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24572

ZIP 24572 is Madison Heights, Virginia, in Amherst County; area code 434; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Amherst
Metro area
Lynchburg, VA
Population
15,744
Coordinates
37.4649, -79.0953
☼ Live from 24572 — Madison Heights, VA

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Where 24572 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 24572
  • 🔢 Type 24572 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZLShZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 24,572 = 2 × 2 × 6143. Its digits add up to 20, a total 2,586 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 101111111111100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 24571 (Lynch Station, VA, 28 mi away) and 24574 (Monroe, VA, 11 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 24572 becomes 27542 — and that is a real ZIP code: Kenly, NC, 138 miles away.
  • 👥 26 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (22547, 24527, 25247, 25427, 25724, 27425, …). The farthest-flung twin is 57422 in Andover, SD, 1,116 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 62% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 76%.
  • 🎯1,062 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 24572 and you would come out at 37.46°S, 100.90°E — 930 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 45m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 34m.
  • 📏 At 66.3 square miles of land, 24572 is bigger than 67% of ZIP codes — room for about 50 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population15,744This ZIP15,744
Households6,762This ZIP6,762
Housing units7,511This ZIP7,511
Median age44.2This ZIP44.2Virginia39.0US 38.9
Median household income$62,030This ZIP$62,030Virginia$93,170US $80,734
Median home value$204,000This ZIP$204,000Virginia$383,700US $332,700
Median gross rent$873This ZIP$873Virginia$1,579US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher19.3%This ZIP19.3%
Mean commute23.6 minThis ZIP23.6 min
Population density237.4 / sq miThis ZIP237.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments292This ZIP292
Employees3,022This ZIP3,022
Annual payroll$109,714,000This ZIP$109,714,000
Tax returns filed7,600This ZIP7,600
Total adjusted gross income$436,870,000This ZIP$436,870,000

Land area

Land area66.32 sq miThis ZIP66.32 sq mi
Water area1.81 sq miThis ZIP1.81 sq mi

Other place names in 24572

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ZIP codes near 24572

ZIPCityDistance
24505 Lynchburg, VA 4.4 mi
24514 Lynchburg, VA 6.4 mi
24595 Sweet Briar, VA 6.7 mi
24506 Lynchburg, VA 6.8 mi
24504 Lynchburg, VA 7.4 mi
24501 Lynchburg, VA 7.7 mi
24503 Lynchburg, VA 8.1 mi
24515 Lynchburg, VA 9.0 mi
24538 Concord, VA 9.1 mi
24533 Clifford, VA 9.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 24572?

24572 is in Madison Heights, Virginia, in Amherst County, part of the Lynchburg, VA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 37.4649, -79.0953.

What county is 24572 in?

24572 lies in Amherst County.

What area code is 24572?

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

What time zone is 24572 in?

24572 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 24572?

About 15,744 people live in ZIP code 24572, in 6,762 households, at 237.4 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 24572?

$62,030 a year, against $93,170 across Virginia.

What ZIP codes are near 24572?

The closest are 24505 (4.4 mi), 24514 (6.4 mi), 24595 (6.7 mi), 24506 (6.8 mi) and 24504 (7.4 mi).

Is 24572 a PO Box ZIP code?

24572 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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