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24517

ZIP 24517 is Altavista, Virginia, in Campbell County; area code 434; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Campbell
Metro area
Lynchburg, VA
Population
4,996
Coordinates
37.1414, -79.2374
☼ Live from 24517 — Altavista, VA

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Where 24517 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 24517
  • 🔢 Type 24517 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: LIShZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ 24517 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 19, a total 2,454 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 101111111000101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 24515 (Lynchburg, VA, 15 mi away) and 24520 (Alton, VA, 40 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 24517 becomes 71542, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 63 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12457, 12475, 12547, 12574, 12745, 12754, …). The farthest-flung twin is 57421 in Amherst, SD, 1,131 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 64% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 76%.
  • 🎯1,060 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 24517 and you would come out at 37.14°S, 100.76°E — 930 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 43m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 36m.
  • 📏 At 32.6 square miles of land, 24517 is bigger than 48% of ZIP codes — room for about 25 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population4,996This ZIP4,996
Households2,053This ZIP2,053
Housing units2,463This ZIP2,463
Median age43.5This ZIP43.5Virginia39.0US 38.9
Median household income$53,201This ZIP$53,201Virginia$93,170US $80,734
Median home value$145,200This ZIP$145,200Virginia$383,700US $332,700
Median gross rent$894This ZIP$894Virginia$1,579US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher23.6%This ZIP23.6%
Mean commute23.4 minThis ZIP23.4 min
Population density153.1 / sq miThis ZIP153.1 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments190This ZIP190
Employees4,041This ZIP4,041
Annual payroll$202,114,000This ZIP$202,114,000
Tax returns filed2,530This ZIP2,530
Total adjusted gross income$140,154,000This ZIP$140,154,000

Land area

Land area32.63 sq miThis ZIP32.63 sq mi
Water area0.40 sq miThis ZIP0.40 sq mi

Other place names in 24517

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

ZIP codes near 24517

ZIPCityDistance
24563 Hurt, VA 6.0 mi
24550 Evington, VA 7.0 mi
24571 Lynch Station, VA 7.5 mi
24569 Long Island, VA 9.2 mi
24513 Lynchburg, VA 9.2 mi
24576 Naruna, VA 9.2 mi
24554 Gladys, VA 9.3 mi
24588 Rustburg, VA 11.4 mi
24557 Gretna, VA 12.4 mi
24104 Huddleston, VA 13.8 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 24517?

24517 is in Altavista, Virginia, in Campbell County, part of the Lynchburg, VA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 37.1414, -79.2374.

What county is 24517 in?

24517 lies in Campbell County.

What area code is 24517?

Altavista uses area code 434, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 24517 in?

24517 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 24517?

About 4,996 people live in ZIP code 24517, in 2,053 households, at 153.1 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 24517?

$53,201 a year, against $93,170 across Virginia.

What ZIP codes are near 24517?

The closest are 24563 (6 mi), 24550 (7 mi), 24571 (7.5 mi), 24569 (9.2 mi) and 24513 (9.2 mi).

Is 24517 a PO Box ZIP code?

24517 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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