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24541

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

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Pittsylvania +1 more
Metro area
Danville, VA
Population
28,042
Coordinates
36.5888, -79.5150
☼ Live from 24541 — Danville, VA

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Where 24541 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 24541
  • 🔢 Type 24541 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IhShZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 24,541 = 11 × 23 × 97. Its digits add up to 16, a total 1,922 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 101111111011101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 24540 (Danville, VA, 6 mi away) and 24543 (Danville, VA, 6 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 24541 becomes 14542 — and that is a real ZIP code: Rose, NY, 475 miles away.
  • 👥 35 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12454, 12544, 14425, 14452, 14542, 15244, …). The farthest-flung twin is 51244 in Matlock, IA, 982 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 66% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 75%.
  • 🎯1,057 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 24541 and you would come out at 36.59°S, 100.48°E — 933 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 40m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 39m.
  • 📏 At 75.2 square miles of land, 24541 is bigger than 71% of ZIP codes — room for about 57 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population28,042This ZIP28,042
Households12,334This ZIP12,334
Housing units14,576This ZIP14,576
Median age40.5This ZIP40.5Virginia39.0US 38.9
Median household income$51,427This ZIP$51,427Virginia$93,170US $80,734
Median home value$145,100This ZIP$145,100Virginia$383,700US $332,700
Median gross rent$864This ZIP$864Virginia$1,579US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher23.1%This ZIP23.1%
Mean commute20.2 minThis ZIP20.2 min
Population density373.1 / sq miThis ZIP373.1 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments705This ZIP705
Employees12,958This ZIP12,958
Annual payroll$628,320,000This ZIP$628,320,000
Tax returns filed11,470This ZIP11,470
Total adjusted gross income$694,047,000This ZIP$694,047,000

Land area

Land area75.17 sq miThis ZIP75.17 sq mi
Water area1.03 sq miThis ZIP1.03 sq mi

Counties 24541 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Pittsylvania County 65.9%
Danville city 34.1%

Other place names in 24541

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

ZIP codes near 24541

ZIPCityDistance
24543 Danville, VA 5.8 mi
24540 Danville, VA 5.8 mi
24069 Cascade, VA 7.1 mi
27311 Pelham, NC 7.9 mi
24549 Dry Fork, VA 8.2 mi
27315 Providence, NC 8.2 mi
27326 Ruffin, NC 8.9 mi
24054 Axton, VA 12.3 mi
24586 Ringgold, VA 13.3 mi
24527 Blairs, VA 13.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 24541?

24541 is in Danville, Virginia, in Pittsylvania County, part of the Danville, VA micropolitan area. Its published point location is 36.5888, -79.5150.

What county is 24541 in?

24541 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 24541?

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

What time zone is 24541 in?

24541 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 24541?

About 28,042 people live in ZIP code 24541, in 12,334 households, at 373.1 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 24541?

$51,427 a year, against $93,170 across Virginia.

What ZIP codes are near 24541?

The closest are 24543 (5.8 mi), 24540 (5.8 mi), 24069 (7.1 mi), 27311 (7.9 mi) and 24549 (8.2 mi).

Is 24541 a PO Box ZIP code?

24541 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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