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24250

ZIP 24250 is Fort Blackmore, Virginia, in Scott County; area code 276; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Scott
Population
1,268
Coordinates
36.7566, -82.5877
☼ Live from 24250 — Fort Blackmore, VA

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Where 24250 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 24250
  • 🔢 Type 24250 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OSZhZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 24,250 = 2 × 5 × 5 × 5 × 97. Its digits add up to 13, a total 1,179 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 101111010111010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 24248 (Ewing, VA, 52 mi away) and 24251 (Gate City, VA, 7 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 24250 becomes 05242, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 34 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02452, 02542, 04225, 04252, 20245, 20254, …). The farthest-flung twin is 04225 in Dryden, ME, 843 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 65% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 64%.
  • 🎯891 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 24250 and you would come out at 36.76°S, 97.41°E — 1,101 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 41m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 38m.
  • 📏 At 57.5 square miles of land, 24250 is bigger than 63% of ZIP codes — room for about 44 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,268This ZIP1,268
Households615This ZIP615
Housing units808This ZIP808
Median age48.0This ZIP48.0Virginia39.0US 38.9
Median household income$43,465This ZIP$43,465Virginia$93,170US $80,734
Median home value$78,900This ZIP$78,900Virginia$383,700US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher18.0%This ZIP18.0%
Mean commute48.4 minThis ZIP48.4 min
Population density22.0 / sq miThis ZIP22.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments6This ZIP6
Employees57This ZIP57
Annual payroll$924,000This ZIP$924,000
Tax returns filed390This ZIP390
Total adjusted gross income$19,658,000This ZIP$19,658,000

Land area

Land area57.53 sq miThis ZIP57.53 sq mi
Water area0.40 sq miThis ZIP0.40 sq mi

ZIP codes near 24250

ZIPCityDistance
24251 Gate City, VA 6.9 mi
24245 Dungannon, VA 7.0 mi
24271 Nickelsville, VA 9.5 mi
24290 Weber City, VA 9.8 mi
24219 Big Stone Gap, VA 10.4 mi
24246 East Stone Gap, VA 11.5 mi
37665 Kingsport, TN 12.3 mi
24258 Hiltons, VA 12.4 mi
24244 Duffield, VA 12.4 mi
37645 Mount Carmel, TN 14.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 24250?

24250 is in Fort Blackmore, Virginia, in Scott County, part of the Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 36.7566, -82.5877.

What county is 24250 in?

24250 lies in Scott County.

What area code is 24250?

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

What time zone is 24250 in?

24250 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 24250?

About 1,268 people live in ZIP code 24250, in 615 households, at 22.0 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 24250?

$43,465 a year, against $93,170 across Virginia.

What ZIP codes are near 24250?

The closest are 24251 (6.9 mi), 24245 (7 mi), 24271 (9.5 mi), 24290 (9.8 mi) and 24219 (10.4 mi).

Is 24250 a PO Box ZIP code?

24250 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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