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24523

ZIP 24523 is Bedford, Virginia, in Bedford County; area codes 540 and 826; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Bedford
Metro area
Lynchburg, VA
Population
20,349
Coordinates
37.3369, -79.5257
☼ Live from 24523 — Bedford, VA

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Where 24523 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 24523
  • 🔢 Type 24523 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: EZShZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 24,523 = 137 × 179. Its digits add up to 16, a total 1,922 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 101111111001011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 24522 (Appomattox, VA, 41 mi away) and 24526 (Big Island, VA, 17 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 24523 becomes 32542 — and that is a real ZIP code: Eglin Afb, FL, 620 miles away.
  • 👥 29 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (22435, 22534, 23452, 24325, 24352, 25234, …). The farthest-flung twin is 52342 in Toledo, IA, 764 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 62% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 75%.
  • 🎯1,041 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 24523 and you would come out at 37.34°S, 100.47°E — 949 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 44m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 35m.
  • 📏 At 229.9 square miles of land, 24523 is bigger than 92% of ZIP codes — room for about 175 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population20,349This ZIP20,349
Households8,213This ZIP8,213
Housing units9,151This ZIP9,151
Median age45.6This ZIP45.6Virginia39.0US 38.9
Median household income$73,957This ZIP$73,957Virginia$93,170US $80,734
Median home value$239,800This ZIP$239,800Virginia$383,700US $332,700
Median gross rent$810This ZIP$810Virginia$1,579US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher25.8%This ZIP25.8%
Mean commute24.6 minThis ZIP24.6 min
Population density88.5 / sq miThis ZIP88.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments486This ZIP486
Employees4,929This ZIP4,929
Annual payroll$203,154,000This ZIP$203,154,000
Tax returns filed8,730This ZIP8,730
Total adjusted gross income$535,464,000This ZIP$535,464,000

Land area

Land area229.94 sq miThis ZIP229.94 sq mi
Water area0.74 sq miThis ZIP0.74 sq mi

Other place names in 24523

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

ZIP codes near 24523

ZIPCityDistance
24570 Lowry, VA 5.5 mi
24556 Goode, VA 7.4 mi
24174 Thaxton, VA 7.5 mi
24551 Forest, VA 10.9 mi
24122 Montvale, VA 11.0 mi
24121 Moneta, VA 13.4 mi
24064 Blue Ridge, VA 13.7 mi
24095 Goodview, VA 14.0 mi
24104 Huddleston, VA 14.2 mi
24178 Villamont, VA 14.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 24523?

24523 is in Bedford, Virginia, in Bedford County, part of the Lynchburg, VA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 37.3369, -79.5257.

What county is 24523 in?

24523 lies in Bedford County.

What area code is 24523?

Bedford uses area codes 540 and 826, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 24523 in?

24523 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 24523?

About 20,349 people live in ZIP code 24523, in 8,213 households, at 88.5 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 24523?

$73,957 a year, against $93,170 across Virginia.

What ZIP codes are near 24523?

The closest are 24570 (5.5 mi), 24556 (7.4 mi), 24174 (7.5 mi), 24551 (10.9 mi) and 24122 (11 mi).

Is 24523 a PO Box ZIP code?

24523 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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