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23936

ZIP 23936 is Dillwyn, Virginia, mostly in Buckingham County; area code 434; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Buckingham +1 more
Metro area
none
Population
7,334
Coordinates
37.5246, -78.4765
☼ Live from 23936 — Dillwyn, VA

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Where 23936 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 23936
  • 🔢 Type 23936 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gEGEZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 23,936 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 11 × 17. Its digits add up to 23, a total 2,533 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 101110110000000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 23934 (Cullen, VA, 25 mi away) and 23937 (Drakes Branch, VA, 40 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 23936 becomes 63932 — and that is a real ZIP code: Broseley, MO, 651 miles away.
  • 👥 25 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (23396, 23693, 23963, 26339, 29336, 29633, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96323 in APO AA, a military post office, 6,825 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 61% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 78%.
  • 🎯1,094 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 23936 and you would come out at 37.52°S, 101.52°E — 899 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 45m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 34m.
  • 📏 At 207.2 square miles of land, 23936 is bigger than 91% of ZIP codes — room for about 157 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population7,334This ZIP7,334
Households2,452This ZIP2,452
Housing units2,829This ZIP2,829
Median age45.4This ZIP45.4Virginia39.0US 38.9
Median household income$57,880This ZIP$57,880Virginia$93,170US $80,734
Median home value$171,700This ZIP$171,700Virginia$383,700US $332,700
Median gross rent$874This ZIP$874Virginia$1,579US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher10.0%This ZIP10.0%
Mean commute40.7 minThis ZIP40.7 min
Population density35.4 / sq miThis ZIP35.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments123This ZIP123
Employees1,074This ZIP1,074
Annual payroll$38,643,000This ZIP$38,643,000
Tax returns filed2,520This ZIP2,520
Total adjusted gross income$146,506,000This ZIP$146,506,000

Land area

Land area207.21 sq miThis ZIP207.21 sq mi
Water area0.91 sq miThis ZIP0.91 sq mi

Counties 23936 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
Buckingham County 98.0%
Cumberland County 2.0%

Other place names in 23936

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ZIP codes near 23936

ZIPCityDistance
23921 Buckingham, VA 9.1 mi
23004 Arvonia, VA 12.1 mi
23040 Cumberland, VA 12.3 mi
23123 New Canton, VA 13.0 mi
24562 Howardsville, VA 14.6 mi
23901 Farmville, VA 14.6 mi
23960 Prospect, VA 14.7 mi
24599 Wingina, VA 15.2 mi
23909 Farmville, VA 16.2 mi
24553 Gladstone, VA 18.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 23936?

23936 is in Dillwyn, Virginia, in Buckingham County. Its published point location is 37.5246, -78.4765.

What county is 23936 in?

23936 spans 2 counties: Buckingham County and Cumberland County. Most of it falls in Buckingham 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 23936?

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

What time zone is 23936 in?

23936 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 23936?

About 7,334 people live in ZIP code 23936, in 2,452 households, at 35.4 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 23936?

$57,880 a year, against $93,170 across Virginia.

What ZIP codes are near 23936?

The closest are 23921 (9.1 mi), 23004 (12.1 mi), 23040 (12.3 mi), 23123 (13 mi) and 24562 (14.6 mi).

Is 23936 a PO Box ZIP code?

23936 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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