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24072

ZIP 24072 is Check, Virginia, in Floyd County; area code 540; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Floyd
Population
1,238
Coordinates
37.0420, -80.2424
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Where 24072 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 24072
  • 🔢 Type 24072 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZLOhZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 24,072 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 3 × 17 × 59. Its digits add up to 15, a total 1,657 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 101111000001000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 24070 (Catawba, VA, 23 mi away) and 24073 (Christiansburg, VA, 12 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 24072 becomes 27042 — and that is a real ZIP code: Pine Hall, NC, 49 miles away.
  • 👥 32 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02472, 02724, 02742, 04227, 07422, 20427, …). The farthest-flung twin is 74022 in Copan, OK, 868 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 64% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 73%.
  • 🎯1,009 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 24072 and you would come out at 37.04°S, 99.76°E — 981 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 42m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 37m.
  • 📏 At 30.0 square miles of land, 24072 is bigger than 46% of ZIP codes — room for about 23 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,238This ZIP1,238
Households566This ZIP566
Housing units706This ZIP706
Median age33.9This ZIP33.9Virginia39.0US 38.9
Median household income$109,500This ZIP$109,500Virginia$93,170US $80,734
Median home value$243,400This ZIP$243,400Virginia$383,700US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,554This ZIP$1,554Virginia$1,579US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher36.4%This ZIP36.4%
Mean commute35.4 minThis ZIP35.4 min
Population density41.3 / sq miThis ZIP41.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments19This ZIP19
Employees84This ZIP84
Annual payroll$4,395,000This ZIP$4,395,000
Tax returns filed600This ZIP600
Total adjusted gross income$38,985,000This ZIP$38,985,000

Land area

Land area29.97 sq miThis ZIP29.97 sq mi
Water area0.01 sq miThis ZIP0.01 sq mi

ZIP codes near 24072

ZIPCityDistance
24138 Pilot, VA 4.2 mi
24079 Copper Hill, VA 5.1 mi
24162 Shawsville, VA 6.1 mi
24091 Floyd, VA 9.5 mi
24059 Bent Mountain, VA 9.9 mi
24067 Callaway, VA 10.1 mi
24149 Riner, VA 10.7 mi
24073 Christiansburg, VA 11.8 mi
24087 Elliston, VA 12.4 mi
24111 Mc Coy, VA 12.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 24072?

24072 is in Check, Virginia, in Floyd County, part of the Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 37.0420, -80.2424.

What county is 24072 in?

24072 lies in Floyd County.

What area code is 24072?

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

What time zone is 24072 in?

24072 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 24072?

About 1,238 people live in ZIP code 24072, in 566 households, at 41.3 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 24072?

$109,500 a year, against $93,170 across Virginia.

What ZIP codes are near 24072?

The closest are 24138 (4.2 mi), 24079 (5.1 mi), 24162 (6.1 mi), 24091 (9.5 mi) and 24059 (9.9 mi).

Is 24072 a PO Box ZIP code?

24072 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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