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24127

ZIP 24127 is New Castle, Virginia, in Craig County; area code 540; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Craig
Metro area
Roanoke, VA
Population
4,392
Coordinates
37.4736, -80.2311
☼ Live from 24127 — New Castle, VA

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Where 24127 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 24127
  • 🔢 Type 24127 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: LZIhZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 24,127 = 23 × 1049. Its digits add up to 16, a total 1,922 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 101111000111111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 24126 (Newbern, VA, 38 mi away) and 24128 (Newport, VA, 17 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 24127 becomes 72142 — and that is a real ZIP code: Scott, AR, 689 miles away.
  • 👥 31 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12247, 12427, 12472, 12724, 12742, 14227, …). The farthest-flung twin is 71422 in Dodson, LA, 797 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 62% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 73%.
  • 🎯1,002 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 24127 and you would come out at 37.47°S, 99.77°E — 989 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 45m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 34m.
  • 📏 At 219.6 square miles of land, 24127 is bigger than 92% of ZIP codes — room for about 167 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population4,392This ZIP4,392
Households1,529This ZIP1,529
Housing units2,014This ZIP2,014
Median age46.0This ZIP46.0Virginia39.0US 38.9
Median household income$67,620This ZIP$67,620Virginia$93,170US $80,734
Median home value$187,100This ZIP$187,100Virginia$383,700US $332,700
Median gross rent$713This ZIP$713Virginia$1,579US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher17.9%This ZIP17.9%
Mean commute33.4 minThis ZIP33.4 min
Population density20.0 / sq miThis ZIP20.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments49This ZIP49
Employees341This ZIP341
Annual payroll$12,243,000This ZIP$12,243,000
Tax returns filed1,860This ZIP1,860
Total adjusted gross income$110,280,000This ZIP$110,280,000

Land area

Land area219.62 sq miThis ZIP219.62 sq mi
Water area0.81 sq miThis ZIP0.81 sq mi

Other place names in 24127

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ZIP codes near 24127

ZIPCityDistance
24131 Paint Bank, VA 6.7 mi
24070 Catawba, VA 7.0 mi
24984 Waiteville, WV 9.8 mi
24941 Gap Mills, WV 10.2 mi
24175 Troutville, VA 11.1 mi
24153 Salem, VA 13.4 mi
24155 Salem, VA 15.6 mi
24157 Salem, VA 15.6 mi
24128 Newport, VA 16.6 mi
24974 Secondcreek, WV 16.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 24127?

24127 is in New Castle, Virginia, in Craig County, part of the Roanoke, VA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 37.4736, -80.2311.

What county is 24127 in?

24127 lies in Craig County.

What area code is 24127?

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

What time zone is 24127 in?

24127 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 24127?

About 4,392 people live in ZIP code 24127, in 1,529 households, at 20.0 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 24127?

$67,620 a year, against $93,170 across Virginia.

What ZIP codes are near 24127?

The closest are 24131 (6.7 mi), 24070 (7 mi), 24984 (9.8 mi), 24941 (10.2 mi) and 24175 (11.1 mi).

Is 24127 a PO Box ZIP code?

24127 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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