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24531

ZIP 24531 is Chatham, Virginia, in Pittsylvania County; area code 434; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Pittsylvania
Metro area
Danville, VA
Population
8,695
Coordinates
36.8407, -79.4381
☼ Live from 24531 — Chatham, VA

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Where 24531 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 24531
  • 🔢 Type 24531 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IEShZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 24,531 = 3 × 13 × 17 × 37. Its digits add up to 15, a total 1,657 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 101111111010011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 24530 (Callands, VA, 10 mi away) and 24533 (Clifford, VA, 55 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 24531 becomes 13542, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 66 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12345, 12435, 12453, 12534, 12543, 13425, …). The farthest-flung twin is 51243 in Little Rock, IA, 979 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 65% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 75%.
  • 🎯1,056 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 24531 and you would come out at 36.84°S, 100.56°E — 934 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 41m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 38m.
  • 📏 At 196.9 square miles of land, 24531 is bigger than 91% of ZIP codes — room for about 149 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population8,695This ZIP8,695
Households3,392This ZIP3,392
Housing units4,052This ZIP4,052
Median age47.7This ZIP47.7Virginia39.0US 38.9
Median household income$43,333This ZIP$43,333Virginia$93,170US $80,734
Median home value$148,000This ZIP$148,000Virginia$383,700US $332,700
Median gross rent$830This ZIP$830Virginia$1,579US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher17.2%This ZIP17.2%
Mean commute27.8 minThis ZIP27.8 min
Population density44.2 / sq miThis ZIP44.2 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments194This ZIP194
Employees2,529This ZIP2,529
Annual payroll$130,655,000This ZIP$130,655,000
Tax returns filed3,440This ZIP3,440
Total adjusted gross income$216,783,000This ZIP$216,783,000

Land area

Land area196.91 sq miThis ZIP196.91 sq mi
Water area1.30 sq miThis ZIP1.30 sq mi

Other place names in 24531

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ZIP codes near 24531

ZIPCityDistance
24527 Blairs, VA 9.0 mi
24549 Dry Fork, VA 10.0 mi
24530 Callands, VA 10.3 mi
24161 Sandy Level, VA 10.7 mi
24557 Gretna, VA 11.5 mi
24139 Pittsville, VA 12.1 mi
24566 Keeling, VA 12.7 mi
24137 Penhook, VA 13.5 mi
24565 Java, VA 13.8 mi
24540 Danville, VA 14.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 24531?

24531 is in Chatham, Virginia, in Pittsylvania County, part of the Danville, VA micropolitan area. Its published point location is 36.8407, -79.4381.

What county is 24531 in?

24531 lies in Pittsylvania County.

What area code is 24531?

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

What time zone is 24531 in?

24531 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 24531?

About 8,695 people live in ZIP code 24531, in 3,392 households, at 44.2 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 24531?

$43,333 a year, against $93,170 across Virginia.

What ZIP codes are near 24531?

The closest are 24527 (9 mi), 24549 (10 mi), 24530 (10.3 mi), 24161 (10.7 mi) and 24557 (11.5 mi).

Is 24531 a PO Box ZIP code?

24531 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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