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24416

ZIP 24416 is Buena Vista, Virginia, mostly in Rockbridge County; area code 540; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Rockbridge +1 more
Metro area
none
Population
9,082
Coordinates
37.7287, -79.3549
☼ Live from 24416 — Buena Vista, VA

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Where 24416 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 24416
  • 🔢 Type 24416 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gIhhZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 24,416 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 7 × 109. Its digits add up to 17, a total 2,133 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 101111101100000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 24415 (Brownsburg, VA, 13 mi away) and 24421 (Churchville, VA, 36 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 24416 becomes 61442 — and that is a real ZIP code: Keithsburg, IL, 659 miles away.
  • 👥 33 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12446, 12464, 14264, 14462, 14624, 14642, …). The farthest-flung twin is 64421 in Amazonia, MO, 851 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 60% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 76%.
  • 🎯1,044 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 24416 and you would come out at 37.73°S, 100.65°E — 949 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 47m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 33m.
  • 📏 At 61.7 square miles of land, 24416 is bigger than 65% of ZIP codes — room for about 47 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population9,082This ZIP9,082
Households3,419This ZIP3,419
Housing units3,958This ZIP3,958
Median age35.8This ZIP35.8Virginia39.0US 38.9
Median household income$54,882This ZIP$54,882Virginia$93,170US $80,734
Median home value$158,600This ZIP$158,600Virginia$383,700US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,069This ZIP$1,069Virginia$1,579US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher25.1%This ZIP25.1%
Mean commute21.8 minThis ZIP21.8 min
Population density147.2 / sq miThis ZIP147.2 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments122This ZIP122
Employees2,169This ZIP2,169
Annual payroll$90,913,000This ZIP$90,913,000
Tax returns filed3,680This ZIP3,680
Total adjusted gross income$183,295,000This ZIP$183,295,000

Land area

Land area61.71 sq miThis ZIP61.71 sq mi
Water area0.49 sq miThis ZIP0.49 sq mi

Counties 24416 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Rockbridge County 89.6%
Buena Vista city 10.4%

Other place names in 24416

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ZIP codes near 24416

ZIPCityDistance
24555 Glasgow, VA 7.5 mi
24483 Vesuvius, VA 8.7 mi
24435 Fairfield, VA 9.3 mi
24450 Lexington, VA 11.0 mi
24574 Monroe, VA 12.1 mi
24526 Big Island, VA 12.1 mi
24578 Natural Bridge, VA 12.3 mi
24415 Brownsburg, VA 12.7 mi
24579 Natural Bridge Station, VA 12.8 mi
24473 Rockbridge Baths, VA 14.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 24416?

24416 is in Buena Vista, Virginia, in Rockbridge County. Its published point location is 37.7287, -79.3549.

What county is 24416 in?

24416 spans 2 counties: Rockbridge County and Buena Vista city. Most of it falls in Rockbridge 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 24416?

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

What time zone is 24416 in?

24416 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 24416?

About 9,082 people live in ZIP code 24416, in 3,419 households, at 147.2 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 24416?

$54,882 a year, against $93,170 across Virginia.

What ZIP codes are near 24416?

The closest are 24555 (7.5 mi), 24483 (8.7 mi), 24435 (9.3 mi), 24450 (11 mi) and 24574 (12.1 mi).

Is 24416 a PO Box ZIP code?

24416 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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