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24066

ZIP 24066 is Buchanan, Virginia, mostly in Botetourt County; area code 540; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Botetourt +1 more
Metro area
Roanoke, VA
Population
4,963
Coordinates
37.5361, -79.6786
☼ Live from 24066 — Buchanan, VA

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Where 24066 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 24066
  • 🔢 Type 24066 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ggOhZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 24,066 = 2 × 3 × 3 × 7 × 191. Its digits add up to 18, a total 2,332 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 101111000000010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 24065 (Boones Mill, VA, 34 mi away) and 24067 (Callaway, VA, 41 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 24066 becomes 66042 — and that is a real ZIP code: Lane, KS, 840 miles away.
  • 👥 31 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02466, 02646, 02664, 04266, 04626, 04662, …). The farthest-flung twin is 66420 in Dover, KS, 885 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 61% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 75%.
  • 🎯1,030 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 24066 and you would come out at 37.54°S, 100.32°E — 961 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 45m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 34m.
  • 📏 At 157.4 square miles of land, 24066 is bigger than 87% of ZIP codes — room for about 119 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population4,963This ZIP4,963
Households2,052This ZIP2,052
Housing units2,505This ZIP2,505
Median age48.7This ZIP48.7Virginia39.0US 38.9
Median household income$63,333This ZIP$63,333Virginia$93,170US $80,734
Median home value$222,200This ZIP$222,200Virginia$383,700US $332,700
Median gross rent$993This ZIP$993Virginia$1,579US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher21.2%This ZIP21.2%
Mean commute30.4 minThis ZIP30.4 min
Population density31.5 / sq miThis ZIP31.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments96This ZIP96
Employees744This ZIP744
Annual payroll$36,522,000This ZIP$36,522,000
Tax returns filed2,210This ZIP2,210
Total adjusted gross income$157,814,000This ZIP$157,814,000

Land area

Land area157.40 sq miThis ZIP157.40 sq mi
Water area1.15 sq miThis ZIP1.15 sq mi

Counties 24066 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Botetourt County 98.3%
Rockbridge County 1.7%

Other place names in 24066

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ZIP codes near 24066

ZIPCityDistance
24050 Roanoke, VA 6.0 mi
24122 Montvale, VA 7.6 mi
24579 Natural Bridge Station, VA 10.2 mi
24578 Natural Bridge, VA 10.7 mi
24090 Fincastle, VA 11.9 mi
24064 Blue Ridge, VA 12.1 mi
24174 Thaxton, VA 12.9 mi
24085 Eagle Rock, VA 14.1 mi
24555 Glasgow, VA 14.6 mi
24526 Big Island, VA 15.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 24066?

24066 is in Buchanan, Virginia, in Botetourt County, part of the Roanoke, VA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 37.5361, -79.6786.

What county is 24066 in?

24066 spans 2 counties: Botetourt County and Rockbridge County. Most of it falls in Botetourt 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 24066?

Buchanan uses area code 540, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 24066 in?

24066 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 24066?

About 4,963 people live in ZIP code 24066, in 2,052 households, at 31.5 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 24066?

$63,333 a year, against $93,170 across Virginia.

What ZIP codes are near 24066?

The closest are 24050 (6 mi), 24122 (7.6 mi), 24579 (10.2 mi), 24578 (10.7 mi) and 24090 (11.9 mi).

Is 24066 a PO Box ZIP code?

24066 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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