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24271

ZIP 24271 is Nickelsville, Virginia, mostly in Scott County; area code 276; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Scott +1 more
Population
2,525
Coordinates
36.7488, -82.4172
☼ Live from 24271 — Nickelsville, VA

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Where 24271 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 24271
  • 🔢 Type 24271 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ILZhZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 24,271 = 13 × 1867. Its digits add up to 16, a total 1,922 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 101111011001111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 24270 (Mendota, VA, 9 mi away) and 24272 (Nora, VA, 19 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 24271 becomes 17242, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 31 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12247, 12427, 12472, 12724, 12742, 14227, …). The farthest-flung twin is 71422 in Dodson, LA, 666 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 65% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 65%.
  • 🎯901 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 24271 and you would come out at 36.75°S, 97.58°E — 1,092 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 41m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 38m.
  • 📏 At 64.0 square miles of land, 24271 is bigger than 66% of ZIP codes — room for about 49 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population2,525This ZIP2,525
Households1,133This ZIP1,133
Housing units1,476This ZIP1,476
Median age53.1This ZIP53.1Virginia39.0US 38.9
Median household income$58,625This ZIP$58,625Virginia$93,170US $80,734
Median home value$161,500This ZIP$161,500Virginia$383,700US $332,700
Median gross rent$722This ZIP$722Virginia$1,579US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher19.5%This ZIP19.5%
Mean commute37.1 minThis ZIP37.1 min
Population density39.5 / sq miThis ZIP39.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments18This ZIP18
Employees103This ZIP103
Annual payroll$7,524,000This ZIP$7,524,000
Tax returns filed980This ZIP980
Total adjusted gross income$52,846,000This ZIP$52,846,000

Land area

Land area63.97 sq miThis ZIP63.97 sq mi
Water area0.31 sq miThis ZIP0.31 sq mi

Counties 24271 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Scott County 99.2%
Russell County 0.8%

Other place names in 24271

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

ZIP codes near 24271

ZIPCityDistance
24258 Hiltons, VA 6.9 mi
24245 Dungannon, VA 8.1 mi
24270 Mendota, VA 9.3 mi
24250 Fort Blackmore, VA 9.5 mi
24224 Castlewood, VA 11.2 mi
24251 Gate City, VA 11.9 mi
24290 Weber City, VA 12.2 mi
24202 Bristol, VA 13.0 mi
24283 Saint Paul, VA 14.0 mi
37665 Kingsport, TN 14.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 24271?

24271 is in Nickelsville, Virginia, in Scott County, part of the Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 36.7488, -82.4172.

What county is 24271 in?

24271 spans 2 counties: Scott County and Russell 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 24271?

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

What time zone is 24271 in?

24271 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 24271?

About 2,525 people live in ZIP code 24271, in 1,133 households, at 39.5 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 24271?

$58,625 a year, against $93,170 across Virginia.

What ZIP codes are near 24271?

The closest are 24258 (6.9 mi), 24245 (8.1 mi), 24270 (9.3 mi), 24250 (9.5 mi) and 24224 (11.2 mi).

Is 24271 a PO Box ZIP code?

24271 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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