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24251

ZIP 24251 is Gate City, Virginia, in Scott County; area code 276; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Scott
Population
7,937
Coordinates
36.6571, -82.5994
☼ Live from 24251 — Gate City, VA

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Where 24251 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 24251
  • 🔢 Type 24251 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ISZhZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ 24251 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 14, a total 1,416 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 101111010111011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 24250 (Fort Blackmore, VA, 7 mi away) and 24256 (Haysi, VA, 43 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 24251 becomes 15242 — and that is a real ZIP code: Pittsburgh, PA, 296 miles away.
  • 👥 32 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12245, 12452, 12524, 12542, 14225, 14522, …). The farthest-flung twin is 51242 in Lester, IA, 863 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 66% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 64%.
  • 🎯893 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 24251 and you would come out at 36.66°S, 97.40°E — 1,101 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 40m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 39m.
  • 📏 At 117.2 square miles of land, 24251 is bigger than 81% of ZIP codes — room for about 89 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population7,937This ZIP7,937
Households3,536This ZIP3,536
Housing units4,425This ZIP4,425
Median age47.8This ZIP47.8Virginia39.0US 38.9
Median household income$44,505This ZIP$44,505Virginia$93,170US $80,734
Median home value$159,100This ZIP$159,100Virginia$383,700US $332,700
Median gross rent$676This ZIP$676Virginia$1,579US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher17.9%This ZIP17.9%
Mean commute25.0 minThis ZIP25.0 min
Population density67.7 / sq miThis ZIP67.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments97This ZIP97
Employees820This ZIP820
Annual payroll$34,540,000This ZIP$34,540,000
Tax returns filed3,370This ZIP3,370
Total adjusted gross income$197,083,000This ZIP$197,083,000

Land area

Land area117.16 sq miThis ZIP117.16 sq mi
Water area0.75 sq miThis ZIP0.75 sq mi

Other place names in 24251

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ZIP codes near 24251

ZIPCityDistance
24290 Weber City, VA 3.5 mi
37665 Kingsport, TN 5.6 mi
24250 Fort Blackmore, VA 6.9 mi
37645 Mount Carmel, TN 7.4 mi
37662 Kingsport, TN 7.8 mi
37669 Kingsport, TN 7.8 mi
37660 Kingsport, TN 9.1 mi
24258 Hiltons, VA 10.6 mi
37642 Church Hill, TN 11.2 mi
37664 Kingsport, TN 11.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 24251?

24251 is in Gate City, Virginia, in Scott County, part of the Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 36.6571, -82.5994.

What county is 24251 in?

24251 lies in Scott County.

What area code is 24251?

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

What time zone is 24251 in?

24251 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 24251?

About 7,937 people live in ZIP code 24251, in 3,536 households, at 67.7 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 24251?

$44,505 a year, against $93,170 across Virginia.

What ZIP codes are near 24251?

The closest are 24290 (3.5 mi), 37665 (5.6 mi), 24250 (6.9 mi), 37645 (7.4 mi) and 37662 (7.8 mi).

Is 24251 a PO Box ZIP code?

24251 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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