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23970

ZIP 23970 is South Hill, Virginia, mostly in Mecklenburg County; area code 434; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Mecklenburg +1 more
Metro area
none
Population
8,109
Coordinates
36.7391, -78.1824
☼ Live from 23970 — South Hill, VA

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Where 23970 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 23970
  • 🔢 Type 23970 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OLGEZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 23,970 = 2 × 3 × 5 × 17 × 47. Its digits add up to 21, a total 2,594 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 101110110100010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 23968 (Skipwith, VA, 18 mi away) and 23974 (Victoria, VA, 16 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 23970 becomes 07932 — and that is a real ZIP code: Florham Park, NJ, 346 miles away.
  • 👥 52 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02379, 02739, 03279, 07932, 09237, 09723, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09723 in APO AE, a military post office, 4,466 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 66% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 78%.
  • 🎯1,124 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 23970 and you would come out at 36.74°S, 101.82°E — 866 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 41m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 38m.
  • 📏 At 121.5 square miles of land, 23970 is bigger than 82% of ZIP codes — room for about 92 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population8,109This ZIP8,109
Households3,652This ZIP3,652
Housing units4,180This ZIP4,180
Median age45.5This ZIP45.5Virginia39.0US 38.9
Median household income$65,170This ZIP$65,170Virginia$93,170US $80,734
Median home value$205,000This ZIP$205,000Virginia$383,700US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,098This ZIP$1,098Virginia$1,579US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher21.4%This ZIP21.4%
Mean commute22.4 minThis ZIP22.4 min
Population density66.7 / sq miThis ZIP66.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments340This ZIP340
Employees5,121This ZIP5,121
Annual payroll$209,850,000This ZIP$209,850,000
Tax returns filed3,710This ZIP3,710
Total adjusted gross income$227,195,000This ZIP$227,195,000

Land area

Land area121.54 sq miThis ZIP121.54 sq mi
Water area0.39 sq miThis ZIP0.39 sq mi

Counties 23970 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Mecklenburg County 78.2%
Lunenburg County 21.8%

Other place names in 23970

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ZIP codes near 23970

ZIPCityDistance
23915 Baskerville, VA 6.6 mi
23950 La Crosse, VA 8.1 mi
23919 Bracey, VA 11.3 mi
23920 Brodnax, VA 11.5 mi
23917 Boydton, VA 11.9 mi
23944 Kenbridge, VA 12.5 mi
23952 Lunenburg, VA 13.4 mi
23873 Meredithville, VA 13.5 mi
23924 Chase City, VA 14.6 mi
23938 Dundas, VA 15.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 23970?

23970 is in South Hill, Virginia, in Mecklenburg County. Its published point location is 36.7391, -78.1824.

What county is 23970 in?

23970 spans 2 counties: Mecklenburg County and Lunenburg County. Most of it falls in Mecklenburg 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 23970?

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

What time zone is 23970 in?

23970 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 23970?

About 8,109 people live in ZIP code 23970, in 3,652 households, at 66.7 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 23970?

$65,170 a year, against $93,170 across Virginia.

What ZIP codes are near 23970?

The closest are 23915 (6.6 mi), 23950 (8.1 mi), 23919 (11.3 mi), 23920 (11.5 mi) and 23917 (11.9 mi).

Is 23970 a PO Box ZIP code?

23970 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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