24142
ZIP 24142 is in Radford, Virginia, in Radford City; area codes 540 and 826; Eastern time. Radford has 3 ZIP codes; the others are 24141 and 24143.
- Type
- Standard
- Time zone
- America/New_York
- County
- Radford city
- Metro area
- Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA
- Population
- 2,205
- Coordinates
- 37.1382, -80.5508
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Where 24142 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.
- 🔢 Type 24142 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZhIhZ — not quite a word, sorry.
- ⇆24142 reads the same backwards. It is one of only 412 palindromic ZIP codes.
- ➕ As a number, 24,142 = 2 × 12071. Its digits add up to 13, a total 1,179 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
101111001001110 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 24141 (Radford, VA, 2 mi away) and 24143 (Radford, VA, 1 mi 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, 524 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther south than 64% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 72%.
- 🎯991 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 24142 and you would come out at 37.14°S, 99.45°E — 999 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 43m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 36m.
- 📏 At 0.113 square miles of land, 24142 is bigger than 1% of ZIP codes — about 55 football fields.
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Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 2,205This ZIP2,205 |
|---|---|
| Households | 0 |
| Housing units | 0 |
| Median age | 19.5This ZIP19.5Virginia39.0US 38.9 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 0.0% |
| Mean commute | 11.4 minThis ZIP11.4 min |
| Population density | 19,513.3 / sq miThis ZIP19,513.3 / sq mi |
Business and tax activity
| Business establishments | 15This ZIP15 |
|---|---|
| Employees | 298This ZIP298 |
| Annual payroll | $4,446,000This ZIP$4,446,000 |
Land area
| Land area | 0.11 sq miThis ZIP0.11 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.00 sq mi |
Other place names in 24142
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 24142
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
24143 | Radford, VA | 1.3 mi |
24141 | Radford, VA | 2.2 mi |
24129 | New River, VA | 2.3 mi |
24058 | Belspring, VA | 4.7 mi |
24073 | Christiansburg, VA | 7.0 mi |
24068 | Christiansburg, VA | 7.4 mi |
24132 | Parrott, VA | 7.5 mi |
24111 | Mc Coy, VA | 8.9 mi |
24126 | Newbern, VA | 9.0 mi |
24061 | Blacksburg, VA | 9.1 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 24142?
24142 is in Radford, Virginia, in Radford city, part of the Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 37.1382, -80.5508.
What county is 24142 in?
24142 lies in Radford city.
What area code is 24142?
Radford uses area codes 540 and 826, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 24142 in?
24142 uses America/New_York.
How many people live in 24142?
About 2,205 people live in ZIP code 24142, at 19,513.3 people per square mile. These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates for the ZIP Code Tabulation Area, not a headcount.
What ZIP codes are near 24142?
The closest are 24143 (1.3 mi), 24141 (2.2 mi), 24129 (2.3 mi), 24058 (4.7 mi) and 24073 (7 mi).
Is 24142 a PO Box ZIP code?
24142 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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