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24521

ZIP 24521 is Amherst, Virginia, mostly in Amherst County; area code 434; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Amherst +1 more
Metro area
Lynchburg, VA
Population
10,599
Coordinates
37.6333, -79.1008
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Where 24521 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 24521
  • 🔢 Type 24521 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IZShZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 24,521 = 7 × 31 × 113. Its digits add up to 14, a total 1,416 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 101111111001001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 24520 (Alton, VA, 72 mi away) and 24522 (Appomattox, VA, 25 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 24521 becomes 12542 — and that is a real ZIP code: Marlboro, NY, 386 miles away.
  • 👥 32 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12245, 12452, 12524, 12542, 14225, 14522, …). The farthest-flung twin is 51242 in Lester, IA, 987 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 61% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 76%.
  • 🎯1,059 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 24521 and you would come out at 37.63°S, 100.90°E — 934 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 46m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 33m.
  • 📏 At 217.1 square miles of land, 24521 is bigger than 92% of ZIP codes — room for about 165 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population10,599This ZIP10,599
Households4,136This ZIP4,136
Housing units4,627This ZIP4,627
Median age43.0This ZIP43.0Virginia39.0US 38.9
Median household income$73,571This ZIP$73,571Virginia$93,170US $80,734
Median home value$240,900This ZIP$240,900Virginia$383,700US $332,700
Median gross rent$846This ZIP$846Virginia$1,579US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher29.1%This ZIP29.1%
Mean commute25.3 minThis ZIP25.3 min
Population density48.8 / sq miThis ZIP48.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments205This ZIP205
Employees1,823This ZIP1,823
Annual payroll$88,749,000This ZIP$88,749,000
Tax returns filed4,500This ZIP4,500
Total adjusted gross income$289,211,000This ZIP$289,211,000

Land area

Land area217.14 sq miThis ZIP217.14 sq mi
Water area1.08 sq miThis ZIP1.08 sq mi

Counties 24521 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Amherst County 95.8%
Nelson County 4.2%

Other place names in 24521

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ZIP codes near 24521

ZIPCityDistance
24595 Sweet Briar, VA 5.1 mi
22964 Piney River, VA 8.7 mi
24574 Monroe, VA 8.8 mi
22922 Arrington, VA 10.5 mi
24533 Clifford, VA 10.7 mi
24572 Madison Heights, VA 11.6 mi
22967 Roseland, VA 12.3 mi
24483 Vesuvius, VA 14.4 mi
24503 Lynchburg, VA 14.6 mi
22976 Tyro, VA 15.2 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 24521?

24521 is in Amherst, Virginia, in Amherst County, part of the Lynchburg, VA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 37.6333, -79.1008.

What county is 24521 in?

24521 spans 2 counties: Amherst County and Nelson County. Most of it falls in Amherst 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 24521?

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

What time zone is 24521 in?

24521 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 24521?

About 10,599 people live in ZIP code 24521, in 4,136 households, at 48.8 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 24521?

$73,571 a year, against $93,170 across Virginia.

What ZIP codes are near 24521?

The closest are 24595 (5.1 mi), 22964 (8.7 mi), 24574 (8.8 mi), 22922 (10.5 mi) and 24533 (10.7 mi).

Is 24521 a PO Box ZIP code?

24521 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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