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24557

ZIP 24557 is Gretna, Virginia, mostly in Pittsylvania County; area code 434; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Pittsylvania +1 more
Metro area
Danville, VA
Population
7,678
Coordinates
36.9699, -79.3064
☼ Live from 24557 — Gretna, VA

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Where 24557 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 24557
  • 🔢 Type 24557 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: LSShZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 24,557 = 13 × 1889. Its digits add up to 23, a total 2,533 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 101111111101101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 24556 (Goode, VA, 29 mi away) and 24558 (Halifax, VA, 23 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 24557 becomes 75542, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 26 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (25547, 27455, 27545, 42755, 45275, 47525, …). The farthest-flung twin is 57452 in Java, SD, 1,216 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 64% 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 24557 and you would come out at 36.97°S, 100.69°E — 930 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 42m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 37m.
  • 📏 At 162.5 square miles of land, 24557 is bigger than 88% of ZIP codes — room for about 123 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population7,678This ZIP7,678
Households3,467This ZIP3,467
Housing units4,053This ZIP4,053
Median age50.6This ZIP50.6Virginia39.0US 38.9
Median household income$44,755This ZIP$44,755Virginia$93,170US $80,734
Median home value$140,200This ZIP$140,200Virginia$383,700US $332,700
Median gross rent$770This ZIP$770Virginia$1,579US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher13.1%This ZIP13.1%
Mean commute28.7 minThis ZIP28.7 min
Population density47.3 / sq miThis ZIP47.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments124This ZIP124
Employees1,422This ZIP1,422
Annual payroll$62,137,000This ZIP$62,137,000
Tax returns filed3,210This ZIP3,210
Total adjusted gross income$177,382,000This ZIP$177,382,000

Land area

Land area162.48 sq miThis ZIP162.48 sq mi
Water area0.73 sq miThis ZIP0.73 sq mi

Counties 24557 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Pittsylvania County 99.8%
Halifax County 0.2%

Other place names in 24557

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ZIP codes near 24557

ZIPCityDistance
24563 Hurt, VA 6.5 mi
24139 Pittsville, VA 8.7 mi
24565 Java, VA 10.4 mi
24569 Long Island, VA 11.2 mi
24531 Chatham, VA 11.5 mi
24571 Lynch Station, VA 11.8 mi
24161 Sandy Level, VA 12.3 mi
24517 Altavista, VA 12.4 mi
24104 Huddleston, VA 15.1 mi
24527 Blairs, VA 16.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 24557?

24557 is in Gretna, Virginia, in Pittsylvania County, part of the Danville, VA micropolitan area. Its published point location is 36.9699, -79.3064.

What county is 24557 in?

24557 spans 2 counties: Pittsylvania County and Halifax County. 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 24557?

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

What time zone is 24557 in?

24557 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 24557?

About 7,678 people live in ZIP code 24557, in 3,467 households, at 47.3 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 24557?

$44,755 a year, against $93,170 across Virginia.

What ZIP codes are near 24557?

The closest are 24563 (6.5 mi), 24139 (8.7 mi), 24565 (10.4 mi), 24569 (11.2 mi) and 24531 (11.5 mi).

Is 24557 a PO Box ZIP code?

24557 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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