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24061

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

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Montgomery
Population
9,202
Coordinates
37.2258, -80.4262
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Where 24061 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 24061
  • 🔢 Type 24061 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IgOhZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ 24061 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 13, a total 1,179 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 101110111111101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 24060 (Blacksburg, VA, 2 mi away) and 24062 (Blacksburg, VA, 1 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 24061 becomes 16042, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 66 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01264, 01462, 02461, 02641, 04216, 04261, …). The farthest-flung twin is 04612 in Bernard, ME, 795 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 24061 and you would come out at 37.23°S, 99.57°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 1.1 square miles of land, 24061 is bigger than 8% of ZIP codes — about 525 football fields.
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People and housing

Population9,202This ZIP9,202
Households0
Housing units0
Median age19.1This ZIP19.1Virginia39.0US 38.9
Bachelor's degree or higher32.6%This ZIP32.6%
Mean commute13.0 minThis ZIP13.0 min
Population density8,481.1 / sq miThis ZIP8,481.1 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments13This ZIP13
Employees275This ZIP275
Annual payroll$16,396,000This ZIP$16,396,000

Land area

Land area1.09 sq miThis ZIP1.09 sq mi
Water area0.01 sq miThis ZIP0.01 sq mi

Other place names in 24061

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

ZIP codes near 24061

ZIPCityDistance
24062 Blacksburg, VA 0.7 mi
24063 Blacksburg, VA 0.7 mi
24060 Blacksburg, VA 2.5 mi
24111 Mc Coy, VA 3.9 mi
24068 Christiansburg, VA 4.9 mi
24073 Christiansburg, VA 6.3 mi
24128 Newport, VA 8.5 mi
24142 Radford, VA 9.1 mi
24087 Elliston, VA 10.3 mi
24143 Radford, VA 10.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 24061?

24061 is in Blacksburg, Virginia, in Montgomery County, part of the Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 37.2258, -80.4262.

What county is 24061 in?

24061 lies in Montgomery County.

What area code is 24061?

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

What time zone is 24061 in?

24061 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 24061?

About 9,202 people live in ZIP code 24061, at 8,481.1 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 24061?

The closest are 24062 (0.7 mi), 24063 (0.7 mi), 24060 (2.5 mi), 24111 (3.9 mi) and 24068 (4.9 mi).

Is 24061 a PO Box ZIP code?

24061 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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