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24340

ZIP 24340 is Glade Spring, Virginia, in Washington County; area code 276; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Washington
Population
6,111
Coordinates
36.7533, -81.7679
☼ Live from 24340 — Glade Spring, VA

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Where 24340 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 24340
  • 🔢 Type 24340 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OhEhZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 24,340 = 2 × 2 × 5 × 1217. Its digits add up to 13, a total 1,179 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 101111100010100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 24333 (Galax, VA, 47 mi away) and 24343 (Hillsville, VA, 59 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 24340 becomes 04342 — and that is a real ZIP code: Dresden, ME, 809 miles away.
  • 👥 37 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02344, 03244, 03442, 04234, 04243, 04342, …). The farthest-flung twin is 34024 in APO AA, a military post office, 1,620 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 65% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 67%.
  • 🎯935 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 24340 and you would come out at 36.75°S, 98.23°E — 1,057 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 41m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 38m.
  • 📏 At 66.6 square miles of land, 24340 is bigger than 67% of ZIP codes — room for about 51 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population6,111This ZIP6,111
Households2,324This ZIP2,324
Housing units2,611This ZIP2,611
Median age46.2This ZIP46.2Virginia39.0US 38.9
Median household income$70,950This ZIP$70,950Virginia$93,170US $80,734
Median home value$184,000This ZIP$184,000Virginia$383,700US $332,700
Median gross rent$846This ZIP$846Virginia$1,579US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher23.9%This ZIP23.9%
Mean commute26.9 minThis ZIP26.9 min
Population density91.8 / sq miThis ZIP91.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments73This ZIP73
Employees1,335This ZIP1,335
Annual payroll$68,191,000This ZIP$68,191,000
Tax returns filed2,230This ZIP2,230
Total adjusted gross income$129,521,000This ZIP$129,521,000

Land area

Land area66.57 sq miThis ZIP66.57 sq mi
Water area0.26 sq miThis ZIP0.26 sq mi

Other place names in 24340

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ZIP codes near 24340

ZIPCityDistance
24327 Emory, VA 3.7 mi
24361 Meadowview, VA 4.4 mi
24319 Chilhowie, VA 6.2 mi
24236 Damascus, VA 8.3 mi
24370 Saltville, VA 11.8 mi
24212 Abingdon, VA 12.0 mi
24211 Abingdon, VA 12.4 mi
37680 Laurel Bloomery, TN 12.6 mi
24292 Whitetop, VA 13.0 mi
24354 Marion, VA 13.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 24340?

24340 is in Glade Spring, Virginia, in Washington County, part of the Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 36.7533, -81.7679.

What county is 24340 in?

24340 lies in Washington County.

What area code is 24340?

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

What time zone is 24340 in?

24340 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 24340?

About 6,111 people live in ZIP code 24340, in 2,324 households, at 91.8 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 24340?

$70,950 a year, against $93,170 across Virginia.

What ZIP codes are near 24340?

The closest are 24327 (3.7 mi), 24361 (4.4 mi), 24319 (6.2 mi), 24236 (8.3 mi) and 24370 (11.8 mi).

Is 24340 a PO Box ZIP code?

24340 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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