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23966

ZIP 23966 is Rice, Virginia, mostly in Prince Edward County; area code 434; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Prince Edward +2 more
Metro area
none
Population
2,010
Coordinates
37.3003, -78.2591
☼ Live from 23966 — Rice, VA

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Where 23966 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 23966
  • 🔢 Type 23966 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ggGEZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 23,966 = 2 × 23 × 521. Its digits add up to 26, a total 2,038 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 101110110011110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 23964 (Red Oak, VA, 41 mi away) and 23967 (Saxe, VA, 33 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 23966 becomes 66932 — and that is a real ZIP code: Athol, KS, 1,128 miles away.
  • 👥 23 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (23669, 23696, 26369, 29636, 32669, 32696, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96362 in FPO AA, a military post office, 7,729 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 63% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 78%.
  • 🎯1,109 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 23966 and you would come out at 37.30°S, 101.74°E — 883 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 44m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 35m.
  • 📏 At 59.5 square miles of land, 23966 is bigger than 64% of ZIP codes — room for about 45 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population2,010This ZIP2,010
Households878This ZIP878
Housing units940This ZIP940
Median age48.3This ZIP48.3Virginia39.0US 38.9
Median household income$57,177This ZIP$57,177Virginia$93,170US $80,734
Median home value$192,700This ZIP$192,700Virginia$383,700US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,019This ZIP$1,019Virginia$1,579US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher21.8%This ZIP21.8%
Mean commute26.6 minThis ZIP26.6 min
Population density33.8 / sq miThis ZIP33.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments39This ZIP39
Employees307This ZIP307
Annual payroll$13,465,000This ZIP$13,465,000
Tax returns filed1,000This ZIP1,000
Total adjusted gross income$58,278,000This ZIP$58,278,000

Land area

Land area59.49 sq miThis ZIP59.49 sq mi
Water area1.22 sq miThis ZIP1.22 sq mi

Counties 23966 spans

A ZIP code is a mail route and ignores county lines. Shares are by overlapping land area.

CountyShare of this ZIP
Prince Edward County 79.7%
Amelia County 19.1%
Nottoway County 1.2%

ZIP codes near 23966

ZIPCityDistance
23909 Farmville, VA 7.5 mi
23901 Farmville, VA 8.4 mi
23083 Jetersville, VA 8.5 mi
23922 Burkeville, VA 8.9 mi
23943 Hampden Sydney, VA 11.8 mi
23942 Green Bay, VA 12.0 mi
23930 Crewe, VA 12.5 mi
23954 Meherrin, VA 15.0 mi
23040 Cumberland, VA 15.2 mi
23960 Prospect, VA 16.2 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 23966?

23966 is in Rice, Virginia, in Prince Edward County. Its published point location is 37.3003, -78.2591.

What county is 23966 in?

23966 spans 3 counties: Prince Edward County, Amelia County and Nottoway 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 23966?

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

What time zone is 23966 in?

23966 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 23966?

About 2,010 people live in ZIP code 23966, in 878 households, at 33.8 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 23966?

$57,177 a year, against $93,170 across Virginia.

What ZIP codes are near 23966?

The closest are 23909 (7.5 mi), 23901 (8.4 mi), 23083 (8.5 mi), 23922 (8.9 mi) and 23943 (11.8 mi).

Is 23966 a PO Box ZIP code?

23966 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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