24246
ZIP 24246 is East Stone Gap, Virginia, in Wise County; area code 276; Eastern time.
- Type
- Standard
- Time zone
- America/New_York
- County
- Wise
- Metro area
- none
- Population
- 78
- Coordinates
- 36.8662, -82.7439
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Where 24246 is
Approximate ZIP boundary (Census ZCTA 2020). ZIP codes are mail routes, not areas, so the shape shown is the Census tabulation area that approximates it.
- 🔢 Type 24246 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ghZhZ — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 24,246 = 2 × 3 × 3 × 3 × 449. Its digits add up to 18, a total 2,332 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
101111010110110 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 24245 (Dungannon, VA, 13 mi away) and 24248 (Ewing, VA, 46 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 24246 becomes 64242, which is not a ZIP code at all.
- 👥 15 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (22446, 22644, 24426, 24624, 26424, 42462, …). The farthest-flung twin is 64422 in Amity, MO, 669 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther south than 65% 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 24246 and you would come out at 36.87°S, 97.26°E — 1,111 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 41m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 38m.
- 📏 At 0.397 square miles of land, 24246 is bigger than 4% of ZIP codes — about 192 football fields.
- Working out the sun…
- Checking the USGS…
Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 78This ZIP78 |
|---|---|
| Households | 31This ZIP31 |
| Housing units | 31This ZIP31 |
| Median age | 32.7This ZIP32.7Virginia39.0US 38.9 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 0.0% |
| Population density | 196.5 / sq miThis ZIP196.5 / sq mi |
Land area
| Land area | 0.40 sq miThis ZIP0.40 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.00 sq mi |
Other place names in 24246
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 24246
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
24219 | Big Stone Gap, VA | 2.2 mi |
24215 | Andover, VA | 4.9 mi |
24216 | Appalachia, VA | 5.8 mi |
24273 | Norton, VA | 8.2 mi |
40855 | Lynch, KY | 9.0 mi |
40843 | Holmes Mill, KY | 10.6 mi |
24243 | Dryden, VA | 11.3 mi |
24265 | Keokee, VA | 11.4 mi |
24244 | Duffield, VA | 11.4 mi |
24250 | Fort Blackmore, VA | 11.5 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 24246?
24246 is in East Stone Gap, Virginia, in Wise County. Its published point location is 36.8662, -82.7439.
What county is 24246 in?
24246 lies in Wise County.
What area code is 24246?
East Stone Gap uses area code 276, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 24246 in?
24246 uses America/New_York.
How many people live in 24246?
About 78 people live in ZIP code 24246, in 31 households, at 196.5 people per square mile. These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates for the ZIP Code Tabulation Area, not a headcount.
What ZIP codes are near 24246?
The closest are 24219 (2.2 mi), 24215 (4.9 mi), 24216 (5.8 mi), 24273 (8.2 mi) and 40855 (9 mi).
Is 24246 a PO Box ZIP code?
24246 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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