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24060

ZIP 24060 is in Blacksburg, Virginia, in Montgomery County; area codes 540 and 826; Eastern time. Blacksburg has 4 ZIP codes; the others are 24061, 24062 and 24063.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Montgomery
Population
48,541
Coordinates
37.2605, -80.4167
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Where 24060 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 24060
  • 🔢 Type 24060 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OgOhZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 24,060 = 2 × 2 × 3 × 5 × 401. Its digits add up to 12, a total 940 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 101110111111100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 24059 (Bent Mountain, VA, 17 mi away) and 24061 (Blacksburg, VA, 2 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 24060 becomes 06042 — and that is a real ZIP code: Manchester, CT, 525 miles away.
  • 👥 27 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (00624, 02460, 04062, 04260, 06024, 06042, …). The farthest-flung twin is 00624 in Penuelas, PR, 1,566 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 63% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 72%.
  • 🎯996 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 24060 and you would come out at 37.26°S, 99.58°E — 994 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 44m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 36m.
  • 📏 At 130.8 square miles of land, 24060 is bigger than 84% of ZIP codes — room for about 99 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population48,541This ZIP48,541
Households19,143This ZIP19,143
Housing units22,981This ZIP22,981
Median age27.1This ZIP27.1Virginia39.0US 38.9
Median household income$67,675This ZIP$67,675Virginia$93,170US $80,734
Median home value$447,600This ZIP$447,600Virginia$383,700US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,314This ZIP$1,314Virginia$1,579US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher64.0%This ZIP64.0%
Mean commute16.5 minThis ZIP16.5 min
Population density371.0 / sq miThis ZIP371.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments928This ZIP928
Employees15,209This ZIP15,209
Annual payroll$906,233,000This ZIP$906,233,000
Tax returns filed15,370This ZIP15,370
Total adjusted gross income$1,569,282,000This ZIP$1,569,282,000

Land area

Land area130.82 sq miThis ZIP130.82 sq mi
Water area0.89 sq miThis ZIP0.89 sq mi

Other place names in 24060

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ZIP codes near 24060

ZIPCityDistance
24062 Blacksburg, VA 2.1 mi
24063 Blacksburg, VA 2.1 mi
24061 Blacksburg, VA 2.5 mi
24111 Mc Coy, VA 6.1 mi
24128 Newport, VA 6.6 mi
24068 Christiansburg, VA 7.3 mi
24073 Christiansburg, VA 8.7 mi
24087 Elliston, VA 10.1 mi
24142 Radford, VA 11.2 mi
24136 Pembroke, VA 11.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 24060?

24060 is in Blacksburg, Virginia, in Montgomery County, part of the Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 37.2605, -80.4167.

What county is 24060 in?

24060 lies in Montgomery County.

What area code is 24060?

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

What time zone is 24060 in?

24060 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 24060?

About 48,541 people live in ZIP code 24060, in 19,143 households, at 371.0 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 24060?

$67,675 a year, against $93,170 across Virginia.

What ZIP codes are near 24060?

The closest are 24062 (2.1 mi), 24063 (2.1 mi), 24061 (2.5 mi), 24111 (6.1 mi) and 24128 (6.6 mi).

Is 24060 a PO Box ZIP code?

24060 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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