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24459

ZIP 24459 is Middlebrook, Virginia, mostly in Augusta County; area codes 540 and 826; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Augusta +1 more
Population
535
Coordinates
38.0393, -79.2795
☼ Live from 24459 — Middlebrook, VA

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Where 24459 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 24459
  • 🔢 Type 24459 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GShhZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 24,459 = 3 × 31 × 263. Its digits add up to 24, a total 2,425 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 101111110001011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 24458 (Mc Dowell, VA, 23 mi away) and 24460 (Millboro, VA, 21 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 24459 becomes 95442 — and that is a real ZIP code: Glen Ellen, CA, 2,325 miles away.
  • 👥 26 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (24549, 24594, 24945, 24954, 29445, 29544, …). The farthest-flung twin is 95442 in Glen Ellen, CA, 2,325 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 58% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 76%.
  • 🎯1,043 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 24459 and you would come out at 38.04°S, 100.72°E — 953 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 48m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 31m.
  • 📏 At 48.0 square miles of land, 24459 is bigger than 58% of ZIP codes — room for about 36 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population535This ZIP535
Households260This ZIP260
Housing units298This ZIP298
Median age59.6This ZIP59.6Virginia39.0US 38.9
Median household income$94,500This ZIP$94,500Virginia$93,170US $80,734
Median home value$405,400This ZIP$405,400Virginia$383,700US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher10.2%This ZIP10.2%
Mean commute39.0 minThis ZIP39.0 min
Population density11.1 / sq miThis ZIP11.1 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments9This ZIP9
Employees58This ZIP58
Annual payroll$3,719,000This ZIP$3,719,000
Tax returns filed370This ZIP370
Total adjusted gross income$28,430,000This ZIP$28,430,000

Land area

Land area48.02 sq miThis ZIP48.02 sq mi
Water area0.02 sq miThis ZIP0.02 sq mi

Counties 24459 spans

A ZIP code is a mail route and ignores county lines. Shares are by overlapping land area.

CountyShare of this ZIP
Augusta County 88.1%
Rockbridge County 11.9%

Other place names in 24459

Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.

ZIP codes near 24459

ZIPCityDistance
24430 Craigsville, VA 4.4 mi
24476 Steeles Tavern, VA 5.3 mi
24411 Augusta Springs, VA 6.1 mi
24440 Greenville, VA 6.8 mi
24472 Raphine, VA 7.6 mi
24479 Swoope, VA 8.9 mi
24415 Brownsburg, VA 9.2 mi
24473 Rockbridge Baths, VA 10.3 mi
24439 Goshen, VA 11.1 mi
24432 Deerfield, VA 11.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 24459?

24459 is in Middlebrook, Virginia, in Augusta County, part of the Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 38.0393, -79.2795.

What county is 24459 in?

24459 spans 2 counties: Augusta County and Rockbridge County. Most of it falls in Augusta 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 24459?

Middlebrook uses area codes 540 and 826, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 24459 in?

24459 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 24459?

About 535 people live in ZIP code 24459, in 260 households, at 11.1 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 24459?

$94,500 a year, against $93,170 across Virginia.

What ZIP codes are near 24459?

The closest are 24430 (4.4 mi), 24476 (5.3 mi), 24411 (6.1 mi), 24440 (6.8 mi) and 24472 (7.6 mi).

Is 24459 a PO Box ZIP code?

24459 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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