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24526

ZIP 24526 is Big Island, Virginia, mostly in Bedford County; area code 434; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Bedford +1 more
Metro area
Lynchburg, VA
Population
1,494
Coordinates
37.5562, -79.3976
☼ Live from 24526 — Big Island, VA

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Where 24526 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 24526
  • 🔢 Type 24526 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gZShZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 24,526 = 2 × 12263. Its digits add up to 19, a total 2,454 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 101111111001110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 24523 (Bedford, VA, 17 mi away) and 24527 (Blairs, VA, 57 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 24526 becomes 62542, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 31 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (22456, 22546, 22645, 22654, 24256, 24265, …). The farthest-flung twin is 56224 in Clements, MN, 941 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 61% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 76%.
  • 🎯1,044 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 24526 and you would come out at 37.56°S, 100.60°E — 947 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 46m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 34m.
  • 📏 At 70.9 square miles of land, 24526 is bigger than 69% of ZIP codes — room for about 54 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,494This ZIP1,494
Households633This ZIP633
Housing units685This ZIP685
Median age48.6This ZIP48.6Virginia39.0US 38.9
Median household income$85,729This ZIP$85,729Virginia$93,170US $80,734
Median home value$241,200This ZIP$241,200Virginia$383,700US $332,700
Median gross rent$809This ZIP$809Virginia$1,579US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher24.5%This ZIP24.5%
Mean commute28.6 minThis ZIP28.6 min
Population density21.1 / sq miThis ZIP21.1 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments20This ZIP20
Employees414This ZIP414
Annual payroll$35,925,000This ZIP$35,925,000
Tax returns filed630This ZIP630
Total adjusted gross income$42,703,000This ZIP$42,703,000

Land area

Land area70.91 sq miThis ZIP70.91 sq mi
Water area0.91 sq miThis ZIP0.91 sq mi

Counties 24526 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Bedford County 71.7%
Amherst County 28.3%

Other place names in 24526

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

ZIP codes near 24526

ZIPCityDistance
24536 Coleman Falls, VA 6.1 mi
24579 Natural Bridge Station, VA 6.1 mi
24574 Monroe, VA 8.4 mi
24555 Glasgow, VA 8.6 mi
24503 Lynchburg, VA 11.1 mi
24578 Natural Bridge, VA 11.5 mi
24416 Buena Vista, VA 12.1 mi
24556 Goode, VA 12.5 mi
24551 Forest, VA 13.4 mi
24570 Lowry, VA 14.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 24526?

24526 is in Big Island, Virginia, in Bedford County, part of the Lynchburg, VA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 37.5562, -79.3976.

What county is 24526 in?

24526 spans 2 counties: Bedford County and Amherst County. Most of it falls in Bedford 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 24526?

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

What time zone is 24526 in?

24526 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 24526?

About 1,494 people live in ZIP code 24526, in 633 households, at 21.1 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 24526?

$85,729 a year, against $93,170 across Virginia.

What ZIP codes are near 24526?

The closest are 24536 (6.1 mi), 24579 (6.1 mi), 24574 (8.4 mi), 24555 (8.6 mi) and 24503 (11.1 mi).

Is 24526 a PO Box ZIP code?

24526 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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