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24085

ZIP 24085 is Eagle Rock, Virginia, mostly in Botetourt County; area codes 540 and 826; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Botetourt +1 more
Metro area
Roanoke, VA
Population
2,391
Coordinates
37.6839, -79.8573
☼ Live from 24085 — Eagle Rock, VA

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Where 24085 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 24085
  • 🔢 Type 24085 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: SBOhZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 24,085 = 5 × 4817. Its digits add up to 19, a total 2,454 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 101111000010101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 24084 (Dublin, VA, 59 mi away) and 24086 (Eggleston, VA, 51 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 24085 becomes 58042 — and that is a real ZIP code: Harwood, ND, 1,080 miles away.
  • 👥 62 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02458, 02584, 04258, 04285, 04852, 05482, …). The farthest-flung twin is 85042 in Phoenix, AZ, 1,826 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 60% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 74%.
  • 🎯1,018 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 24085 and you would come out at 37.68°S, 100.14°E — 974 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 46m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 33m.
  • 📏 At 165.9 square miles of land, 24085 is bigger than 88% of ZIP codes — room for about 126 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population2,391This ZIP2,391
Households1,037This ZIP1,037
Housing units1,317This ZIP1,317
Median age50.5This ZIP50.5Virginia39.0US 38.9
Median household income$53,633This ZIP$53,633Virginia$93,170US $80,734
Median home value$133,700This ZIP$133,700Virginia$383,700US $332,700
Median gross rent$845This ZIP$845Virginia$1,579US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher12.4%This ZIP12.4%
Mean commute30.6 minThis ZIP30.6 min
Population density14.4 / sq miThis ZIP14.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments20This ZIP20
Employees262This ZIP262
Annual payroll$17,031,000This ZIP$17,031,000
Tax returns filed930This ZIP930
Total adjusted gross income$58,424,000This ZIP$58,424,000

Land area

Land area165.93 sq miThis ZIP165.93 sq mi
Water area2.11 sq miThis ZIP2.11 sq mi

Counties 24085 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Botetourt County 98.4%
Alleghany County 1.6%

Other place names in 24085

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

ZIP codes near 24085

ZIPCityDistance
24438 Glen Wilton, VA 5.2 mi
24457 Low Moor, VA 7.7 mi
24130 Oriskany, VA 8.3 mi
24474 Selma, VA 8.4 mi
24448 Iron Gate, VA 8.7 mi
24050 Roanoke, VA 9.7 mi
24090 Fincastle, VA 10.8 mi
24426 Covington, VA 11.7 mi
24422 Clifton Forge, VA 11.8 mi
24066 Buchanan, VA 14.1 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 24085?

24085 is in Eagle Rock, Virginia, in Botetourt County, part of the Roanoke, VA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 37.6839, -79.8573.

What county is 24085 in?

24085 spans 2 counties: Botetourt County and Alleghany 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 24085?

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

What time zone is 24085 in?

24085 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 24085?

About 2,391 people live in ZIP code 24085, in 1,037 households, at 14.4 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 24085?

$53,633 a year, against $93,170 across Virginia.

What ZIP codes are near 24085?

The closest are 24438 (5.2 mi), 24457 (7.7 mi), 24130 (8.3 mi), 24474 (8.4 mi) and 24448 (8.7 mi).

Is 24085 a PO Box ZIP code?

24085 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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