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24437

ZIP 24437 is Fort Defiance, Virginia, in Augusta County; area code 540; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Augusta
Population
1,468
Coordinates
38.2125, -78.9337
☼ Live from 24437 — Fort Defiance, VA

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Where 24437 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 24437
  • 🔢 Type 24437 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: LEhhZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 24,437 = 7 × 3491. Its digits add up to 20, a total 2,586 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 101111101110101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 24435 (Fairfield, VA, 32 mi away) and 24438 (Glen Wilton, VA, 58 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 24437 becomes 73442 — and that is a real ZIP code: Loco, OK, 1,077 miles away.
  • 👥 30 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (24347, 24374, 24473, 27344, 32447, 32744, …). The farthest-flung twin is 73442 in Loco, OK, 1,077 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 57% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 77%.
  • 🎯1,058 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 24437 and you would come out at 38.21°S, 101.07°E — 940 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 50m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 30m.
  • 📏 At 11.0 square miles of land, 24437 is bigger than 28% of ZIP codes — room for about 8.3 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,468This ZIP1,468
Households568This ZIP568
Housing units568This ZIP568
Median age56.1This ZIP56.1Virginia39.0US 38.9
Median household income$87,200This ZIP$87,200Virginia$93,170US $80,734
Median home value$310,100This ZIP$310,100Virginia$383,700US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher38.4%This ZIP38.4%
Mean commute22.0 minThis ZIP22.0 min
Population density134.0 / sq miThis ZIP134.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments10This ZIP10
Employees45This ZIP45
Annual payroll$1,756,000This ZIP$1,756,000
Tax returns filed470This ZIP470
Total adjusted gross income$41,652,000This ZIP$41,652,000

Land area

Land area10.96 sq miThis ZIP10.96 sq mi
Water area0.10 sq miThis ZIP0.10 sq mi

Other place names in 24437

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ZIP codes near 24437

ZIPCityDistance
24469 New Hope, VA 1.6 mi
24482 Verona, VA 3.6 mi
24467 Mount Sidney, VA 3.6 mi
24431 Crimora, VA 5.7 mi
24486 Weyers Cave, VA 5.9 mi
24441 Grottoes, VA 6.8 mi
22939 Fishersville, VA 7.8 mi
24402 Staunton, VA 7.9 mi
22980 Waynesboro, VA 8.3 mi
22841 Mount Crawford, VA 9.2 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 24437?

24437 is in Fort Defiance, Virginia, in Augusta County, part of the Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 38.2125, -78.9337.

What county is 24437 in?

24437 lies in Augusta County.

What area code is 24437?

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

What time zone is 24437 in?

24437 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 24437?

About 1,468 people live in ZIP code 24437, in 568 households, at 134.0 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 24437?

$87,200 a year, against $93,170 across Virginia.

What ZIP codes are near 24437?

The closest are 24469 (1.6 mi), 24482 (3.6 mi), 24467 (3.6 mi), 24431 (5.7 mi) and 24486 (5.9 mi).

Is 24437 a PO Box ZIP code?

24437 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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