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24178

ZIP 24178 is Villamont, Virginia, in Bedford County; area codes 540 and 826; Eastern time.

Type
No street area
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Bedford
Metro area
Lynchburg, VA
Coordinates
37.3105, -79.7898

The Census map gives this ZIP code no delivery area of its own, which usually means it serves post office boxes, a single organization or a post office rather than streets of homes.

This ZIP code has no Census tabulation area of its own. Its point falls inside ZCTA 24179, whose figures describe that area — not this ZIP code.

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Where 24178 is

This ZIP code has no Census tabulation area, so there is no boundary to draw — the marker is its published point location.

★ Weird and wonderful facts about 24178
  • 🔢 Type 24178 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BLIhZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 24,178 = 2 × 7 × 11 × 157. Its digits add up to 22, a total 2,607 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 101111001110010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 24177 (Vesta, VA, 51 mi away) and 24179 (Vinton, VA, 2 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 24178 becomes 87142, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 49 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12487, 12748, 12784, 12847, 12874, 14728, …). The farthest-flung twin is 84721 in Cedar City, UT, 1,817 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 63% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 75%.
  • 🎯1,028 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 24178 and you would come out at 37.31°S, 100.21°E — 962 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 44m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 35m.
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Land area

ZIP codes near 24178

ZIPCityDistance
24179 Vinton, VA 1.9 mi
24064 Blue Ridge, VA 4.7 mi
24012 Roanoke, VA 5.9 mi
24095 Goodview, VA 6.7 mi
24077 Cloverdale, VA 7.3 mi
24174 Thaxton, VA 7.5 mi
24013 Roanoke, VA 7.8 mi
24022 Roanoke, VA 8.3 mi
24042 Roanoke, VA 8.6 mi
24043 Roanoke, VA 8.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 24178?

24178 is in Villamont, Virginia, in Bedford County, part of the Lynchburg, VA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 37.3105, -79.7898.

What county is 24178 in?

24178 lies in Bedford County.

What area code is 24178?

Villamont uses area codes 540 and 826, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 24178 in?

24178 uses America/New_York.

What ZIP codes are near 24178?

The closest are 24179 (1.9 mi), 24064 (4.7 mi), 24012 (5.9 mi), 24095 (6.7 mi) and 24077 (7.3 mi).

Is 24178 a PO Box ZIP code?

Possibly. The Census map gives this ZIP code no delivery area of its own, which usually means it serves post office boxes, a single organization or a post office rather than streets of homes.

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