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24553

ZIP 24553 is Gladstone, Virginia, mostly in Buckingham County; area code 434; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Buckingham +3 more
Metro area
none
Population
1,610
Coordinates
37.5455, -78.8100
☼ Live from 24553 — Gladstone, VA

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Where 24553 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 24553
  • 🔢 Type 24553 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ESShZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 24,553 = 43 × 571. Its digits add up to 19, a total 2,454 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 101111111101001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 24551 (Forest, VA, 31 mi away) and 24554 (Gladys, VA, 33 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 24553 becomes 35542 — and that is a real ZIP code: Bankston, AL, 564 miles away.
  • 👥 26 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (23455, 24535, 25534, 32455, 35254, 35452, …). The farthest-flung twin is 55342 in Hector, MN, 964 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 61% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 77%.
  • 🎯1,076 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 24553 and you would come out at 37.55°S, 101.19°E — 917 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 45m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 34m.
  • 📏 At 136.2 square miles of land, 24553 is bigger than 85% of ZIP codes — room for about 103 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,610This ZIP1,610
Households776This ZIP776
Housing units928This ZIP928
Median age53.4This ZIP53.4Virginia39.0US 38.9
Median household income$50,385This ZIP$50,385Virginia$93,170US $80,734
Median home value$140,500This ZIP$140,500Virginia$383,700US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher12.6%This ZIP12.6%
Mean commute28.7 minThis ZIP28.7 min
Population density11.8 / sq miThis ZIP11.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments24This ZIP24
Employees484This ZIP484
Annual payroll$43,252,000This ZIP$43,252,000
Tax returns filed770This ZIP770
Total adjusted gross income$40,805,000This ZIP$40,805,000

Land area

Land area136.21 sq miThis ZIP136.21 sq mi
Water area2.40 sq miThis ZIP2.40 sq mi

Counties 24553 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Buckingham County 44.4%
Nelson County 20.8%
Amherst County 18.0%
Appomattox County 16.7%

ZIP codes near 24553

ZIPCityDistance
24599 Wingina, VA 7.2 mi
24533 Clifford, VA 7.5 mi
24581 Norwood, VA 7.6 mi
23921 Buckingham, VA 10.6 mi
22922 Arrington, VA 11.5 mi
24522 Appomattox, VA 11.8 mi
22971 Shipman, VA 14.0 mi
24538 Concord, VA 14.5 mi
24595 Sweet Briar, VA 14.9 mi
24562 Howardsville, VA 15.1 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 24553?

24553 is in Gladstone, Virginia, in Buckingham County. Its published point location is 37.5455, -78.8100.

What county is 24553 in?

24553 spans 4 counties: Buckingham County, Nelson County, Amherst County and Appomattox County. Most of it falls in Buckingham 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 24553?

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

What time zone is 24553 in?

24553 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 24553?

About 1,610 people live in ZIP code 24553, in 776 households, at 11.8 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 24553?

$50,385 a year, against $93,170 across Virginia.

What ZIP codes are near 24553?

The closest are 24599 (7.2 mi), 24533 (7.5 mi), 24581 (7.6 mi), 23921 (10.6 mi) and 22922 (11.5 mi).

Is 24553 a PO Box ZIP code?

24553 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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