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23917

ZIP 23917 is Boydton, Virginia, in Mecklenburg County; area code 434; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Mecklenburg
Metro area
none
Population
2,422
Coordinates
36.6256, -78.3449
☼ Live from 23917 — Boydton, VA

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Where 23917 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 23917
  • 🔢 Type 23917 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: LIGEZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ 23917 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 22, a total 2,607 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 101110101101101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 23915 (Baskerville, VA, 6 mi away) and 23919 (Bracey, VA, 12 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 23917 becomes 71932 — and that is a real ZIP code: Board Camp, AR, 896 miles away.
  • 👥 50 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12937, 12973, 17239, 17329, 17923, 17932, …). The farthest-flung twin is 97321 in Albany, OR, 2,382 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 66% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 78%.
  • 🎯1,118 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 23917 and you would come out at 36.63°S, 101.66°E — 872 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 40m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 39m.
  • 📏 At 107.9 square miles of land, 23917 is bigger than 80% of ZIP codes — room for about 82 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population2,422This ZIP2,422
Households1,067This ZIP1,067
Housing units1,713This ZIP1,713
Median age55.6This ZIP55.6Virginia39.0US 38.9
Median household income$73,965This ZIP$73,965Virginia$93,170US $80,734
Median home value$201,600This ZIP$201,600Virginia$383,700US $332,700
Median gross rent$798This ZIP$798Virginia$1,579US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher24.8%This ZIP24.8%
Mean commute28.6 minThis ZIP28.6 min
Population density22.4 / sq miThis ZIP22.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments55This ZIP55
Employees926This ZIP926
Annual payroll$78,959,000This ZIP$78,959,000
Tax returns filed1,250This ZIP1,250
Total adjusted gross income$92,171,000This ZIP$92,171,000

Land area

Land area107.94 sq miThis ZIP107.94 sq mi
Water area26.27 sq miThis ZIP26.27 sq mi

Other place names in 23917

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ZIP codes near 23917

ZIPCityDistance
23915 Baskerville, VA 5.7 mi
27553 Manson, NC 9.9 mi
27584 Townsville, NC 10.7 mi
23968 Skipwith, VA 11.1 mi
23970 South Hill, VA 11.9 mi
23919 Bracey, VA 12.1 mi
23927 Clarksville, VA 12.2 mi
27507 Bullock, NC 13.9 mi
27570 Ridgeway, NC 14.2 mi
23924 Chase City, VA 14.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 23917?

23917 is in Boydton, Virginia, in Mecklenburg County. Its published point location is 36.6256, -78.3449.

What county is 23917 in?

23917 lies in Mecklenburg County.

What area code is 23917?

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

What time zone is 23917 in?

23917 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 23917?

About 2,422 people live in ZIP code 23917, in 1,067 households, at 22.4 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 23917?

$73,965 a year, against $93,170 across Virginia.

What ZIP codes are near 23917?

The closest are 23915 (5.7 mi), 27553 (9.9 mi), 27584 (10.7 mi), 23968 (11.1 mi) and 23970 (11.9 mi).

Is 23917 a PO Box ZIP code?

23917 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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