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24236

ZIP 24236 is Damascus, Virginia, mostly in Washington County; area code 276; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Washington +1 more
Population
3,109
Coordinates
36.6385, -81.7245
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Where 24236 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 24236
  • 🔢 Type 24236 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gEZhZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 24,236 = 2 × 2 × 73 × 83. Its digits add up to 17, a total 2,133 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 101111010101100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 24230 (Coeburn, VA, 46 mi away) and 24237 (Dante, VA, 41 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 24236 becomes 63242, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 21 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (22436, 22463, 22643, 23426, 23462, 24263, …). The farthest-flung twin is 62324 in Clayton, IL, 552 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 66% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 67%.
  • 🎯939 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 24236 and you would come out at 36.64°S, 98.28°E — 1,053 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 40m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 39m.
  • 📏 At 59.9 square miles of land, 24236 is bigger than 64% of ZIP codes — room for about 45 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population3,109This ZIP3,109
Households1,459This ZIP1,459
Housing units1,768This ZIP1,768
Median age55.7This ZIP55.7Virginia39.0US 38.9
Median household income$28,983This ZIP$28,983Virginia$93,170US $80,734
Median home value$139,300This ZIP$139,300Virginia$383,700US $332,700
Median gross rent$746This ZIP$746Virginia$1,579US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher17.5%This ZIP17.5%
Mean commute29.0 minThis ZIP29.0 min
Population density51.9 / sq miThis ZIP51.9 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments54This ZIP54
Employees504This ZIP504
Annual payroll$23,140,000This ZIP$23,140,000
Tax returns filed1,140This ZIP1,140
Total adjusted gross income$60,544,000This ZIP$60,544,000

Land area

Land area59.90 sq miThis ZIP59.90 sq mi
Water area0.27 sq miThis ZIP0.27 sq mi

Counties 24236 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
Washington County 95.9%
Smyth County 4.1%

Other place names in 24236

Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.

ZIP codes near 24236

ZIPCityDistance
37680 Laurel Bloomery, TN 4.4 mi
24292 Whitetop, VA 7.2 mi
24340 Glade Spring, VA 8.3 mi
24319 Chilhowie, VA 9.3 mi
37688 Shady Valley, TN 10.9 mi
24327 Emory, VA 11.0 mi
24361 Meadowview, VA 11.1 mi
28615 Creston, NC 11.7 mi
28643 Lansing, NC 12.7 mi
24211 Abingdon, VA 12.8 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 24236?

24236 is in Damascus, Virginia, in Washington County, part of the Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 36.6385, -81.7245.

What county is 24236 in?

24236 spans 2 counties: Washington County and Smyth County. Most of it falls in Washington 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 24236?

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

What time zone is 24236 in?

24236 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 24236?

About 3,109 people live in ZIP code 24236, in 1,459 households, at 51.9 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 24236?

$28,983 a year, against $93,170 across Virginia.

What ZIP codes are near 24236?

The closest are 37680 (4.4 mi), 24292 (7.2 mi), 24340 (8.3 mi), 24319 (9.3 mi) and 37688 (10.9 mi).

Is 24236 a PO Box ZIP code?

24236 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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