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24018

ZIP 24018 is in Roanoke, Virginia, mostly in Roanoke County; area codes 540 and 826; Eastern time. Roanoke has 41 ZIP codes in all.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Roanoke +1 more
Metro area
Roanoke, VA
Population
38,720
Coordinates
37.2131, -80.0417
☼ Live from 24018 — Roanoke, VA

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Where 24018 is

Approximate ZIP boundary (Census ZCTA 2020). ZIP codes are mail routes, not areas, so the shape shown is the Census tabulation area that approximates it.

★ Weird and wonderful facts about 24018
  • 🔢 Type 24018 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BIOhZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 24,018 = 2 × 3 × 4003. Its digits add up to 15, a total 1,657 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 101110111010010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 24017 (Roanoke, VA, 6 mi away) and 24019 (Roanoke, VA, 10 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 24018 becomes 81042, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 58 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01824, 01842, 02148, 02184, 02481, 02814, …). The farthest-flung twin is 84120 in West Valley City, UT, 1,724 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 63% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 74%.
  • 🎯1,016 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 24018 and you would come out at 37.21°S, 99.96°E — 973 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 43m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 36m.
  • 📏 At 42.8 square miles of land, 24018 is bigger than 55% of ZIP codes — room for about 32 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population38,720This ZIP38,720
Households16,346This ZIP16,346
Housing units17,515This ZIP17,515
Median age44.3This ZIP44.3Virginia39.0US 38.9
Median household income$90,885This ZIP$90,885Virginia$93,170US $80,734
Median home value$348,800This ZIP$348,800Virginia$383,700US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,285This ZIP$1,285Virginia$1,579US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher52.0%This ZIP52.0%
Mean commute21.1 minThis ZIP21.1 min
Population density905.0 / sq miThis ZIP905.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments1,162This ZIP1,162
Employees12,958This ZIP12,958
Annual payroll$704,331,000This ZIP$704,331,000
Tax returns filed19,790This ZIP19,790
Total adjusted gross income$2,172,868,000This ZIP$2,172,868,000

Land area

Land area42.78 sq miThis ZIP42.78 sq mi
Water area0.07 sq miThis ZIP0.07 sq mi

Counties 24018 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Roanoke County 93.8%
Roanoke city 6.2%

Other place names in 24018

Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.

ZIP codes near 24018

ZIPCityDistance
24015 Roanoke, VA 4.4 mi
24155 Salem, VA 5.4 mi
24157 Salem, VA 5.4 mi
24001 Roanoke, VA 6.3 mi
24002 Roanoke, VA 6.3 mi
24003 Roanoke, VA 6.3 mi
24004 Roanoke, VA 6.3 mi
24005 Roanoke, VA 6.3 mi
24006 Roanoke, VA 6.3 mi
24007 Roanoke, VA 6.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 24018?

24018 is in Roanoke, Virginia, in Roanoke County, part of the Roanoke, VA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 37.2131, -80.0417.

What county is 24018 in?

24018 spans 2 counties: Roanoke County and Roanoke city. Most of it falls in Roanoke 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 24018?

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

What time zone is 24018 in?

24018 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 24018?

About 38,720 people live in ZIP code 24018, in 16,346 households, at 905.0 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 24018?

$90,885 a year, against $93,170 across Virginia.

What ZIP codes are near 24018?

The closest are 24015 (4.4 mi), 24155 (5.4 mi), 24157 (5.4 mi), 24001 (6.3 mi) and 24002 (6.3 mi).

Is 24018 a PO Box ZIP code?

24018 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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