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24574

ZIP 24574 is Monroe, Virginia, in Amherst County; area code 434; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Amherst
Metro area
Lynchburg, VA
Population
3,666
Coordinates
37.5769, -79.2456
☼ Live from 24574 — Monroe, VA

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Where 24574 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 24574
  • 🔢 Type 24574 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: hLShZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 24,574 = 2 × 11 × 1117. Its digits add up to 22, a total 2,607 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 101111111111110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 24572 (Madison Heights, VA, 11 mi away) and 24576 (Naruna, VA, 24 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 24574 becomes 47542 — and that is a real ZIP code: Huntingburg, IN, 424 miles away.
  • 👥 28 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (24457, 27544, 42457, 42754, 44275, 45247, …). The farthest-flung twin is 57442 in Gettysburg, SD, 1,197 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 61% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 76%.
  • 🎯1,052 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 24574 and you would come out at 37.58°S, 100.75°E — 940 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 46m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 34m.
  • 📏 At 106.4 square miles of land, 24574 is bigger than 79% of ZIP codes — room for about 81 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population3,666This ZIP3,666
Households1,408This ZIP1,408
Housing units1,695This ZIP1,695
Median age47.3This ZIP47.3Virginia39.0US 38.9
Median household income$69,133This ZIP$69,133Virginia$93,170US $80,734
Median home value$221,300This ZIP$221,300Virginia$383,700US $332,700
Median gross rent$907This ZIP$907Virginia$1,579US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher31.1%This ZIP31.1%
Mean commute30.8 minThis ZIP30.8 min
Population density34.4 / sq miThis ZIP34.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments41This ZIP41
Employees197This ZIP197
Annual payroll$9,348,000This ZIP$9,348,000
Tax returns filed1,680This ZIP1,680
Total adjusted gross income$116,394,000This ZIP$116,394,000

Land area

Land area106.44 sq miThis ZIP106.44 sq mi
Water area1.03 sq miThis ZIP1.03 sq mi

ZIP codes near 24574

ZIPCityDistance
24536 Coleman Falls, VA 7.3 mi
24526 Big Island, VA 8.4 mi
24503 Lynchburg, VA 8.5 mi
24521 Amherst, VA 8.8 mi
24595 Sweet Briar, VA 9.1 mi
24572 Madison Heights, VA 11.3 mi
24416 Buena Vista, VA 12.1 mi
24505 Lynchburg, VA 12.6 mi
24514 Lynchburg, VA 12.7 mi
24555 Glasgow, VA 13.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 24574?

24574 is in Monroe, Virginia, in Amherst County, part of the Lynchburg, VA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 37.5769, -79.2456.

What county is 24574 in?

24574 lies in Amherst County.

What area code is 24574?

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

What time zone is 24574 in?

24574 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 24574?

About 3,666 people live in ZIP code 24574, in 1,408 households, at 34.4 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 24574?

$69,133 a year, against $93,170 across Virginia.

What ZIP codes are near 24574?

The closest are 24536 (7.3 mi), 24526 (8.4 mi), 24503 (8.5 mi), 24521 (8.8 mi) and 24595 (9.1 mi).

Is 24574 a PO Box ZIP code?

24574 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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