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24165

ZIP 24165 is Spencer, Virginia, mostly in Henry County; area code 276; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Henry +1 more
Metro area
Martinsville, VA
Population
1,875
Coordinates
36.5943, -80.0606
☼ Live from 24165 — Spencer, VA

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Where 24165 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 24165
  • 🔢 Type 24165 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: SgIhZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 24,165 = 3 × 3 × 3 × 5 × 179. Its digits add up to 18, a total 2,332 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 101111001100101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 24162 (Shawsville, VA, 38 mi away) and 24167 (Staffordsville, VA, 59 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 24165 becomes 56142 — and that is a real ZIP code: Ivanhoe, MN, 1,006 miles away.
  • 👥 57 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12456, 12465, 12546, 12564, 14265, 14526, …). The farthest-flung twin is 56142 in Ivanhoe, MN, 1,006 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 66% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 74%.
  • 🎯1,028 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 24165 and you would come out at 36.59°S, 99.94°E — 963 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 40m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 39m.
  • 📏 At 40.8 square miles of land, 24165 is bigger than 54% of ZIP codes — room for about 31 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,875This ZIP1,875
Households823This ZIP823
Housing units877This ZIP877
Median age42.8This ZIP42.8Virginia39.0US 38.9
Median household income$49,250This ZIP$49,250Virginia$93,170US $80,734
Median home value$120,500This ZIP$120,500Virginia$383,700US $332,700
Median gross rent$812This ZIP$812Virginia$1,579US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher9.2%This ZIP9.2%
Mean commute28.2 minThis ZIP28.2 min
Population density45.9 / sq miThis ZIP45.9 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments16This ZIP16
Employees49This ZIP49
Annual payroll$1,342,000This ZIP$1,342,000
Tax returns filed720This ZIP720
Total adjusted gross income$37,077,000This ZIP$37,077,000

Land area

Land area40.81 sq miThis ZIP40.81 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq miThis ZIP0.00 sq mi

Counties 24165 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
Henry County 51.3%
Patrick County 48.7%

Other place names in 24165

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ZIP codes near 24165

ZIPCityDistance
24082 Critz, VA 4.8 mi
27046 Sandy Ridge, NC 6.4 mi
24133 Patrick Springs, VA 6.7 mi
24089 Fieldale, VA 9.4 mi
24148 Ridgeway, VA 10.2 mi
27022 Lawsonville, NC 10.3 mi
27048 Stoneville, NC 11.1 mi
27027 Mayodan, NC 11.3 mi
24171 Stuart, VA 11.4 mi
24168 Stanleytown, VA 11.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 24165?

24165 is in Spencer, Virginia, in Henry County, part of the Martinsville, VA micropolitan area. Its published point location is 36.5943, -80.0606.

What county is 24165 in?

24165 spans 2 counties: Henry County and Patrick County. Most of it falls in Henry 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 24165?

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

What time zone is 24165 in?

24165 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 24165?

About 1,875 people live in ZIP code 24165, in 823 households, at 45.9 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 24165?

$49,250 a year, against $93,170 across Virginia.

What ZIP codes are near 24165?

The closest are 24082 (4.8 mi), 27046 (6.4 mi), 24133 (6.7 mi), 24089 (9.4 mi) and 24148 (10.2 mi).

Is 24165 a PO Box ZIP code?

24165 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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