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24161

ZIP 24161 is Sandy Level, Virginia, in Pittsylvania County; area code 434; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Pittsylvania
Metro area
Danville, VA
Population
703
Coordinates
36.9781, -79.5291
☼ Live from 24161 — Sandy Level, VA

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Where 24161 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 24161
  • 🔢 Type 24161 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IgIhZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 24,161 = 37 × 653. Its digits add up to 14, a total 1,416 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 101111001100001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 24157 (Salem, VA, 37 mi away) and 24162 (Shawsville, VA, 41 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 24161 becomes 16142 — and that is a real ZIP code: New Wilmington, PA, 290 miles away.
  • 👥 30 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (11426, 12164, 12416, 12461, 14126, 14216, …). The farthest-flung twin is 64112 in Kansas City, MO, 831 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 64% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 75%.
  • 🎯1,048 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 24161 and you would come out at 36.98°S, 100.47°E — 942 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 42m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 37m.
  • 📏 At 28.4 square miles of land, 24161 is bigger than 44% of ZIP codes — room for about 22 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population703This ZIP703
Households206This ZIP206
Housing units306This ZIP306
Median age39.3This ZIP39.3Virginia39.0US 38.9
Median household income$46,579This ZIP$46,579Virginia$93,170US $80,734
Median gross rent$1,119This ZIP$1,119Virginia$1,579US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher5.7%This ZIP5.7%
Mean commute44.8 minThis ZIP44.8 min
Population density24.8 / sq miThis ZIP24.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments11This ZIP11
Employees36This ZIP36
Annual payroll$2,635,000This ZIP$2,635,000
Tax returns filed170This ZIP170
Total adjusted gross income$8,396,000This ZIP$8,396,000

Land area

Land area28.35 sq miThis ZIP28.35 sq mi
Water area0.77 sq miThis ZIP0.77 sq mi

ZIP codes near 24161

ZIPCityDistance
24139 Pittsville, VA 4.9 mi
24137 Penhook, VA 7.9 mi
24176 Union Hall, VA 9.2 mi
24531 Chatham, VA 10.7 mi
24104 Huddleston, VA 11.0 mi
24557 Gretna, VA 12.3 mi
24092 Glade Hill, VA 12.8 mi
24530 Callands, VA 12.9 mi
24571 Lynch Station, VA 13.7 mi
24121 Moneta, VA 14.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 24161?

24161 is in Sandy Level, Virginia, in Pittsylvania County, part of the Danville, VA micropolitan area. Its published point location is 36.9781, -79.5291.

What county is 24161 in?

24161 lies in Pittsylvania County.

What area code is 24161?

Sandy Level uses area code 434, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 24161 in?

24161 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 24161?

About 703 people live in ZIP code 24161, in 206 households, at 24.8 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 24161?

$46,579 a year, against $93,170 across Virginia.

What ZIP codes are near 24161?

The closest are 24139 (4.9 mi), 24137 (7.9 mi), 24176 (9.2 mi), 24531 (10.7 mi) and 24104 (11 mi).

Is 24161 a PO Box ZIP code?

24161 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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