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24522

ZIP 24522 is Appomattox, Virginia, mostly in Appomattox County; area code 434; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Appomattox +2 more
Metro area
Lynchburg, VA
Population
10,056
Coordinates
37.3768, -78.7788
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Where 24522 is

Approximate ZIP boundary (Census ZCTA 2020). ZIP codes are mail routes, not areas, so the shape shown is the Census tabulation area that approximates it.

★ Weird and wonderful facts about 24522
  • 🔢 Type 24522 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZZShZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 24,522 = 2 × 3 × 61 × 67. Its digits add up to 15, a total 1,657 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 101111111001010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 24521 (Amherst, VA, 25 mi away) and 24523 (Bedford, VA, 41 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 24522 becomes 22542 — and that is a real ZIP code: Rhoadesville, VA, 80 miles away.
  • 👥 9 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (22245, 22524, 22542, 24225, 25422, 42252, …). The farthest-flung twin is 52224 in Dysart, IA, 789 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 62% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 77%.
  • 🎯1,080 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 24522 and you would come out at 37.38°S, 101.22°E — 911 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 44m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 35m.
  • 📏 At 200.0 square miles of land, 24522 is bigger than 91% of ZIP codes — room for about 152 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population10,056This ZIP10,056
Households3,939This ZIP3,939
Housing units4,370This ZIP4,370
Median age40.0This ZIP40.0Virginia39.0US 38.9
Median household income$60,503This ZIP$60,503Virginia$93,170US $80,734
Median home value$199,200This ZIP$199,200Virginia$383,700US $332,700
Median gross rent$851This ZIP$851Virginia$1,579US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher20.1%This ZIP20.1%
Mean commute27.2 minThis ZIP27.2 min
Population density50.3 / sq miThis ZIP50.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments238This ZIP238
Employees2,253This ZIP2,253
Annual payroll$76,006,000This ZIP$76,006,000
Tax returns filed4,760This ZIP4,760
Total adjusted gross income$294,860,000This ZIP$294,860,000

Land area

Land area199.96 sq miThis ZIP199.96 sq mi
Water area0.46 sq miThis ZIP0.46 sq mi

Counties 24522 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
Appomattox County 96.3%
Buckingham County 3.4%
Charlotte County 0.3%

Other place names in 24522

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ZIP codes near 24522

ZIPCityDistance
23939 Evergreen, VA 4.1 mi
24593 Spout Spring, VA 8.0 mi
23958 Pamplin, VA 9.8 mi
24538 Concord, VA 10.5 mi
24553 Gladstone, VA 11.8 mi
23963 Red House, VA 12.2 mi
23960 Prospect, VA 13.0 mi
24533 Clifford, VA 14.4 mi
24504 Lynchburg, VA 14.8 mi
23934 Cullen, VA 16.1 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 24522?

24522 is in Appomattox, Virginia, in Appomattox County, part of the Lynchburg, VA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 37.3768, -78.7788.

What county is 24522 in?

24522 spans 3 counties: Appomattox County, Buckingham County and Charlotte County. Most of it falls in Appomattox 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 24522?

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

What time zone is 24522 in?

24522 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 24522?

About 10,056 people live in ZIP code 24522, in 3,939 households, at 50.3 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 24522?

$60,503 a year, against $93,170 across Virginia.

What ZIP codes are near 24522?

The closest are 23939 (4.1 mi), 24593 (8 mi), 23958 (9.8 mi), 24538 (10.5 mi) and 24553 (11.8 mi).

Is 24522 a PO Box ZIP code?

24522 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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