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24579

ZIP 24579 is Natural Bridge Station, Virginia, in Rockbridge County; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Rockbridge
Metro area
none
Population
1,107
Coordinates
37.5858, -79.5027
☼ Live from 24579 — Natural Bridge Station, VA

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Where 24579 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 24579
  • 🔢 Type 24579 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GLShZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 24,579 = 3 × 3 × 2731. Its digits add up to 27, a total 1,806 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 110000000000011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 24578 (Natural Bridge, VA, 6 mi away) and 24580 (Nelson, VA, 83 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 24579 becomes 97542, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 50 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (24597, 24957, 27495, 27549, 27594, 27954, …). The farthest-flung twin is 95427 in Comptche, CA, 2,365 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 61% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 75%.
  • 🎯1,038 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 24579 and you would come out at 37.59°S, 100.50°E — 953 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 46m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 34m.
  • 📏 At 33.1 square miles of land, 24579 is bigger than 48% of ZIP codes — room for about 25 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,107This ZIP1,107
Households527This ZIP527
Housing units660This ZIP660
Median age53.3This ZIP53.3Virginia39.0US 38.9
Median household income$45,944This ZIP$45,944Virginia$93,170US $80,734
Median home value$165,600This ZIP$165,600Virginia$383,700US $332,700
Median gross rent$678This ZIP$678Virginia$1,579US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher13.8%This ZIP13.8%
Mean commute18.5 minThis ZIP18.5 min
Population density33.4 / sq miThis ZIP33.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments29This ZIP29
Employees232This ZIP232
Annual payroll$13,125,000This ZIP$13,125,000
Tax returns filed570This ZIP570
Total adjusted gross income$26,831,000This ZIP$26,831,000

Land area

Land area33.13 sq miThis ZIP33.13 sq mi
Water area0.51 sq miThis ZIP0.51 sq mi

ZIP codes near 24579

ZIPCityDistance
24555 Glasgow, VA 5.9 mi
24578 Natural Bridge, VA 6.1 mi
24526 Big Island, VA 6.1 mi
24066 Buchanan, VA 10.2 mi
24536 Coleman Falls, VA 11.8 mi
24416 Buena Vista, VA 12.8 mi
24450 Lexington, VA 13.6 mi
24574 Monroe, VA 14.1 mi
24122 Montvale, VA 15.1 mi
24556 Goode, VA 15.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 24579?

24579 is in Natural Bridge Station, Virginia, in Rockbridge County. Its published point location is 37.5858, -79.5027.

What county is 24579 in?

24579 lies in Rockbridge County.

What time zone is 24579 in?

24579 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 24579?

About 1,107 people live in ZIP code 24579, in 527 households, at 33.4 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 24579?

$45,944 a year, against $93,170 across Virginia.

What ZIP codes are near 24579?

The closest are 24555 (5.9 mi), 24578 (6.1 mi), 24526 (6.1 mi), 24066 (10.2 mi) and 24536 (11.8 mi).

Is 24579 a PO Box ZIP code?

24579 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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