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24078

ZIP 24078 is Collinsville, Virginia, in Henry County; area code 276; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Henry
Metro area
Martinsville, VA
Population
6,438
Coordinates
36.7243, -79.9131
☼ Live from 24078 — Collinsville, VA

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Where 24078 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 24078
  • 🔢 Type 24078 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BLOhZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 24,078 = 2 × 3 × 4013. Its digits add up to 21, a total 2,594 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 101111000001110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 24077 (Cloverdale, VA, 44 mi away) and 24079 (Copper Hill, VA, 26 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 24078 becomes 87042 — and that is a real ZIP code: Peralta, NM, 1,502 miles away.
  • 👥 57 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02478, 02748, 02874, 04287, 07428, 07842, …). The farthest-flung twin is 84720 in Cedar City, UT, 1,829 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 66% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 74%.
  • 🎯1,033 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 24078 and you would come out at 36.72°S, 100.09°E — 957 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 41m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 39m.
  • 📏 At 6.9 square miles of land, 24078 is bigger than 22% of ZIP codes — room for about 5.2 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population6,438This ZIP6,438
Households2,656This ZIP2,656
Housing units3,156This ZIP3,156
Median age38.2This ZIP38.2Virginia39.0US 38.9
Median household income$53,665This ZIP$53,665Virginia$93,170US $80,734
Median home value$143,400This ZIP$143,400Virginia$383,700US $332,700
Median gross rent$747This ZIP$747Virginia$1,579US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher23.2%This ZIP23.2%
Mean commute19.6 minThis ZIP19.6 min
Population density931.3 / sq miThis ZIP931.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments152This ZIP152
Employees1,805This ZIP1,805
Annual payroll$44,119,000This ZIP$44,119,000
Tax returns filed3,100This ZIP3,100
Total adjusted gross income$155,309,000This ZIP$155,309,000

Land area

Land area6.91 sq miThis ZIP6.91 sq mi
Water area0.02 sq miThis ZIP0.02 sq mi

Other place names in 24078

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

ZIP codes near 24078

ZIPCityDistance
24168 Stanleytown, VA 2.1 mi
24089 Fieldale, VA 3.0 mi
24112 Martinsville, VA 3.7 mi
24113 Martinsville, VA 4.1 mi
24114 Martinsville, VA 4.1 mi
24115 Martinsville, VA 4.1 mi
24055 Bassett, VA 5.5 mi
24102 Henry, VA 9.7 mi
24148 Ridgeway, VA 10.1 mi
24054 Axton, VA 11.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 24078?

24078 is in Collinsville, Virginia, in Henry County, part of the Martinsville, VA micropolitan area. Its published point location is 36.7243, -79.9131.

What county is 24078 in?

24078 lies in Henry County.

What area code is 24078?

Collinsville uses area code 276, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 24078 in?

24078 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 24078?

About 6,438 people live in ZIP code 24078, in 2,656 households, at 931.3 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 24078?

$53,665 a year, against $93,170 across Virginia.

What ZIP codes are near 24078?

The closest are 24168 (2.1 mi), 24089 (3 mi), 24112 (3.7 mi), 24113 (4.1 mi) and 24114 (4.1 mi).

Is 24078 a PO Box ZIP code?

24078 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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