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24124

ZIP 24124 is Narrows, Virginia, mostly in Giles County; area codes 540 and 826; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Giles +1 more
Population
4,042
Coordinates
37.3059, -80.8660
☼ Live from 24124 — Narrows, VA

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Where 24124 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 24124
  • 🔢 Type 24124 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: hZIhZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 24,124 = 2 × 2 × 37 × 163. Its digits add up to 13, a total 1,179 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 101111000111100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 24122 (Montvale, VA, 65 mi away) and 24126 (Newbern, VA, 19 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 24124 becomes 42142 — and that is a real ZIP code: Glasgow, KY, 279 miles away.
  • 👥 17 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12244, 12424, 12442, 14224, 14422, 21244, …). The farthest-flung twin is 12244 in Albany, NY, 527 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 63% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 71%.
  • 🎯971 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 24124 and you would come out at 37.31°S, 99.13°E — 1,019 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 44m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 35m.
  • 📏 At 77.4 square miles of land, 24124 is bigger than 72% of ZIP codes — room for about 59 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population4,042This ZIP4,042
Households1,622This ZIP1,622
Housing units1,997This ZIP1,997
Median age39.1This ZIP39.1Virginia39.0US 38.9
Median household income$62,854This ZIP$62,854Virginia$93,170US $80,734
Median home value$116,500This ZIP$116,500Virginia$383,700US $332,700
Median gross rent$718This ZIP$718Virginia$1,579US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher19.5%This ZIP19.5%
Mean commute31.9 minThis ZIP31.9 min
Population density52.2 / sq miThis ZIP52.2 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments51This ZIP51
Employees982This ZIP982
Annual payroll$69,237,000This ZIP$69,237,000
Tax returns filed1,790This ZIP1,790
Total adjusted gross income$98,560,000This ZIP$98,560,000

Land area

Land area77.40 sq miThis ZIP77.40 sq mi
Water area1.06 sq miThis ZIP1.06 sq mi

Counties 24124 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Giles County 88.0%
Bland County 12.0%

Other place names in 24124

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

ZIP codes near 24124

ZIPCityDistance
24732 Kellysville, WV 4.3 mi
24093 Glen Lyn, VA 5.5 mi
24134 Pearisburg, VA 6.3 mi
24147 Rich Creek, VA 7.0 mi
24167 Staffordsville, VA 8.5 mi
24739 Princeton, WV 8.9 mi
24963 Peterstown, WV 10.8 mi
24084 Dublin, VA 12.6 mi
24086 Eggleston, VA 13.0 mi
25971 Lerona, WV 13.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 24124?

24124 is in Narrows, Virginia, in Giles County, part of the Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 37.3059, -80.8660.

What county is 24124 in?

24124 spans 2 counties: Giles County and Bland County. Most of it falls in Giles 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 24124?

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

What time zone is 24124 in?

24124 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 24124?

About 4,042 people live in ZIP code 24124, in 1,622 households, at 52.2 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 24124?

$62,854 a year, against $93,170 across Virginia.

What ZIP codes are near 24124?

The closest are 24732 (4.3 mi), 24093 (5.5 mi), 24134 (6.3 mi), 24147 (7 mi) and 24167 (8.5 mi).

Is 24124 a PO Box ZIP code?

24124 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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