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24472

ZIP 24472 is Raphine, Virginia, mostly in Rockbridge County; area codes 540 and 826; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Rockbridge +1 more
Metro area
none
Population
2,176
Coordinates
37.9397, -79.2206
☼ Live from 24472 — Raphine, VA

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Where 24472 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 24472
  • 🔢 Type 24472 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZLhhZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 24,472 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 7 × 19 × 23. Its digits add up to 19, a total 2,454 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 101111110011000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 24471 (Port Republic, VA, 35 mi away) and 24473 (Rockbridge Baths, VA, 11 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 24472 becomes 27442, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 10 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (24724, 27244, 42274, 42724, 42742, 44272, …). The farthest-flung twin is 74422 in Boynton, OK, 924 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 59% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 76%.
  • 🎯1,047 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 24472 and you would come out at 37.94°S, 100.78°E — 947 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 48m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 32m.
  • 📏 At 71.1 square miles of land, 24472 is bigger than 69% of ZIP codes — room for about 54 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population2,176This ZIP2,176
Households998This ZIP998
Housing units1,044This ZIP1,044
Median age56.6This ZIP56.6Virginia39.0US 38.9
Median household income$51,429This ZIP$51,429Virginia$93,170US $80,734
Median home value$251,000This ZIP$251,000Virginia$383,700US $332,700
Median gross rent$873This ZIP$873Virginia$1,579US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher24.6%This ZIP24.6%
Mean commute23.6 minThis ZIP23.6 min
Population density30.6 / sq miThis ZIP30.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments42This ZIP42
Employees632This ZIP632
Annual payroll$22,676,000This ZIP$22,676,000
Tax returns filed1,090This ZIP1,090
Total adjusted gross income$77,421,000This ZIP$77,421,000

Land area

Land area71.06 sq miThis ZIP71.06 sq mi
Water area0.09 sq miThis ZIP0.09 sq mi

Counties 24472 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
Rockbridge County 50.6%
Augusta County 49.4%

Other place names in 24472

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ZIP codes near 24472

ZIPCityDistance
24476 Steeles Tavern, VA 2.4 mi
24440 Greenville, VA 5.1 mi
24415 Brownsburg, VA 5.2 mi
24435 Fairfield, VA 7.4 mi
24459 Middlebrook, VA 7.6 mi
24464 Montebello, VA 8.1 mi
24483 Vesuvius, VA 8.8 mi
24473 Rockbridge Baths, VA 10.6 mi
24477 Stuarts Draft, VA 10.7 mi
22952 Lyndhurst, VA 11.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 24472?

24472 is in Raphine, Virginia, in Rockbridge County. Its published point location is 37.9397, -79.2206.

What county is 24472 in?

24472 spans 2 counties: Rockbridge County and Augusta County. Most of it falls in Rockbridge 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 24472?

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

What time zone is 24472 in?

24472 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 24472?

About 2,176 people live in ZIP code 24472, in 998 households, at 30.6 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 24472?

$51,429 a year, against $93,170 across Virginia.

What ZIP codes are near 24472?

The closest are 24476 (2.4 mi), 24440 (5.1 mi), 24415 (5.2 mi), 24435 (7.4 mi) and 24459 (7.6 mi).

Is 24472 a PO Box ZIP code?

24472 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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