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24120

ZIP 24120 is Meadows Of Dan, Virginia, mostly in Patrick County; area code 276; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Patrick +2 more
Metro area
none
Population
1,591
Coordinates
36.6916, -80.4139
☼ Live from 24120 — Meadows Of Dan, VA

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Where 24120 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 24120
  • 🔢 Type 24120 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OZIhZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 24,120 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 3 × 3 × 5 × 67. Its digits add up to 9, a total 375 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 101111000111000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 24115 (Martinsville, VA, 30 mi away) and 24121 (Moneta, VA, 54 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 24120 becomes 02142 — and that is a real ZIP code: Cambridge, MA, 633 miles away.
  • 👥 43 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01224, 01242, 02124, 02142, 02241, 02421, …). The farthest-flung twin is 04221 in Canton, ME, 755 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 66% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 72%.
  • 🎯1,007 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 24120 and you would come out at 36.69°S, 99.59°E — 983 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 40m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 39m.
  • 📏 At 75.8 square miles of land, 24120 is bigger than 71% of ZIP codes — room for about 58 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,591This ZIP1,591
Households843This ZIP843
Housing units1,225This ZIP1,225
Median age59.0This ZIP59.0Virginia39.0US 38.9
Median household income$46,901This ZIP$46,901Virginia$93,170US $80,734
Median home value$205,200This ZIP$205,200Virginia$383,700US $332,700
Median gross rent$693This ZIP$693Virginia$1,579US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher15.6%This ZIP15.6%
Mean commute26.7 minThis ZIP26.7 min
Population density21.0 / sq miThis ZIP21.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments32This ZIP32
Employees677This ZIP677
Annual payroll$25,294,000This ZIP$25,294,000
Tax returns filed840This ZIP840
Total adjusted gross income$48,778,000This ZIP$48,778,000

Land area

Land area75.81 sq miThis ZIP75.81 sq mi
Water area0.26 sq miThis ZIP0.26 sq mi

Counties 24120 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
Patrick County 74.1%
Floyd County 17.1%
Carroll County 8.8%

Other place names in 24120

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ZIP codes near 24120

ZIPCityDistance
24177 Vesta, VA 3.8 mi
24076 Claudville, VA 6.0 mi
24352 Laurel Fork, VA 6.6 mi
24053 Ararat, VA 8.9 mi
24171 Stuart, VA 10.7 mi
24185 Woolwine, VA 11.1 mi
24325 Dugspur, VA 12.6 mi
24380 Willis, VA 12.7 mi
27053 Westfield, NC 15.2 mi
24317 Cana, VA 15.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 24120?

24120 is in Meadows Of Dan, Virginia, in Patrick County. Its published point location is 36.6916, -80.4139.

What county is 24120 in?

24120 spans 3 counties: Patrick County, Floyd County and Carroll County. Most of it falls in Patrick 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 24120?

Meadows Of Dan uses area code 276, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 24120 in?

24120 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 24120?

About 1,591 people live in ZIP code 24120, in 843 households, at 21.0 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 24120?

$46,901 a year, against $93,170 across Virginia.

What ZIP codes are near 24120?

The closest are 24177 (3.8 mi), 24076 (6 mi), 24352 (6.6 mi), 24053 (8.9 mi) and 24171 (10.7 mi).

Is 24120 a PO Box ZIP code?

24120 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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