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23937

ZIP 23937 is Drakes Branch, Virginia, mostly in Charlotte County; area code 434; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Charlotte +1 more
Metro area
none
Population
1,915
Coordinates
36.9451, -78.5125
☼ Live from 23937 — Drakes Branch, VA

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Where 23937 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 23937
  • 🔢 Type 23937 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: LEGEZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 23,937 = 3 × 79 × 101. Its digits add up to 24, a total 2,425 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 101110110000001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 23936 (Dillwyn, VA, 40 mi away) and 23938 (Dundas, VA, 28 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 23937 becomes 73932 — and that is a real ZIP code: Beaver, OK, 1,214 miles away.
  • 👥 23 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (23397, 29373, 29733, 32739, 32793, 32937, …). The farthest-flung twin is 97233 in Portland, OR, 2,330 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 64% 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 23937 and you would come out at 36.95°S, 101.49°E — 887 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 42m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 37m.
  • 📏 At 67.4 square miles of land, 23937 is bigger than 68% of ZIP codes — room for about 51 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,915This ZIP1,915
Households736This ZIP736
Housing units869This ZIP869
Median age45.0This ZIP45.0Virginia39.0US 38.9
Median household income$42,818This ZIP$42,818Virginia$93,170US $80,734
Median home value$85,000This ZIP$85,000Virginia$383,700US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,050This ZIP$1,050Virginia$1,579US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher10.3%This ZIP10.3%
Mean commute36.5 minThis ZIP36.5 min
Population density28.4 / sq miThis ZIP28.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments31This ZIP31
Employees165This ZIP165
Annual payroll$6,197,000This ZIP$6,197,000
Tax returns filed710This ZIP710
Total adjusted gross income$35,907,000This ZIP$35,907,000

Land area

Land area67.40 sq miThis ZIP67.40 sq mi
Water area0.29 sq miThis ZIP0.29 sq mi

Counties 23937 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
Charlotte County 77.6%
Lunenburg County 22.4%

Other place names in 23937

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

ZIP codes near 23937

ZIPCityDistance
23941 Fort Mitchell, VA 2.4 mi
23947 Keysville, VA 6.1 mi
23967 Saxe, VA 6.7 mi
23976 Wylliesburg, VA 7.2 mi
23924 Chase City, VA 9.8 mi
23962 Randolph, VA 9.9 mi
23923 Charlotte Court House, VA 12.4 mi
23952 Lunenburg, VA 13.0 mi
23964 Red Oak, VA 13.1 mi
23954 Meherrin, VA 13.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 23937?

23937 is in Drakes Branch, Virginia, in Charlotte County. Its published point location is 36.9451, -78.5125.

What county is 23937 in?

23937 spans 2 counties: Charlotte County and Lunenburg County. Most of it falls in Charlotte 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 23937?

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

What time zone is 23937 in?

23937 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 23937?

About 1,915 people live in ZIP code 23937, in 736 households, at 28.4 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 23937?

$42,818 a year, against $93,170 across Virginia.

What ZIP codes are near 23937?

The closest are 23941 (2.4 mi), 23947 (6.1 mi), 23967 (6.7 mi), 23976 (7.2 mi) and 23924 (9.8 mi).

Is 23937 a PO Box ZIP code?

23937 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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