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24458

ZIP 24458 is Mc Dowell, Virginia, in Highland County; area code 540; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Highland
Metro area
none
Population
244
Coordinates
38.3264, -79.5103
☼ Live from 24458 — Mc Dowell, VA

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Where 24458 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 24458
  • 🔢 Type 24458 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BShhZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 24,458 = 2 × 7 × 1747. Its digits add up to 23, a total 2,533 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 101111110001010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 24457 (Low Moor, VA, 41 mi away) and 24459 (Middlebrook, VA, 23 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 24458 becomes 85442, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 23 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (24485, 24845, 24854, 25844, 28445, 28454, …). The farthest-flung twin is 85244 in Chandler, AZ, 1,837 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 56% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 75%.
  • 🎯1,026 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 24458 and you would come out at 38.33°S, 100.49°E — 972 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 50m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 29m.
  • 📏 At 68.8 square miles of land, 24458 is bigger than 68% of ZIP codes — room for about 52 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population244This ZIP244
Households109This ZIP109
Housing units200This ZIP200
Median age61.3This ZIP61.3Virginia39.0US 38.9
Median household income$54,145This ZIP$54,145Virginia$93,170US $80,734
Median home value$231,300This ZIP$231,300Virginia$383,700US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher11.8%This ZIP11.8%
Mean commute45.2 minThis ZIP45.2 min
Population density3.5 / sq miThis ZIP3.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments7This ZIP7
Employees23This ZIP23
Annual payroll$487,000This ZIP$487,000
Tax returns filed160This ZIP160
Total adjusted gross income$10,284,000This ZIP$10,284,000

Land area

Land area68.80 sq miThis ZIP68.80 sq mi
Water area0.22 sq miThis ZIP0.22 sq mi

Other place names in 24458

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ZIP codes near 24458

ZIPCityDistance
24468 Mustoe, VA 4.9 mi
24442 Head Waters, VA 7.5 mi
24433 Doe Hill, VA 8.2 mi
24465 Monterey, VA 8.9 mi
24487 Williamsville, VA 9.7 mi
24485 West Augusta, VA 10.5 mi
24413 Blue Grass, VA 12.6 mi
24432 Deerfield, VA 12.8 mi
26815 Sugar Grove, WV 14.0 mi
24944 Green Bank, WV 14.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 24458?

24458 is in Mc Dowell, Virginia, in Highland County. Its published point location is 38.3264, -79.5103.

What county is 24458 in?

24458 lies in Highland County.

What area code is 24458?

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

What time zone is 24458 in?

24458 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 24458?

About 244 people live in ZIP code 24458, in 109 households, at 3.5 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 24458?

$54,145 a year, against $93,170 across Virginia.

What ZIP codes are near 24458?

The closest are 24468 (4.9 mi), 24442 (7.5 mi), 24433 (8.2 mi), 24465 (8.9 mi) and 24487 (9.7 mi).

Is 24458 a PO Box ZIP code?

24458 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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