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24435

ZIP 24435 is Fairfield, Virginia, in Rockbridge County; area code 540; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Rockbridge
Metro area
none
Population
1,764
Coordinates
37.8577, -79.3070
☼ Live from 24435 — Fairfield, VA

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Where 24435 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 24435
  • 🔢 Type 24435 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: SEhhZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 24,435 = 3 × 3 × 3 × 5 × 181. Its digits add up to 18, a total 2,332 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 101111101110011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 24433 (Doe Hill, VA, 40 mi away) and 24437 (Fort Defiance, VA, 32 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 24435 becomes 53442, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 31 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (23454, 24354, 24534, 24543, 25434, 25443, …). The farthest-flung twin is 52344 in Troy Mills, IA, 722 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 59% 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 24435 and you would come out at 37.86°S, 100.69°E — 950 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 47m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 32m.
  • 📏 At 25.9 square miles of land, 24435 is bigger than 43% of ZIP codes — room for about 20 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,764This ZIP1,764
Households856This ZIP856
Housing units1,053This ZIP1,053
Median age51.1This ZIP51.1Virginia39.0US 38.9
Median household income$70,114This ZIP$70,114Virginia$93,170US $80,734
Median home value$203,700This ZIP$203,700Virginia$383,700US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher38.9%This ZIP38.9%
Mean commute25.1 minThis ZIP25.1 min
Population density68.0 / sq miThis ZIP68.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments40This ZIP40
Employees325This ZIP325
Annual payroll$15,207,000This ZIP$15,207,000
Tax returns filed870This ZIP870
Total adjusted gross income$65,484,000This ZIP$65,484,000

Land area

Land area25.95 sq miThis ZIP25.95 sq mi
Water area0.03 sq miThis ZIP0.03 sq mi

Other place names in 24435

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ZIP codes near 24435

ZIPCityDistance
24415 Brownsburg, VA 3.5 mi
24483 Vesuvius, VA 5.0 mi
24472 Raphine, VA 7.4 mi
24473 Rockbridge Baths, VA 8.0 mi
24476 Steeles Tavern, VA 9.2 mi
24416 Buena Vista, VA 9.3 mi
24464 Montebello, VA 10.7 mi
24440 Greenville, VA 12.5 mi
24459 Middlebrook, VA 12.6 mi
24450 Lexington, VA 14.1 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 24435?

24435 is in Fairfield, Virginia, in Rockbridge County. Its published point location is 37.8577, -79.3070.

What county is 24435 in?

24435 lies in Rockbridge County.

What area code is 24435?

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

What time zone is 24435 in?

24435 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 24435?

About 1,764 people live in ZIP code 24435, in 856 households, at 68.0 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 24435?

$70,114 a year, against $93,170 across Virginia.

What ZIP codes are near 24435?

The closest are 24415 (3.5 mi), 24483 (5 mi), 24472 (7.4 mi), 24473 (8 mi) and 24476 (9.2 mi).

Is 24435 a PO Box ZIP code?

24435 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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