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24538

ZIP 24538 is Concord, Virginia, mostly in Campbell County; area code 434; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Campbell +1 more
Metro area
Lynchburg, VA
Population
4,867
Coordinates
37.3790, -78.9701
☼ Live from 24538 — Concord, VA

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Where 24538 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 24538
  • 🔢 Type 24538 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BEShZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 24,538 = 2 × 12269. Its digits add up to 22, a total 2,607 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 101111111011010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 24536 (Coleman Falls, VA, 21 mi away) and 24539 (Crystal Hill, VA, 37 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 24538 becomes 83542 — and that is a real ZIP code: Lucile, ID, 1,995 miles away.
  • 👥 45 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (23458, 23845, 24853, 25438, 25843, 28345, …). The farthest-flung twin is 83524 in Culdesac, ID, 2,014 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 62% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 76%.
  • 🎯1,070 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 24538 and you would come out at 37.38°S, 101.03°E — 921 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 44m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 35m.
  • 📏 At 87.0 square miles of land, 24538 is bigger than 74% of ZIP codes — room for about 66 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population4,867This ZIP4,867
Households1,922This ZIP1,922
Housing units2,126This ZIP2,126
Median age50.7This ZIP50.7Virginia39.0US 38.9
Median household income$71,224This ZIP$71,224Virginia$93,170US $80,734
Median home value$200,500This ZIP$200,500Virginia$383,700US $332,700
Median gross rent$792This ZIP$792Virginia$1,579US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher15.1%This ZIP15.1%
Mean commute26.2 minThis ZIP26.2 min
Population density55.9 / sq miThis ZIP55.9 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments78This ZIP78
Employees623This ZIP623
Annual payroll$30,940,000This ZIP$30,940,000
Tax returns filed2,190This ZIP2,190
Total adjusted gross income$143,667,000This ZIP$143,667,000

Land area

Land area87.02 sq miThis ZIP87.02 sq mi
Water area0.38 sq miThis ZIP0.38 sq mi

Counties 24538 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Campbell County 60.4%
Appomattox County 39.6%

Other place names in 24538

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

ZIP codes near 24538

ZIPCityDistance
24593 Spout Spring, VA 4.4 mi
24504 Lynchburg, VA 4.4 mi
24572 Madison Heights, VA 9.1 mi
24501 Lynchburg, VA 9.5 mi
24505 Lynchburg, VA 9.7 mi
24506 Lynchburg, VA 10.5 mi
24522 Appomattox, VA 10.5 mi
24588 Rustburg, VA 10.6 mi
24533 Clifford, VA 11.1 mi
24514 Lynchburg, VA 11.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 24538?

24538 is in Concord, Virginia, in Campbell County, part of the Lynchburg, VA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 37.3790, -78.9701.

What county is 24538 in?

24538 spans 2 counties: Campbell County and Appomattox County. Most of it falls in Campbell 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 24538?

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

What time zone is 24538 in?

24538 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 24538?

About 4,867 people live in ZIP code 24538, in 1,922 households, at 55.9 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 24538?

$71,224 a year, against $93,170 across Virginia.

What ZIP codes are near 24538?

The closest are 24593 (4.4 mi), 24504 (4.4 mi), 24572 (9.1 mi), 24501 (9.5 mi) and 24505 (9.7 mi).

Is 24538 a PO Box ZIP code?

24538 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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