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24087

ZIP 24087 is Elliston, Virginia, mostly in Montgomery County; area code 540; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Montgomery +1 more
Population
3,941
Coordinates
37.2215, -80.2389
☼ Live from 24087 — Elliston, VA

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Where 24087 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 24087
  • 🔢 Type 24087 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: LBOhZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 24,087 = 3 × 7 × 31 × 37. Its digits add up to 21, a total 2,594 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 101111000010111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 24086 (Eggleston, VA, 22 mi away) and 24088 (Ferrum, VA, 25 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 24087 becomes 78042 — and that is a real ZIP code: Laredo, TX, 1,302 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, 1,805 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 63% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 73%.
  • 🎯1,006 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 24087 and you would come out at 37.22°S, 99.76°E — 984 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 44m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 36m.
  • 📏 At 45.7 square miles of land, 24087 is bigger than 57% of ZIP codes — room for about 35 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population3,941This ZIP3,941
Households1,810This ZIP1,810
Housing units2,025This ZIP2,025
Median age41.6This ZIP41.6Virginia39.0US 38.9
Median household income$41,204This ZIP$41,204Virginia$93,170US $80,734
Median home value$155,100This ZIP$155,100Virginia$383,700US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,115This ZIP$1,115Virginia$1,579US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher14.7%This ZIP14.7%
Mean commute21.8 minThis ZIP21.8 min
Population density86.2 / sq miThis ZIP86.2 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments39This ZIP39
Employees863This ZIP863
Annual payroll$43,532,000This ZIP$43,532,000
Tax returns filed1,560This ZIP1,560
Total adjusted gross income$87,914,000This ZIP$87,914,000

Land area

Land area45.72 sq miThis ZIP45.72 sq mi
Water area0.24 sq miThis ZIP0.24 sq mi

Counties 24087 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Montgomery County 96.5%
Roanoke County 3.5%

Other place names in 24087

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ZIP codes near 24087

ZIPCityDistance
24162 Shawsville, VA 6.4 mi
24059 Bent Mountain, VA 7.4 mi
24153 Salem, VA 8.8 mi
24111 Mc Coy, VA 9.2 mi
24062 Blacksburg, VA 9.6 mi
24063 Blacksburg, VA 9.6 mi
24060 Blacksburg, VA 10.1 mi
24061 Blacksburg, VA 10.3 mi
24070 Catawba, VA 10.4 mi
24155 Salem, VA 10.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 24087?

24087 is in Elliston, Virginia, in Montgomery County, part of the Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 37.2215, -80.2389.

What county is 24087 in?

24087 spans 2 counties: Montgomery County and Roanoke County. Most of it falls in Montgomery 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 24087?

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

What time zone is 24087 in?

24087 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 24087?

About 3,941 people live in ZIP code 24087, in 1,810 households, at 86.2 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 24087?

$41,204 a year, against $93,170 across Virginia.

What ZIP codes are near 24087?

The closest are 24162 (6.4 mi), 24059 (7.4 mi), 24153 (8.8 mi), 24111 (9.2 mi) and 24062 (9.6 mi).

Is 24087 a PO Box ZIP code?

24087 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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