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23921

ZIP 23921 is Buckingham, Virginia, in Buckingham County; area code 434; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Buckingham
Metro area
none
Population
2,408
Coordinates
37.5863, -78.6235
☼ Live from 23921 — Buckingham, VA

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Where 23921 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 23921
  • 🔢 Type 23921 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IZGEZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 23,921 = 19 × 1259. Its digits add up to 17, a total 2,133 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 101110101110001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 23920 (Brodnax, VA, 69 mi away) and 23922 (Burkeville, VA, 36 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 23921 becomes 12932 — and that is a real ZIP code: Elizabethtown, NY, 527 miles away.
  • 👥 27 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12239, 12923, 12932, 21239, 22193, 22931, …). The farthest-flung twin is 93212 in Corcoran, CA, 2,250 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 61% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 77%.
  • 🎯1,085 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 23921 and you would come out at 37.59°S, 101.38°E — 908 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 46m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 34m.
  • 📏 At 81.6 square miles of land, 23921 is bigger than 73% of ZIP codes — room for about 62 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population2,408This ZIP2,408
Households1,000This ZIP1,000
Housing units1,194This ZIP1,194
Median age52.0This ZIP52.0Virginia39.0US 38.9
Median household income$67,955This ZIP$67,955Virginia$93,170US $80,734
Median home value$226,000This ZIP$226,000Virginia$383,700US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,056This ZIP$1,056Virginia$1,579US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher30.4%This ZIP30.4%
Mean commute32.0 minThis ZIP32.0 min
Population density29.5 / sq miThis ZIP29.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments39This ZIP39
Employees235This ZIP235
Annual payroll$6,674,000This ZIP$6,674,000
Tax returns filed920This ZIP920
Total adjusted gross income$54,393,000This ZIP$54,393,000

Land area

Land area81.57 sq miThis ZIP81.57 sq mi
Water area0.54 sq miThis ZIP0.54 sq mi

Other place names in 23921

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ZIP codes near 23921

ZIPCityDistance
24599 Wingina, VA 6.1 mi
24562 Howardsville, VA 8.1 mi
23936 Dillwyn, VA 9.1 mi
24553 Gladstone, VA 10.6 mi
24581 Norwood, VA 11.1 mi
23004 Arvonia, VA 14.2 mi
22971 Shipman, VA 14.8 mi
22969 Schuyler, VA 15.1 mi
22937 Esmont, VA 15.8 mi
24590 Scottsville, VA 16.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 23921?

23921 is in Buckingham, Virginia, in Buckingham County. Its published point location is 37.5863, -78.6235.

What county is 23921 in?

23921 lies in Buckingham County.

What area code is 23921?

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

What time zone is 23921 in?

23921 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 23921?

About 2,408 people live in ZIP code 23921, in 1,000 households, at 29.5 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 23921?

$67,955 a year, against $93,170 across Virginia.

What ZIP codes are near 23921?

The closest are 24599 (6.1 mi), 24562 (8.1 mi), 23936 (9.1 mi), 24553 (10.6 mi) and 24581 (11.1 mi).

Is 23921 a PO Box ZIP code?

23921 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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