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23968

ZIP 23968 is Skipwith, Virginia, in Mecklenburg County; area code 434; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Mecklenburg
Metro area
none
Population
671
Coordinates
36.7169, -78.5102
☼ Live from 23968 — Skipwith, VA

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Where 23968 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 23968
  • 🔢 Type 23968 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BgGEZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 23,968 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 7 × 107. Its digits add up to 28, a total 1,520 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 101110110100000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 23967 (Saxe, VA, 16 mi away) and 23970 (South Hill, VA, 18 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 23968 becomes 86932, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 47 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (28369, 28396, 28693, 29368, 29386, 29638, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96382 in FPO AA, a military post office, 7,302 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 66% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 78%.
  • 🎯1,107 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 23968 and you would come out at 36.72°S, 101.49°E — 882 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 41m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 39m.
  • 📏 At 35.4 square miles of land, 23968 is bigger than 50% of ZIP codes — room for about 27 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population671This ZIP671
Households338This ZIP338
Housing units409This ZIP409
Median age54.6This ZIP54.6Virginia39.0US 38.9
Median household income$43,571This ZIP$43,571Virginia$93,170US $80,734
Median home value$170,000This ZIP$170,000Virginia$383,700US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher19.5%This ZIP19.5%
Mean commute34.4 minThis ZIP34.4 min
Population density19.0 / sq miThis ZIP19.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments12This ZIP12
Employees109This ZIP109
Annual payroll$5,453,000This ZIP$5,453,000
Tax returns filed370This ZIP370
Total adjusted gross income$18,620,000This ZIP$18,620,000

Land area

Land area35.37 sq miThis ZIP35.37 sq mi
Water area0.19 sq miThis ZIP0.19 sq mi

ZIP codes near 23968

ZIPCityDistance
23964 Red Oak, VA 8.2 mi
23924 Chase City, VA 8.6 mi
23927 Clarksville, VA 9.1 mi
24529 Buffalo Junction, VA 9.6 mi
23976 Wylliesburg, VA 10.3 mi
23917 Boydton, VA 11.1 mi
23915 Baskerville, VA 12.5 mi
24580 Nelson, VA 13.1 mi
24589 Scottsburg, VA 13.8 mi
23941 Fort Mitchell, VA 14.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 23968?

23968 is in Skipwith, Virginia, in Mecklenburg County. Its published point location is 36.7169, -78.5102.

What county is 23968 in?

23968 lies in Mecklenburg County.

What area code is 23968?

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

What time zone is 23968 in?

23968 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 23968?

About 671 people live in ZIP code 23968, in 338 households, at 19.0 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 23968?

$43,571 a year, against $93,170 across Virginia.

What ZIP codes are near 23968?

The closest are 23964 (8.2 mi), 23924 (8.6 mi), 23927 (9.1 mi), 24529 (9.6 mi) and 23976 (10.3 mi).

Is 23968 a PO Box ZIP code?

23968 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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