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24244

ZIP 24244 is Duffield, Virginia, mostly in Scott County; area code 276; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Scott +1 more
Population
5,600
Coordinates
36.7077, -82.8035
☼ Live from 24244 — Duffield, VA

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Where 24244 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 24244
  • 🔢 Type 24244 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: hhZhZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 24,244 = 2 × 2 × 11 × 19 × 29. Its digits add up to 16, a total 1,922 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 101111010110100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 24243 (Dryden, VA, 8 mi away) and 24245 (Dungannon, VA, 18 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 24244 becomes 44242 — and that is a real ZIP code: Kent, OH, 317 miles away.
  • 👥 5 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (24442, 42442, 44224, 44242, 44422). The farthest-flung twin is 44224 in Stow, OH, 317 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 66% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 64%.
  • 🎯881 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 24244 and you would come out at 36.71°S, 97.20°E — 1,112 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 40m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 39m.
  • 📏 At 169.4 square miles of land, 24244 is bigger than 88% of ZIP codes — room for about 129 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population5,600This ZIP5,600
Households2,082This ZIP2,082
Housing units2,724This ZIP2,724
Median age41.6This ZIP41.6Virginia39.0US 38.9
Median household income$40,423This ZIP$40,423Virginia$93,170US $80,734
Median home value$115,800This ZIP$115,800Virginia$383,700US $332,700
Median gross rent$715This ZIP$715Virginia$1,579US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher10.1%This ZIP10.1%
Mean commute27.4 minThis ZIP27.4 min
Population density33.1 / sq miThis ZIP33.1 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments56This ZIP56
Employees2,395This ZIP2,395
Annual payroll$109,546,000This ZIP$109,546,000
Tax returns filed1,800This ZIP1,800
Total adjusted gross income$91,095,000This ZIP$91,095,000

Land area

Land area169.40 sq miThis ZIP169.40 sq mi
Water area0.54 sq miThis ZIP0.54 sq mi

Counties 24244 spans

A ZIP code is a mail route and ignores county lines. Shares are by overlapping land area.

CountyShare of this ZIP
Scott County 82.7%
Lee County 17.3%

Other place names in 24244

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ZIP codes near 24244

ZIPCityDistance
24243 Dryden, VA 8.3 mi
24219 Big Stone Gap, VA 9.3 mi
24246 East Stone Gap, VA 11.4 mi
24265 Keokee, VA 11.7 mi
24251 Gate City, VA 11.8 mi
24221 Blackwater, VA 12.2 mi
24277 Pennington Gap, VA 12.3 mi
24250 Fort Blackmore, VA 12.4 mi
37645 Mount Carmel, TN 12.7 mi
37873 Surgoinsville, TN 12.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 24244?

24244 is in Duffield, Virginia, in Scott County, part of the Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 36.7077, -82.8035.

What county is 24244 in?

24244 spans 2 counties: Scott County and Lee County. Most of it falls in Scott 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 24244?

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

What time zone is 24244 in?

24244 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 24244?

About 5,600 people live in ZIP code 24244, in 2,082 households, at 33.1 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 24244?

$40,423 a year, against $93,170 across Virginia.

What ZIP codes are near 24244?

The closest are 24243 (8.3 mi), 24219 (9.3 mi), 24246 (11.4 mi), 24265 (11.7 mi) and 24251 (11.8 mi).

Is 24244 a PO Box ZIP code?

24244 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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