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24148

ZIP 24148 is Ridgeway, Virginia, in Henry County; area code 276; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Henry
Metro area
Martinsville, VA
Population
8,355
Coordinates
36.5815, -79.8768
☼ Live from 24148 — Ridgeway, VA

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Where 24148 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 24148
  • 🔢 Type 24148 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BhIhZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 24,148 = 2 × 2 × 6037. Its digits add up to 19, a total 2,454 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 101111001010100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 24147 (Rich Creek, VA, 77 mi away) and 24149 (Riner, VA, 43 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 24148 becomes 84142, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 25 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12448, 12484, 12844, 14428, 14482, 14824, …). The farthest-flung twin is 84412 in Ogden, UT, 1,744 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 66% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 74%.
  • 🎯1,038 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 24148 and you would come out at 36.58°S, 100.12°E — 952 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 40m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 39m.
  • 📏 At 70.9 square miles of land, 24148 is bigger than 69% of ZIP codes — room for about 54 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population8,355This ZIP8,355
Households3,048This ZIP3,048
Housing units3,852This ZIP3,852
Median age45.8This ZIP45.8Virginia39.0US 38.9
Median household income$59,428This ZIP$59,428Virginia$93,170US $80,734
Median home value$152,200This ZIP$152,200Virginia$383,700US $332,700
Median gross rent$766This ZIP$766Virginia$1,579US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher16.3%This ZIP16.3%
Mean commute28.1 minThis ZIP28.1 min
Population density117.8 / sq miThis ZIP117.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments137This ZIP137
Employees2,452This ZIP2,452
Annual payroll$96,636,000This ZIP$96,636,000
Tax returns filed3,350This ZIP3,350
Total adjusted gross income$172,432,000This ZIP$172,432,000

Land area

Land area70.94 sq miThis ZIP70.94 sq mi
Water area0.24 sq miThis ZIP0.24 sq mi

Other place names in 24148

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ZIP codes near 24148

ZIPCityDistance
24113 Martinsville, VA 6.8 mi
24114 Martinsville, VA 6.8 mi
24115 Martinsville, VA 6.8 mi
27048 Stoneville, NC 7.2 mi
27288 Eden, NC 9.1 mi
24089 Fieldale, VA 9.7 mi
24112 Martinsville, VA 9.8 mi
24078 Collinsville, VA 10.1 mi
24165 Spencer, VA 10.2 mi
24168 Stanleytown, VA 11.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 24148?

24148 is in Ridgeway, Virginia, in Henry County, part of the Martinsville, VA micropolitan area. Its published point location is 36.5815, -79.8768.

What county is 24148 in?

24148 lies in Henry County.

What area code is 24148?

Ridgeway uses area code 276, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 24148 in?

24148 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 24148?

About 8,355 people live in ZIP code 24148, in 3,048 households, at 117.8 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 24148?

$59,428 a year, against $93,170 across Virginia.

What ZIP codes are near 24148?

The closest are 24113 (6.8 mi), 24114 (6.8 mi), 24115 (6.8 mi), 27048 (7.2 mi) and 27288 (9.1 mi).

Is 24148 a PO Box ZIP code?

24148 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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