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24483

ZIP 24483 is Vesuvius, Virginia, mostly in Rockbridge County; area code 540; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Rockbridge +2 more
Metro area
none
Population
475
Coordinates
37.8126, -79.2352
☼ Live from 24483 — Vesuvius, VA

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Where 24483 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 24483
  • 🔢 Type 24483 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: EBhhZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 24,483 = 3 × 8161. Its digits add up to 21, a total 2,594 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 101111110100011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 24482 (Verona, VA, 30 mi away) and 24484 (Warm Springs, VA, 40 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 24483 becomes 38442, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 28 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (23844, 24348, 24438, 24834, 24843, 28344, …). The farthest-flung twin is 83244 in Howe, ID, 1,798 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 59% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 76%.
  • 🎯1,049 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 24483 and you would come out at 37.81°S, 100.76°E — 945 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 47m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 32m.
  • 📏 At 70.9 square miles of land, 24483 is bigger than 69% of ZIP codes — room for about 54 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population475This ZIP475
Households252This ZIP252
Housing units378This ZIP378
Median age55.3This ZIP55.3Virginia39.0US 38.9
Median household income$77,500This ZIP$77,500Virginia$93,170US $80,734
Median home value$273,900This ZIP$273,900Virginia$383,700US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher29.9%This ZIP29.9%
Mean commute32.8 minThis ZIP32.8 min
Population density6.7 / sq miThis ZIP6.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments11This ZIP11
Employees21This ZIP21
Annual payroll$809,000This ZIP$809,000
Tax returns filed270This ZIP270
Total adjusted gross income$18,650,000This ZIP$18,650,000

Land area

Land area70.86 sq miThis ZIP70.86 sq mi
Water area0.07 sq miThis ZIP0.07 sq mi

Counties 24483 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
Rockbridge County 61.1%
Amherst County 36.0%
Nelson County 2.9%

ZIP codes near 24483

ZIPCityDistance
24435 Fairfield, VA 5.0 mi
24464 Montebello, VA 7.6 mi
24415 Brownsburg, VA 7.7 mi
24416 Buena Vista, VA 8.7 mi
24472 Raphine, VA 8.8 mi
22976 Tyro, VA 10.6 mi
24476 Steeles Tavern, VA 11.2 mi
22967 Roseland, VA 12.1 mi
24473 Rockbridge Baths, VA 13.0 mi
24440 Greenville, VA 13.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 24483?

24483 is in Vesuvius, Virginia, in Rockbridge County. Its published point location is 37.8126, -79.2352.

What county is 24483 in?

24483 spans 3 counties: Rockbridge County, Amherst County and Nelson 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 24483?

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

What time zone is 24483 in?

24483 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 24483?

About 475 people live in ZIP code 24483, in 252 households, at 6.7 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 24483?

$77,500 a year, against $93,170 across Virginia.

What ZIP codes are near 24483?

The closest are 24435 (5 mi), 24464 (7.6 mi), 24415 (7.7 mi), 24416 (8.7 mi) and 24472 (8.8 mi).

Is 24483 a PO Box ZIP code?

24483 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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