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24138

ZIP 24138 is Pilot, Virginia, mostly in Montgomery County; area code 540; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Montgomery +1 more
Population
1,432
Coordinates
37.0518, -80.3174
☼ Live from 24138 — Pilot, VA

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Where 24138 is

Approximate ZIP boundary (Census ZCTA 2020). ZIP codes are mail routes, not areas, so the shape shown is the Census tabulation area that approximates it.

★ Weird and wonderful facts about 24138
  • 🔢 Type 24138 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BEIhZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 24,138 = 2 × 3 × 3 × 3 × 3 × 149. Its digits add up to 18, a total 2,332 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 101111001001010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 24137 (Penhook, VA, 37 mi away) and 24139 (Pittsville, VA, 48 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 24138 becomes 83142, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 55 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12438, 12483, 12834, 12843, 13428, 13482, …). The farthest-flung twin is 83214 in Arimo, ID, 1,729 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 64% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 72%.
  • 🎯1,005 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 24138 and you would come out at 37.05°S, 99.68°E — 985 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 43m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 37m.
  • 📏 At 25.1 square miles of land, 24138 is bigger than 42% of ZIP codes — room for about 19 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,432This ZIP1,432
Households504This ZIP504
Housing units602This ZIP602
Median age37.7This ZIP37.7Virginia39.0US 38.9
Median household income$62,400This ZIP$62,400Virginia$93,170US $80,734
Median home value$235,700This ZIP$235,700Virginia$383,700US $332,700
Median gross rent$888This ZIP$888Virginia$1,579US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher27.4%This ZIP27.4%
Mean commute30.5 minThis ZIP30.5 min
Population density57.0 / sq miThis ZIP57.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments14This ZIP14
Employees53This ZIP53
Annual payroll$1,913,000This ZIP$1,913,000
Tax returns filed670This ZIP670
Total adjusted gross income$42,991,000This ZIP$42,991,000

Land area

Land area25.12 sq miThis ZIP25.12 sq mi
Water area0.01 sq miThis ZIP0.01 sq mi

Counties 24138 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Montgomery County 50.0%
Floyd County 50.0%

ZIP codes near 24138

ZIPCityDistance
24072 Check, VA 4.2 mi
24162 Shawsville, VA 6.5 mi
24149 Riner, VA 6.8 mi
24073 Christiansburg, VA 8.2 mi
24068 Christiansburg, VA 9.0 mi
24091 Floyd, VA 9.1 mi
24079 Copper Hill, VA 9.2 mi
24111 Mc Coy, VA 9.5 mi
24059 Bent Mountain, VA 12.5 mi
24087 Elliston, VA 12.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 24138?

24138 is in Pilot, Virginia, in Montgomery County, part of the Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 37.0518, -80.3174.

What county is 24138 in?

24138 spans 2 counties: Montgomery County and Floyd County. Most of it falls in Montgomery 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 24138?

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

What time zone is 24138 in?

24138 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 24138?

About 1,432 people live in ZIP code 24138, in 504 households, at 57.0 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 24138?

$62,400 a year, against $93,170 across Virginia.

What ZIP codes are near 24138?

The closest are 24072 (4.2 mi), 24162 (6.5 mi), 24149 (6.8 mi), 24073 (8.2 mi) and 24068 (9 mi).

Is 24138 a PO Box ZIP code?

24138 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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