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24270

ZIP 24270 is Mendota, Virginia, in Washington County; area code 276; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Washington
Population
416
Coordinates
36.7296, -82.2507
☼ Live from 24270 — Mendota, VA

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Where 24270 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 24270
  • 🔢 Type 24270 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OLZhZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 24,270 = 2 × 3 × 5 × 809. Its digits add up to 15, a total 1,657 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 101111011001110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 24269 (Mc Clure, VA, 25 mi away) and 24271 (Nickelsville, VA, 9 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 24270 becomes 07242, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 32 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02472, 02724, 02742, 04227, 07422, 20427, …). The farthest-flung twin is 04227 in East Dixfield, ME, 827 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 66% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 66%.
  • 🎯910 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 24270 and you would come out at 36.73°S, 97.75°E — 1,083 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 41m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 39m.
  • 📏 At 19.3 square miles of land, 24270 is bigger than 37% of ZIP codes — room for about 15 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population416This ZIP416
Households156This ZIP156
Housing units156This ZIP156
Median age53.7This ZIP53.7Virginia39.0US 38.9
Median household income$45,417This ZIP$45,417Virginia$93,170US $80,734
Bachelor's degree or higher0.0%
Population density21.6 / sq miThis ZIP21.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments6This ZIP6
Employees10This ZIP10
Annual payroll$338,000This ZIP$338,000
Tax returns filed210This ZIP210
Total adjusted gross income$10,919,000This ZIP$10,919,000

Land area

Land area19.29 sq miThis ZIP19.29 sq mi
Water area0.32 sq miThis ZIP0.32 sq mi

Other place names in 24270

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

ZIP codes near 24270

ZIPCityDistance
24202 Bristol, VA 5.5 mi
24224 Castlewood, VA 9.2 mi
24271 Nickelsville, VA 9.3 mi
24201 Bristol, VA 9.4 mi
24203 Bristol, VA 9.8 mi
24209 Bristol, VA 9.8 mi
37625 Bristol, TN 9.9 mi
24205 Bristol, VA 10.1 mi
24258 Hiltons, VA 10.4 mi
24266 Lebanon, VA 12.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 24270?

24270 is in Mendota, Virginia, in Washington County, part of the Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 36.7296, -82.2507.

What county is 24270 in?

24270 lies in Washington County.

What area code is 24270?

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

What time zone is 24270 in?

24270 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 24270?

About 416 people live in ZIP code 24270, in 156 households, at 21.6 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 24270?

$45,417 a year, against $93,170 across Virginia.

What ZIP codes are near 24270?

The closest are 24202 (5.5 mi), 24224 (9.2 mi), 24271 (9.3 mi), 24201 (9.4 mi) and 24203 (9.8 mi).

Is 24270 a PO Box ZIP code?

24270 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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