 101110101100101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 23901 (Farmville, VA, 2 mi away) and 23915 (Baskerville, VA, 42 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 23909 becomes 90932, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 22 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (03299, 09239, 20993, 29039, 29903, 32099, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09239 in APO AE, a military post office, 4,272 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 63% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 78%.
  • 🎯1,102 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 23909 and you would come out at 37.30°S, 101.60°E — 890 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 44m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 35m.
  • 📏 At 0.095 square miles of land, 23909 is bigger than 1% of ZIP codes — about 46 football fields.
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People and housing

Population1,109This ZIP1,109
Households0
Housing units0
Median age19.4This ZIP19.4Virginia39.0US 38.9
Population density11,673.7 / sq miThis ZIP11,673.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments3This ZIP3
Employees128This ZIP128
Annual payroll$4,368,000This ZIP$4,368,000

Land area

Land area0.10 sq miThis ZIP0.10 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 23909

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

ZIP codes near 23909

ZIPCityDistance
23901 Farmville, VA 1.6 mi
23943 Hampden Sydney, VA 5.3 mi
23966 Rice, VA 7.5 mi
23960 Prospect, VA 8.7 mi
23942 Green Bay, VA 12.9 mi
23922 Burkeville, VA 12.9 mi
23954 Meherrin, VA 13.3 mi
23958 Pamplin, VA 14.4 mi
23934 Cullen, VA 15.2 mi
23083 Jetersville, VA 16.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 23909?

23909 is in Farmville, Virginia, in Prince Edward County. Its published point location is 37.2990, -78.3963.

What county is 23909 in?

23909 lies in Prince Edward County.

What area code is 23909?

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

What time zone is 23909 in?

23909 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 23909?

About 1,109 people live in ZIP code 23909, at 11,673.7 people per square mile. These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates for the ZIP Code Tabulation Area, not a headcount.

What ZIP codes are near 23909?

The closest are 23901 (1.6 mi), 23943 (5.3 mi), 23966 (7.5 mi), 23960 (8.7 mi) and 23942 (12.9 mi).

Is 23909 a PO Box ZIP code?

23909 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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