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Where 24020 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.
- 🔢 Type 24020 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OZOhZ — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 24,020 = 2 × 2 × 5 × 1201. Its digits add up to 8, a total 251 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
101110111010100 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 24019 (Roanoke, VA, 1 mi away) and 24022 (Roanoke, VA, 5 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 24020 becomes 02042, which is not a ZIP code at all.
- 👥 17 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02204, 02420, 04022, 04220, 20024, 20042, …). The farthest-flung twin is 04220 in Buckfield, ME, 695 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther south than 62% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 74%.
- 🎯1,019 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 24020 and you would come out at 37.36°S, 100.06°E — 971 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 44m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 35m.
- 📏 At 0.355 square miles of land, 24020 is bigger than 4% of ZIP codes — about 172 football fields.
- Working out the sun…
- Checking the USGS…
Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 583This ZIP583 |
|---|---|
| Households | 0 |
| Housing units | 0 |
| Median age | 19.7This ZIP19.7Virginia39.0US 38.9 |
| Mean commute | 8.4 minThis ZIP8.4 min |
| Population density | 1,642.3 / sq miThis ZIP1,642.3 / sq mi |
Business and tax activity
| Business establishments | 4This ZIP4 |
|---|---|
| Employees | 640This ZIP640 |
| Annual payroll | $16,309,000This ZIP$16,309,000 |
Land area
| Land area | 0.36 sq miThis ZIP0.36 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.00 sq mi |
Other place names in 24020
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 24020
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
24019 | Roanoke, VA | 1.0 mi |
24077 | Cloverdale, VA | 2.0 mi |
24083 | Daleville, VA | 3.6 mi |
24012 | Roanoke, VA | 3.7 mi |
24017 | Roanoke, VA | 4.8 mi |
24022 | Roanoke, VA | 5.5 mi |
24001 | Roanoke, VA | 5.7 mi |
24002 | Roanoke, VA | 5.7 mi |
24003 | Roanoke, VA | 5.7 mi |
24004 | Roanoke, VA | 5.7 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 24020?
24020 is in Roanoke, Virginia, in Roanoke County, part of the Roanoke, VA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 37.3561, -79.9432.
What county is 24020 in?
24020 lies in Roanoke County.
What area code is 24020?
Roanoke uses area codes 540 and 826, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 24020 in?
24020 uses America/New_York.
How many people live in 24020?
About 583 people live in ZIP code 24020, at 1,642.3 people per square mile. These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates for the ZIP Code Tabulation Area, not a headcount.
What ZIP codes are near 24020?
The closest are 24019 (1 mi), 24077 (2 mi), 24083 (3.6 mi), 24012 (3.7 mi) and 24017 (4.8 mi).
Is 24020 a PO Box ZIP code?
24020 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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