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24073

ZIP 24073 is in Christiansburg, Virginia, in Montgomery County; area codes 540 and 826; Eastern time. Christiansburg has 2 ZIP codes; the other is 24068.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Montgomery
Population
29,677
Coordinates
37.1347, -80.4231
☼ Live from 24073 — Christiansburg, VA

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Where 24073 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 24073
  • 🔢 Type 24073 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ELOhZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 24,073 = 7 × 19 × 181. Its digits add up to 16, a total 1,922 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 101111000001001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 24072 (Check, VA, 12 mi away) and 24076 (Claudville, VA, 37 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 24073 becomes 37042 — and that is a real ZIP code: Clarksville, TN, 388 miles away.
  • 👥 57 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02347, 02743, 03247, 04237, 04732, 07423, …). The farthest-flung twin is 73024 in Corn, OK, 1,030 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 64% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 72%.
  • 🎯998 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 24073 and you would come out at 37.13°S, 99.58°E — 992 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 43m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 36m.
  • 📏 At 89.6 square miles of land, 24073 is bigger than 75% of ZIP codes — room for about 68 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population29,677This ZIP29,677
Households13,261This ZIP13,261
Housing units14,658This ZIP14,658
Median age41.0This ZIP41.0Virginia39.0US 38.9
Median household income$76,800This ZIP$76,800Virginia$93,170US $80,734
Median home value$253,200This ZIP$253,200Virginia$383,700US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,168This ZIP$1,168Virginia$1,579US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher41.4%This ZIP41.4%
Mean commute18.9 minThis ZIP18.9 min
Population density331.2 / sq miThis ZIP331.2 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments899This ZIP899
Employees13,814This ZIP13,814
Annual payroll$649,999,000This ZIP$649,999,000
Tax returns filed14,920This ZIP14,920
Total adjusted gross income$1,078,874,000This ZIP$1,078,874,000

Land area

Land area89.62 sq miThis ZIP89.62 sq mi
Water area0.25 sq miThis ZIP0.25 sq mi

Other place names in 24073

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ZIP codes near 24073

ZIPCityDistance
24068 Christiansburg, VA 1.4 mi
24111 Mc Coy, VA 3.1 mi
24061 Blacksburg, VA 6.3 mi
24062 Blacksburg, VA 6.6 mi
24063 Blacksburg, VA 6.6 mi
24142 Radford, VA 7.0 mi
24143 Radford, VA 7.7 mi
24141 Radford, VA 7.9 mi
24149 Riner, VA 8.0 mi
24138 Pilot, VA 8.2 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 24073?

24073 is in Christiansburg, Virginia, in Montgomery County, part of the Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 37.1347, -80.4231.

What county is 24073 in?

24073 lies in Montgomery County.

What area code is 24073?

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

What time zone is 24073 in?

24073 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 24073?

About 29,677 people live in ZIP code 24073, in 13,261 households, at 331.2 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 24073?

$76,800 a year, against $93,170 across Virginia.

What ZIP codes are near 24073?

The closest are 24068 (1.4 mi), 24111 (3.1 mi), 24061 (6.3 mi), 24062 (6.6 mi) and 24063 (6.6 mi).

Is 24073 a PO Box ZIP code?

24073 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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