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24017

ZIP 24017 is in Roanoke, Virginia, in Roanoke City; area codes 540 and 826; Eastern time. Roanoke has 41 ZIP codes in all.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Roanoke city
Metro area
Roanoke, VA
Population
23,678
Coordinates
37.2976, -79.9910
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Where 24017 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 24017
  • 🔢 Type 24017 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: LIOhZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 24,017 = 7 × 47 × 73. Its digits add up to 14, a total 1,416 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 101110111010001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 24016 (Roanoke, VA, 3 mi away) and 24018 (Roanoke, VA, 6 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 24017 becomes 71042, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 66 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01247, 01472, 01742, 02471, 02714, 02741, …). The farthest-flung twin is 74102 in Tulsa, OK, 889 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 63% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 74%.
  • 🎯1,017 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 24017 and you would come out at 37.30°S, 100.01°E — 972 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 44m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 35m.
  • 📏 At 9.0 square miles of land, 24017 is bigger than 26% of ZIP codes — room for about 6.9 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population23,678This ZIP23,678
Households9,602This ZIP9,602
Housing units10,822This ZIP10,822
Median age38.0This ZIP38.0Virginia39.0US 38.9
Median household income$47,360This ZIP$47,360Virginia$93,170US $80,734
Median home value$150,600This ZIP$150,600Virginia$383,700US $332,700
Median gross rent$979This ZIP$979Virginia$1,579US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher20.0%This ZIP20.0%
Mean commute19.5 minThis ZIP19.5 min
Population density2,623.6 / sq miThis ZIP2,623.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments310This ZIP310
Employees4,529This ZIP4,529
Annual payroll$231,207,000This ZIP$231,207,000
Tax returns filed10,560This ZIP10,560
Total adjusted gross income$397,042,000This ZIP$397,042,000

Land area

Land area9.03 sq miThis ZIP9.03 sq mi
Water area0.03 sq miThis ZIP0.03 sq mi

Other place names in 24017

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ZIP codes near 24017

ZIPCityDistance
24001 Roanoke, VA 2.4 mi
24002 Roanoke, VA 2.4 mi
24003 Roanoke, VA 2.4 mi
24004 Roanoke, VA 2.4 mi
24005 Roanoke, VA 2.4 mi
24006 Roanoke, VA 2.4 mi
24007 Roanoke, VA 2.4 mi
24008 Roanoke, VA 2.4 mi
24009 Roanoke, VA 2.4 mi
24010 Roanoke, VA 2.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 24017?

24017 is in Roanoke, Virginia, in Roanoke city, part of the Roanoke, VA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 37.2976, -79.9910.

What county is 24017 in?

24017 lies in Roanoke city.

What area code is 24017?

Roanoke uses area codes 540 and 826, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 24017 in?

24017 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 24017?

About 23,678 people live in ZIP code 24017, in 9,602 households, at 2,623.6 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 24017?

$47,360 a year, against $93,170 across Virginia.

What ZIP codes are near 24017?

The closest are 24001 (2.4 mi), 24002 (2.4 mi), 24003 (2.4 mi), 24004 (2.4 mi) and 24005 (2.4 mi).

Is 24017 a PO Box ZIP code?

24017 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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