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24347

ZIP 24347 is Hiwassee, Virginia, mostly in Pulaski County; area code 540; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Pulaski +2 more
Population
1,677
Coordinates
36.9609, -80.6525
☼ Live from 24347 — Hiwassee, VA

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Where 24347 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 24347
  • 🔢 Type 24347 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: LhEhZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 24,347 = 97 × 251. Its digits add up to 20, a total 2,586 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 101111100011011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 24343 (Hillsville, VA, 14 mi away) and 24348 (Independence, VA, 38 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 24347 becomes 74342 — and that is a real ZIP code: Eucha, OK, 792 miles away.
  • 👥 30 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (24374, 24437, 24473, 27344, 32447, 32744, …). The farthest-flung twin is 73442 in Loco, OK, 972 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 64% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 71%.
  • 🎯989 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 24347 and you would come out at 36.96°S, 99.35°E — 1,001 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 42m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 37m.
  • 📏 At 81.6 square miles of land, 24347 is bigger than 73% of ZIP codes — room for about 62 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,677This ZIP1,677
Households751This ZIP751
Housing units1,051This ZIP1,051
Median age41.9This ZIP41.9Virginia39.0US 38.9
Median household income$55,156This ZIP$55,156Virginia$93,170US $80,734
Median home value$159,600This ZIP$159,600Virginia$383,700US $332,700
Median gross rent$850This ZIP$850Virginia$1,579US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher14.9%This ZIP14.9%
Mean commute31.6 minThis ZIP31.6 min
Population density20.5 / sq miThis ZIP20.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments17This ZIP17
Employees79This ZIP79
Annual payroll$5,513,000This ZIP$5,513,000
Tax returns filed770This ZIP770
Total adjusted gross income$47,457,000This ZIP$47,457,000

Land area

Land area81.63 sq miThis ZIP81.63 sq mi
Water area1.97 sq miThis ZIP1.97 sq mi

Counties 24347 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
Pulaski County 87.2%
Carroll County 8.9%
Montgomery County 3.9%

Other place names in 24347

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ZIP codes near 24347

ZIPCityDistance
24105 Indian Valley, VA 4.3 mi
24324 Draper, VA 6.9 mi
24126 Newbern, VA 7.8 mi
24313 Barren Springs, VA 8.7 mi
24380 Willis, VA 10.6 mi
24325 Dugspur, VA 11.0 mi
24141 Radford, VA 11.3 mi
24301 Pulaski, VA 11.6 mi
24143 Radford, VA 12.2 mi
24149 Riner, VA 12.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 24347?

24347 is in Hiwassee, Virginia, in Pulaski County, part of the Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 36.9609, -80.6525.

What county is 24347 in?

24347 spans 3 counties: Pulaski County, Carroll County and Montgomery County. Most of it falls in Pulaski 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 24347?

Hiwassee uses area code 540, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 24347 in?

24347 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 24347?

About 1,677 people live in ZIP code 24347, in 751 households, at 20.5 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 24347?

$55,156 a year, against $93,170 across Virginia.

What ZIP codes are near 24347?

The closest are 24105 (4.3 mi), 24324 (6.9 mi), 24126 (7.8 mi), 24313 (8.7 mi) and 24380 (10.6 mi).

Is 24347 a PO Box ZIP code?

24347 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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