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24277

ZIP 24277 is Pennington Gap, Virginia, in Lee County; area code 276; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Lee
Metro area
none
Population
5,839
Coordinates
36.7495, -83.0195
☼ Live from 24277 — Pennington Gap, VA

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Where 24277 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 24277
  • 🔢 Type 24277 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: LLZhZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 24,277 = 11 × 2207. Its digits add up to 22, a total 2,607 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 101111011010101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 24273 (Norton, VA, 25 mi away) and 24279 (Pound, VA, 31 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 24277 becomes 77242 — and that is a real ZIP code: Houston, TX, 860 miles away.
  • 👥 13 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (22747, 27247, 27427, 47227, 47272, 47722, …). The farthest-flung twin is 77422 in Brazoria, TX, 904 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 65% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 63%.
  • 🎯869 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 24277 and you would come out at 36.75°S, 96.98°E — 1,125 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 41m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 38m.
  • 📏 At 53.2 square miles of land, 24277 is bigger than 61% of ZIP codes — room for about 40 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population5,839This ZIP5,839
Households1,946This ZIP1,946
Housing units2,401This ZIP2,401
Median age42.6This ZIP42.6Virginia39.0US 38.9
Median household income$31,737This ZIP$31,737Virginia$93,170US $80,734
Median home value$86,200This ZIP$86,200Virginia$383,700US $332,700
Median gross rent$772This ZIP$772Virginia$1,579US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher9.1%This ZIP9.1%
Mean commute24.7 minThis ZIP24.7 min
Population density109.8 / sq miThis ZIP109.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments98This ZIP98
Employees1,040This ZIP1,040
Annual payroll$37,020,000This ZIP$37,020,000
Tax returns filed1,700This ZIP1,700
Total adjusted gross income$82,274,000This ZIP$82,274,000

Land area

Land area53.18 sq miThis ZIP53.18 sq mi
Water area0.39 sq miThis ZIP0.39 sq mi

Other place names in 24277

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ZIP codes near 24277

ZIPCityDistance
24282 Saint Charles, VA 5.2 mi
24243 Dryden, VA 6.0 mi
24265 Keokee, VA 7.0 mi
40820 Cranks, KY 8.4 mi
24221 Blackwater, VA 8.7 mi
24263 Jonesville, VA 9.9 mi
40927 Closplint, KY 10.4 mi
40847 Kenvir, KY 10.4 mi
40843 Holmes Mill, KY 11.2 mi
40828 Evarts, KY 11.2 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 24277?

24277 is in Pennington Gap, Virginia, in Lee County. Its published point location is 36.7495, -83.0195.

What county is 24277 in?

24277 lies in Lee County.

What area code is 24277?

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

What time zone is 24277 in?

24277 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 24277?

About 5,839 people live in ZIP code 24277, in 1,946 households, at 109.8 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 24277?

$31,737 a year, against $93,170 across Virginia.

What ZIP codes are near 24277?

The closest are 24282 (5.2 mi), 24243 (6 mi), 24265 (7 mi), 40820 (8.4 mi) and 24221 (8.7 mi).

Is 24277 a PO Box ZIP code?

24277 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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