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24090

ZIP 24090 is Fincastle, Virginia, in Botetourt County; area code 540; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Botetourt
Metro area
Roanoke, VA
Population
4,521
Coordinates
37.5302, -79.8955
☼ Live from 24090 — Fincastle, VA

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Where 24090 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 24090
  • 🔢 Type 24090 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OGOhZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 24,090 = 2 × 3 × 5 × 11 × 73. Its digits add up to 15, a total 1,657 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 101111000011010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 24089 (Fieldale, VA, 57 mi away) and 24091 (Floyd, VA, 48 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 24090 becomes 09042, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 26 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (00924, 02904, 02940, 04029, 04092, 04290, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09420 in FPO AE, a military post office, 3,632 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 61% 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 24090 and you would come out at 37.53°S, 100.10°E — 972 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 45m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 34m.
  • 📏 At 91.0 square miles of land, 24090 is bigger than 76% of ZIP codes — room for about 69 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population4,521This ZIP4,521
Households1,760This ZIP1,760
Housing units2,044This ZIP2,044
Median age47.9This ZIP47.9Virginia39.0US 38.9
Median household income$90,521This ZIP$90,521Virginia$93,170US $80,734
Median home value$286,900This ZIP$286,900Virginia$383,700US $332,700
Median gross rent$961This ZIP$961Virginia$1,579US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher25.8%This ZIP25.8%
Mean commute29.5 minThis ZIP29.5 min
Population density49.7 / sq miThis ZIP49.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments97This ZIP97
Employees629This ZIP629
Annual payroll$23,207,000This ZIP$23,207,000
Tax returns filed2,230This ZIP2,230
Total adjusted gross income$199,080,000This ZIP$199,080,000

Land area

Land area91.01 sq miThis ZIP91.01 sq mi
Water area0.30 sq miThis ZIP0.30 sq mi

Other place names in 24090

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ZIP codes near 24090

ZIPCityDistance
24050 Roanoke, VA 6.2 mi
24130 Oriskany, VA 7.7 mi
24083 Daleville, VA 8.7 mi
24175 Troutville, VA 8.9 mi
24085 Eagle Rock, VA 10.8 mi
24077 Cloverdale, VA 11.7 mi
24066 Buchanan, VA 11.9 mi
24020 Roanoke, VA 12.3 mi
24064 Blue Ridge, VA 12.7 mi
24122 Montvale, VA 13.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 24090?

24090 is in Fincastle, Virginia, in Botetourt County, part of the Roanoke, VA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 37.5302, -79.8955.

What county is 24090 in?

24090 lies in Botetourt County.

What area code is 24090?

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

What time zone is 24090 in?

24090 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 24090?

About 4,521 people live in ZIP code 24090, in 1,760 households, at 49.7 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 24090?

$90,521 a year, against $93,170 across Virginia.

What ZIP codes are near 24090?

The closest are 24050 (6.2 mi), 24130 (7.7 mi), 24083 (8.7 mi), 24175 (8.9 mi) and 24085 (10.8 mi).

Is 24090 a PO Box ZIP code?

24090 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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