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24422

ZIP 24422 is Clifton Forge, Virginia, mostly in Alleghany County; area code 540; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Alleghany +2 more
Metro area
none
Population
5,334
Coordinates
37.8329, -79.7504
☼ Live from 24422 — Clifton Forge, VA

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Where 24422 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 24422
  • 🔢 Type 24422 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZZhhZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 24,422 = 2 × 12211. Its digits add up to 14, a total 1,416 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 101111101100110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 24421 (Churchville, VA, 40 mi away) and 24426 (Covington, VA, 17 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 24422 becomes 22442 — and that is a real ZIP code: Coles Point, VA, 171 miles away.
  • 👥 4 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (22244, 22442, 24224, 44222). The farthest-flung twin is 44222 in Cuyahoga Falls, OH, 246 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 59% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 75%.
  • 🎯1,021 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 24422 and you would come out at 37.83°S, 100.25°E — 972 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 47m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 32m.
  • 📏 At 79.5 square miles of land, 24422 is bigger than 72% of ZIP codes — room for about 60 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population5,334This ZIP5,334
Households2,222This ZIP2,222
Housing units2,881This ZIP2,881
Median age47.3This ZIP47.3Virginia39.0US 38.9
Median household income$48,750This ZIP$48,750Virginia$93,170US $80,734
Median home value$113,400This ZIP$113,400Virginia$383,700US $332,700
Median gross rent$678This ZIP$678Virginia$1,579US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher20.3%This ZIP20.3%
Mean commute22.8 minThis ZIP22.8 min
Population density67.1 / sq miThis ZIP67.1 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments96This ZIP96
Employees795This ZIP795
Annual payroll$26,809,000This ZIP$26,809,000
Tax returns filed2,500This ZIP2,500
Total adjusted gross income$134,399,000This ZIP$134,399,000

Land area

Land area79.52 sq miThis ZIP79.52 sq mi
Water area0.54 sq miThis ZIP0.54 sq mi

Counties 24422 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
Alleghany County 95.9%
Botetourt County 4.1%
Bath County 0.0%

Other place names in 24422

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ZIP codes near 24422

ZIPCityDistance
24448 Iron Gate, VA 3.2 mi
24474 Selma, VA 5.6 mi
24438 Glen Wilton, VA 6.7 mi
24457 Low Moor, VA 6.8 mi
24445 Hot Springs, VA 11.0 mi
24450 Lexington, VA 11.8 mi
24085 Eagle Rock, VA 11.8 mi
24460 Millboro, VA 13.5 mi
24412 Bacova, VA 15.7 mi
24578 Natural Bridge, VA 15.8 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 24422?

24422 is in Clifton Forge, Virginia, in Alleghany County. Its published point location is 37.8329, -79.7504.

What county is 24422 in?

24422 spans 3 counties: Alleghany County, Botetourt County and Bath County. Most of it falls in Alleghany 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 24422?

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

What time zone is 24422 in?

24422 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 24422?

About 5,334 people live in ZIP code 24422, in 2,222 households, at 67.1 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 24422?

$48,750 a year, against $93,170 across Virginia.

What ZIP codes are near 24422?

The closest are 24448 (3.2 mi), 24474 (5.6 mi), 24438 (6.7 mi), 24457 (6.8 mi) and 24445 (11 mi).

Is 24422 a PO Box ZIP code?

24422 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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