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Check ZIP code, Virginia

The ZIP code for Check, VA is 24072, and its area code is 540.

USPS city name
1 ZIP code
Population
1,238
Area code
540

NANPA lists no telephone rate centre for Check itself, so these are the area codes of the nearest one, Shawsville (6.1 miles). A town on an area-code boundary can differ from its neighbour.

Check in numbers

About 1,238 people live in Check, in 566 households. The median household income is $109,500 a year, 18% above the Virginia median of $93,170 (US: $80,734). The median owner-occupied home is valued at $243,400 (37% below the Virginia median).

Population1,238Check1,238
Households566Check566
Median household income$109,500Check$109,500Virginia$93,170US $80,734
Median home value$243,400Check$243,400Virginia$383,700US $332,700

U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, for the ZIP code addressed as Check. Survey estimates carry margins of error, wider for small places. Sources and methods.

ZIP codes addressed as Check

ZIP codes with the USPS city name Check
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
24072 Check , VA Standard 1,238 $109,500 $243,400

Map of Check ZIP codes

24072

The ZIP codes of Check, VA, shaded. Outlines are Census ZIP Code Tabulation Areas (2020), which approximate the mail routes; PO-box and single-address codes have no area and are not drawn. Click any area to open its ZIP code.

Towns near Check

The nearest larger towns are Shawsville (1,411 people, 8.9 mi), Christiansburg (22,720 people, 11 mi) and Merrimac (2,733 people, 14 mi).

Towns near Check
TownPopulationDistance
Christiansburg 22,720 11.2 mi
Merrimac 2,733 14.5 mi
Blacksburg 45,446 16.6 mi
Cave Spring 25,742 18.2 mi
Radford 16,726 18.3 mi
Salem 25,618 19.7 mi
Rocky Mount 4,950 19.9 mi
Roanoke 98,355 22.6 mi
Dublin 2,671 25.0 mi
Vinton 8,056 25.3 mi
Hollins 17,097 26.3 mi
Cloverdale 3,208 28.6 mi
Pulaski 8,893 28.7 mi
Collinsville 7,139 28.7 mi

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