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24088

ZIP 24088 is Ferrum, Virginia, mostly in Franklin County; area code 540; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Franklin +1 more
Metro area
Roanoke, VA
Population
5,017
Coordinates
36.8879, -80.0779
☼ Live from 24088 — Ferrum, VA

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Where 24088 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 24088
  • 🔢 Type 24088 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BBOhZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 24,088 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 3011. Its digits add up to 22, a total 2,607 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 101111000011000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 24087 (Elliston, VA, 25 mi away) and 24089 (Fieldale, VA, 14 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 24088 becomes 88042 — and that is a real ZIP code: Hillsboro, NM, 1,578 miles away.
  • 👥 27 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (04288, 08248, 08824, 20848, 20884, 24808, …). The farthest-flung twin is 84028 in Garden City, UT, 1,698 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 65% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 74%.
  • 🎯1,021 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 24088 and you would come out at 36.89°S, 99.92°E — 969 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 42m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 38m.
  • 📏 At 112.3 square miles of land, 24088 is bigger than 81% of ZIP codes — room for about 85 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population5,017This ZIP5,017
Households1,813This ZIP1,813
Housing units2,027This ZIP2,027
Median age36.5This ZIP36.5Virginia39.0US 38.9
Median household income$41,769This ZIP$41,769Virginia$93,170US $80,734
Median home value$152,700This ZIP$152,700Virginia$383,700US $332,700
Median gross rent$643This ZIP$643Virginia$1,579US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher20.5%This ZIP20.5%
Mean commute34.0 minThis ZIP34.0 min
Population density44.7 / sq miThis ZIP44.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments50This ZIP50
Employees854This ZIP854
Annual payroll$25,208,000This ZIP$25,208,000
Tax returns filed1,580This ZIP1,580
Total adjusted gross income$86,676,000This ZIP$86,676,000

Land area

Land area112.34 sq miThis ZIP112.34 sq mi
Water area0.92 sq miThis ZIP0.92 sq mi

Counties 24088 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
Franklin County 84.2%
Patrick County 15.8%

Other place names in 24088

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ZIP codes near 24088

ZIPCityDistance
24102 Henry, VA 5.2 mi
24055 Bassett, VA 9.7 mi
24067 Callaway, VA 10.0 mi
24079 Copper Hill, VA 12.1 mi
24185 Woolwine, VA 12.2 mi
24146 Redwood, VA 12.2 mi
24168 Stanleytown, VA 12.7 mi
24151 Rocky Mount, VA 12.7 mi
24091 Floyd, VA 13.6 mi
24072 Check, VA 14.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 24088?

24088 is in Ferrum, Virginia, in Franklin County, part of the Roanoke, VA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 36.8879, -80.0779.

What county is 24088 in?

24088 spans 2 counties: Franklin County and Patrick County. Most of it falls in Franklin 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 24088?

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

What time zone is 24088 in?

24088 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 24088?

About 5,017 people live in ZIP code 24088, in 1,813 households, at 44.7 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 24088?

$41,769 a year, against $93,170 across Virginia.

What ZIP codes are near 24088?

The closest are 24102 (5.2 mi), 24055 (9.7 mi), 24067 (10 mi), 24079 (12.1 mi) and 24185 (12.2 mi).

Is 24088 a PO Box ZIP code?

24088 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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