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24487

ZIP 24487 is Williamsville, Virginia, mostly in Highland County; area code 540; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Highland +1 more
Metro area
none
Population
566
Coordinates
38.1997, -79.5885
☼ Live from 24487 — Williamsville, VA

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Where 24487 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 24487
  • 🔢 Type 24487 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: LBhhZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 24,487 = 47 × 521. Its digits add up to 25, a total 2,242 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 101111110100111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 24486 (Weyers Cave, VA, 37 mi away) and 24501 (Lynchburg, VA, 63 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 24487 becomes 78442, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 21 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (24847, 24874, 27844, 28447, 28744, 42748, …). The farthest-flung twin is 84742 in Kanarraville, UT, 1,822 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 57% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 75%.
  • 🎯1,024 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 24487 and you would come out at 38.20°S, 100.41°E — 973 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 49m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 30m.
  • 📏 At 91.2 square miles of land, 24487 is bigger than 76% of ZIP codes — room for about 69 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population566This ZIP566
Households243This ZIP243
Housing units350This ZIP350
Median age47.5This ZIP47.5Virginia39.0US 38.9
Median household income$54,803This ZIP$54,803Virginia$93,170US $80,734
Median home value$219,600This ZIP$219,600Virginia$383,700US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher12.2%This ZIP12.2%
Mean commute27.3 minThis ZIP27.3 min
Population density6.2 / sq miThis ZIP6.2 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments5This ZIP5
Employees31This ZIP31
Annual payroll$1,699,000This ZIP$1,699,000
Tax returns filed120This ZIP120
Total adjusted gross income$7,309,000This ZIP$7,309,000

Land area

Land area91.17 sq miThis ZIP91.17 sq mi
Water area0.12 sq miThis ZIP0.12 sq mi

Counties 24487 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Highland County 59.2%
Bath County 40.8%

ZIP codes near 24487

ZIPCityDistance
24432 Deerfield, VA 8.7 mi
24458 Mc Dowell, VA 9.7 mi
24484 Warm Springs, VA 11.5 mi
24468 Mustoe, VA 13.0 mi
24460 Millboro, VA 13.3 mi
24439 Goshen, VA 13.9 mi
24465 Monterey, VA 14.0 mi
24485 West Augusta, VA 14.9 mi
24411 Augusta Springs, VA 15.1 mi
24430 Craigsville, VA 15.8 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 24487?

24487 is in Williamsville, Virginia, in Highland County. Its published point location is 38.1997, -79.5885.

What county is 24487 in?

24487 spans 2 counties: Highland County and Bath County. Most of it falls in Highland 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 24487?

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

What time zone is 24487 in?

24487 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 24487?

About 566 people live in ZIP code 24487, in 243 households, at 6.2 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 24487?

$54,803 a year, against $93,170 across Virginia.

What ZIP codes are near 24487?

The closest are 24432 (8.7 mi), 24458 (9.7 mi), 24484 (11.5 mi), 24468 (13 mi) and 24460 (13.3 mi).

Is 24487 a PO Box ZIP code?

24487 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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