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23960

ZIP 23960 is Prospect, Virginia, mostly in Prince Edward County; area code 434; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Prince Edward +1 more
Metro area
none
Population
2,176
Coordinates
37.3210, -78.5521
☼ Live from 23960 — Prospect, VA

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Where 23960 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 23960
  • 🔢 Type 23960 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OgGEZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 23,960 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 5 × 599. Its digits add up to 20, a total 2,586 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 101110110011000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 23959 (Phenix, VA, 20 mi away) and 23962 (Randolph, VA, 27 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 23960 becomes 06932, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 49 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02639, 03269, 06239, 09263, 20639, 20693, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96203 in APO AA, a military post office, 7,014 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 62% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 78%.
  • 🎯1,093 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 23960 and you would come out at 37.32°S, 101.45°E — 898 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 44m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 35m.
  • 📏 At 42.7 square miles of land, 23960 is bigger than 55% of ZIP codes — room for about 32 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population2,176This ZIP2,176
Households891This ZIP891
Housing units1,108This ZIP1,108
Median age35.0This ZIP35.0Virginia39.0US 38.9
Median household income$63,533This ZIP$63,533Virginia$93,170US $80,734
Median home value$219,100This ZIP$219,100Virginia$383,700US $332,700
Median gross rent$724This ZIP$724Virginia$1,579US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher21.4%This ZIP21.4%
Mean commute28.9 minThis ZIP28.9 min
Population density51.0 / sq miThis ZIP51.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments27This ZIP27
Employees74This ZIP74
Annual payroll$2,526,000This ZIP$2,526,000
Tax returns filed790This ZIP790
Total adjusted gross income$41,246,000This ZIP$41,246,000

Land area

Land area42.66 sq miThis ZIP42.66 sq mi
Water area0.26 sq miThis ZIP0.26 sq mi

Counties 23960 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
Prince Edward County 97.1%
Appomattox County 2.9%

ZIP codes near 23960

ZIPCityDistance
23958 Pamplin, VA 6.6 mi
23943 Hampden Sydney, VA 7.3 mi
23901 Farmville, VA 7.8 mi
23909 Farmville, VA 8.7 mi
23934 Cullen, VA 10.8 mi
23939 Evergreen, VA 11.7 mi
24522 Appomattox, VA 13.0 mi
23936 Dillwyn, VA 14.7 mi
23963 Red House, VA 15.9 mi
23966 Rice, VA 16.2 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 23960?

23960 is in Prospect, Virginia, in Prince Edward County. Its published point location is 37.3210, -78.5521.

What county is 23960 in?

23960 spans 2 counties: Prince Edward County and Appomattox County. Most of it falls in Prince Edward 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 23960?

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

What time zone is 23960 in?

23960 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 23960?

About 2,176 people live in ZIP code 23960, in 891 households, at 51.0 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 23960?

$63,533 a year, against $93,170 across Virginia.

What ZIP codes are near 23960?

The closest are 23958 (6.6 mi), 23943 (7.3 mi), 23901 (7.8 mi), 23909 (8.7 mi) and 23934 (10.8 mi).

Is 23960 a PO Box ZIP code?

23960 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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