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24070

ZIP 24070 is Catawba, Virginia, mostly in Roanoke County; area code 540; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Roanoke +2 more
Metro area
Roanoke, VA
Population
1,271
Coordinates
37.3721, -80.2328
☼ Live from 24070 — Catawba, VA

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Where 24070 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 24070
  • 🔢 Type 24070 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OLOhZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 24,070 = 2 × 5 × 29 × 83. Its digits add up to 13, a total 1,179 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 101111000000110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 24069 (Cascade, VA, 64 mi away) and 24072 (Check, VA, 23 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 24070 becomes 07042 — and that is a real ZIP code: Montclair, NJ, 401 miles away.
  • 👥 30 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (00742, 02047, 02740, 04027, 04072, 04270, …). The farthest-flung twin is 00742 in Roosevelt Roads, PR, 1,591 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 62% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 73%.
  • 🎯1,003 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 24070 and you would come out at 37.37°S, 99.77°E — 987 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 44m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 35m.
  • 📏 At 61.5 square miles of land, 24070 is bigger than 65% of ZIP codes — room for about 47 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,271This ZIP1,271
Households471This ZIP471
Housing units642This ZIP642
Median age44.6This ZIP44.6Virginia39.0US 38.9
Median household income$66,188This ZIP$66,188Virginia$93,170US $80,734
Median home value$238,800This ZIP$238,800Virginia$383,700US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher23.7%This ZIP23.7%
Mean commute30.5 minThis ZIP30.5 min
Population density20.7 / sq miThis ZIP20.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments16This ZIP16
Employees408This ZIP408
Annual payroll$24,943,000This ZIP$24,943,000
Tax returns filed670This ZIP670
Total adjusted gross income$55,224,000This ZIP$55,224,000

Land area

Land area61.52 sq miThis ZIP61.52 sq mi
Water area0.12 sq miThis ZIP0.12 sq mi

Counties 24070 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
Roanoke County 48.0%
Craig County 47.0%
Montgomery County 4.9%

ZIP codes near 24070

ZIPCityDistance
24127 New Castle, VA 7.0 mi
24153 Salem, VA 8.1 mi
24087 Elliston, VA 10.4 mi
24155 Salem, VA 10.8 mi
24157 Salem, VA 10.8 mi
24175 Troutville, VA 12.6 mi
24060 Blacksburg, VA 12.7 mi
24984 Waiteville, WV 12.8 mi
24131 Paint Bank, VA 13.7 mi
24128 Newport, VA 13.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 24070?

24070 is in Catawba, Virginia, in Roanoke County, part of the Roanoke, VA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 37.3721, -80.2328.

What county is 24070 in?

24070 spans 3 counties: Roanoke County, Craig County and Montgomery County. 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 24070?

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

What time zone is 24070 in?

24070 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 24070?

About 1,271 people live in ZIP code 24070, in 471 households, at 20.7 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 24070?

$66,188 a year, against $93,170 across Virginia.

What ZIP codes are near 24070?

The closest are 24127 (7 mi), 24153 (8.1 mi), 24087 (10.4 mi), 24155 (10.8 mi) and 24157 (10.8 mi).

Is 24070 a PO Box ZIP code?

24070 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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