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Where 24448 is
Approximate ZIP boundary (Census ZCTA 2020). ZIP codes are mail routes, not areas, so the shape shown is the Census tabulation area that approximates it.
- 🔢 Type 24448 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BhhhZ — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 24,448 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 191. Its digits add up to 22, a total 2,607 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
101111110000000 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 24445 (Hot Springs, VA, 12 mi away) and 24450 (Lexington, VA, 13 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 24448 becomes 84442, which is not a ZIP code at all.
- 👥 10 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (24484, 24844, 28444, 44428, 44482, 44824, …). The farthest-flung twin is 84244 in Ogden, UT, 1,721 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther south than 59% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 75%.
- 🎯1,019 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 24448 and you would come out at 37.80°S, 100.21°E — 973 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 47m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 33m.
- 📏 At 0.307 square miles of land, 24448 is bigger than 4% of ZIP codes — about 149 football fields.
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Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 420This ZIP420 |
|---|---|
| Households | 196This ZIP196 |
| Housing units | 222This ZIP222 |
| Median age | 40.1This ZIP40.1Virginia39.0US 38.9 |
| Median household income | $70,833This ZIP$70,833Virginia$93,170US $80,734 |
| Median home value | $84,500This ZIP$84,500Virginia$383,700US $332,700 |
| Median gross rent | $715This ZIP$715Virginia$1,579US $1,413 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 13.2%This ZIP13.2% |
| Mean commute | 25.4 minThis ZIP25.4 min |
| Population density | 1,368.1 / sq miThis ZIP1,368.1 / sq mi |
Land area
| Land area | 0.31 sq miThis ZIP0.31 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.02 sq miThis ZIP0.02 sq mi |
Other place names in 24448
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 24448
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
24422 | Clifton Forge, VA | 3.2 mi |
24474 | Selma, VA | 3.3 mi |
24438 | Glen Wilton, VA | 3.5 mi |
24457 | Low Moor, VA | 4.2 mi |
24085 | Eagle Rock, VA | 8.7 mi |
24445 | Hot Springs, VA | 12.1 mi |
24450 | Lexington, VA | 13.3 mi |
24426 | Covington, VA | 14.5 mi |
24578 | Natural Bridge, VA | 15.6 mi |
24130 | Oriskany, VA | 16.4 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 24448?
24448 is in Iron Gate, Virginia, in Alleghany County. Its published point location is 37.7971, -79.7885.
What county is 24448 in?
24448 lies in Alleghany County.
What area code is 24448?
Iron Gate uses area code 540, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 24448 in?
24448 uses America/New_York.
How many people live in 24448?
About 420 people live in ZIP code 24448, in 196 households, at 1,368.1 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 24448?
$70,833 a year, against $93,170 across Virginia.
What ZIP codes are near 24448?
The closest are 24422 (3.2 mi), 24474 (3.3 mi), 24438 (3.5 mi), 24457 (4.2 mi) and 24085 (8.7 mi).
Is 24448 a PO Box ZIP code?
24448 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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