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24343

ZIP 24343 is Hillsville, Virginia, mostly in Carroll County; area code 276; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Carroll +2 more
Metro area
none
Population
9,210
Coordinates
36.7626, -80.6984
☼ Live from 24343 — Hillsville, VA

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Where 24343 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 24343
  • 🔢 Type 24343 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: EhEhZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 24,343 = 11 × 2213. Its digits add up to 16, a total 1,922 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 101111100010111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 24340 (Glade Spring, VA, 59 mi away) and 24347 (Hiwassee, VA, 14 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 24343 becomes 34342, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 19 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (23434, 23443, 24433, 32344, 32434, 32443, …). The farthest-flung twin is 33442 in Deerfield Beach, FL, 723 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 65% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 71%.
  • 🎯991 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 24343 and you would come out at 36.76°S, 99.30°E — 1,000 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 41m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 38m.
  • 📏 At 126.0 square miles of land, 24343 is bigger than 83% of ZIP codes — room for about 96 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population9,210This ZIP9,210
Households3,826This ZIP3,826
Housing units4,466This ZIP4,466
Median age48.1This ZIP48.1Virginia39.0US 38.9
Median household income$58,252This ZIP$58,252Virginia$93,170US $80,734
Median home value$164,600This ZIP$164,600Virginia$383,700US $332,700
Median gross rent$712This ZIP$712Virginia$1,579US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher14.5%This ZIP14.5%
Mean commute27.9 minThis ZIP27.9 min
Population density73.1 / sq miThis ZIP73.1 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments214This ZIP214
Employees3,066This ZIP3,066
Annual payroll$103,680,000This ZIP$103,680,000
Tax returns filed4,000This ZIP4,000
Total adjusted gross income$226,752,000This ZIP$226,752,000

Land area

Land area126.02 sq miThis ZIP126.02 sq mi
Water area0.43 sq miThis ZIP0.43 sq mi

Counties 24343 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
Carroll County 95.1%
Patrick County 2.6%
Wythe County 2.4%

Other place names in 24343

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ZIP codes near 24343

ZIPCityDistance
24325 Dugspur, VA 7.0 mi
24381 Woodlawn, VA 8.0 mi
24328 Fancy Gap, VA 8.1 mi
24352 Laurel Fork, VA 10.0 mi
24317 Cana, VA 11.3 mi
24312 Austinville, VA 11.5 mi
24105 Indian Valley, VA 11.5 mi
24313 Barren Springs, VA 11.6 mi
24380 Willis, VA 12.5 mi
24351 Lambsburg, VA 13.2 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 24343?

24343 is in Hillsville, Virginia, in Carroll County. Its published point location is 36.7626, -80.6984.

What county is 24343 in?

24343 spans 3 counties: Carroll County, Patrick 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 24343?

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

What time zone is 24343 in?

24343 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 24343?

About 9,210 people live in ZIP code 24343, in 3,826 households, at 73.1 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 24343?

$58,252 a year, against $93,170 across Virginia.

What ZIP codes are near 24343?

The closest are 24325 (7 mi), 24381 (8 mi), 24328 (8.1 mi), 24352 (10 mi) and 24317 (11.3 mi).

Is 24343 a PO Box ZIP code?

24343 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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