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24540

ZIP 24540 is in Danville, Virginia, mostly in Pittsylvania County; area code 434; Eastern time. Danville has 3 ZIP codes; the others are 24541 and 24543.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Pittsylvania +1 more
Metro area
Danville, VA
Population
31,013
Coordinates
36.6345, -79.4268
☼ Live from 24540 — Danville, VA

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Where 24540 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 24540
  • 🔢 Type 24540 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OhShZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 24,540 = 2 × 2 × 3 × 5 × 409. Its digits add up to 15, a total 1,657 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 101111111011100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 24539 (Crystal Hill, VA, 31 mi away) and 24541 (Danville, VA, 6 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 24540 becomes 04542, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 34 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02445, 02454, 04254, 05442, 20544, 24054, …). The farthest-flung twin is 54024 in Saint Croix Falls, WI, 919 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 66% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 76%.
  • 🎯1,060 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 24540 and you would come out at 36.63°S, 100.57°E — 929 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 40m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 39m.
  • 📏 At 75.0 square miles of land, 24540 is bigger than 71% of ZIP codes — room for about 57 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population31,013This ZIP31,013
Households13,812This ZIP13,812
Housing units15,796This ZIP15,796
Median age44.3This ZIP44.3Virginia39.0US 38.9
Median household income$47,924This ZIP$47,924Virginia$93,170US $80,734
Median home value$159,200This ZIP$159,200Virginia$383,700US $332,700
Median gross rent$817This ZIP$817Virginia$1,579US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher17.5%This ZIP17.5%
Mean commute22.5 minThis ZIP22.5 min
Population density413.3 / sq miThis ZIP413.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments737This ZIP737
Employees12,843This ZIP12,843
Annual payroll$484,843,000This ZIP$484,843,000
Tax returns filed13,260This ZIP13,260
Total adjusted gross income$665,736,000This ZIP$665,736,000

Land area

Land area75.04 sq miThis ZIP75.04 sq mi
Water area0.43 sq miThis ZIP0.43 sq mi

Counties 24540 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Pittsylvania County 77.1%
Danville city 22.9%

Other place names in 24540

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

ZIP codes near 24540

ZIPCityDistance
24543 Danville, VA 3.0 mi
24541 Danville, VA 5.8 mi
24549 Dry Fork, VA 6.6 mi
24527 Blairs, VA 8.1 mi
24586 Ringgold, VA 8.5 mi
27315 Providence, NC 8.7 mi
27311 Pelham, NC 11.0 mi
24566 Keeling, VA 11.8 mi
24069 Cascade, VA 12.6 mi
24594 Sutherlin, VA 13.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 24540?

24540 is in Danville, Virginia, in Pittsylvania County, part of the Danville, VA micropolitan area. Its published point location is 36.6345, -79.4268.

What county is 24540 in?

24540 spans 2 counties: Pittsylvania County and Danville city. Most of it falls in Pittsylvania 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 24540?

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

What time zone is 24540 in?

24540 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 24540?

About 31,013 people live in ZIP code 24540, in 13,812 households, at 413.3 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 24540?

$47,924 a year, against $93,170 across Virginia.

What ZIP codes are near 24540?

The closest are 24543 (3 mi), 24541 (5.8 mi), 24549 (6.6 mi), 24527 (8.1 mi) and 24586 (8.5 mi).

Is 24540 a PO Box ZIP code?

24540 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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