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24312

ZIP 24312 is Austinville, Virginia, mostly in Carroll County; area code 276; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Carroll +1 more
Metro area
none
Population
1,650
Coordinates
36.8330, -80.8870
☼ Live from 24312 — Austinville, VA

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Where 24312 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 24312
  • 🔢 Type 24312 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZIEhZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 24,312 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 3 × 1013. Its digits add up to 12, a total 940 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 101111011111000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 24311 (Atkins, VA, 29 mi away) and 24313 (Barren Springs, VA, 7 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 24312 becomes 21342, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 27 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12234, 12243, 12423, 12432, 13224, 14223, …). The farthest-flung twin is 34212 in Bradenton, FL, 651 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 65% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 71%.
  • 🎯979 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 24312 and you would come out at 36.83°S, 99.11°E — 1,011 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 41m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 38m.
  • 📏 At 35.8 square miles of land, 24312 is bigger than 50% of ZIP codes — room for about 27 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,650This ZIP1,650
Households712This ZIP712
Housing units1,040This ZIP1,040
Median age51.2This ZIP51.2Virginia39.0US 38.9
Median household income$48,235This ZIP$48,235Virginia$93,170US $80,734
Median home value$162,200This ZIP$162,200Virginia$383,700US $332,700
Median gross rent$894This ZIP$894Virginia$1,579US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher19.0%This ZIP19.0%
Mean commute34.1 minThis ZIP34.1 min
Population density46.0 / sq miThis ZIP46.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments14This ZIP14
Employees92This ZIP92
Annual payroll$3,990,000This ZIP$3,990,000
Tax returns filed950This ZIP950
Total adjusted gross income$50,975,000This ZIP$50,975,000

Land area

Land area35.84 sq miThis ZIP35.84 sq mi
Water area0.65 sq miThis ZIP0.65 sq mi

Counties 24312 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Carroll County 69.8%
Wythe County 30.2%

Other place names in 24312

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

ZIP codes near 24312

ZIPCityDistance
24350 Ivanhoe, VA 6.1 mi
24313 Barren Springs, VA 7.3 mi
24360 Max Meadows, VA 7.5 mi
24381 Woodlawn, VA 8.2 mi
24330 Fries, VA 11.2 mi
24324 Draper, VA 11.5 mi
24343 Hillsville, VA 11.5 mi
24322 Cripple Creek, VA 12.8 mi
24333 Galax, VA 13.6 mi
24382 Wytheville, VA 14.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 24312?

24312 is in Austinville, Virginia, in Carroll County. Its published point location is 36.8330, -80.8870.

What county is 24312 in?

24312 spans 2 counties: Carroll County and Wythe County. Most of it falls in Carroll 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 24312?

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

What time zone is 24312 in?

24312 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 24312?

About 1,650 people live in ZIP code 24312, in 712 households, at 46.0 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 24312?

$48,235 a year, against $93,170 across Virginia.

What ZIP codes are near 24312?

The closest are 24350 (6.1 mi), 24313 (7.3 mi), 24360 (7.5 mi), 24381 (8.2 mi) and 24330 (11.2 mi).

Is 24312 a PO Box ZIP code?

24312 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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