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24581

ZIP 24581 is Norwood, Virginia, in Nelson County; area code 434; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Nelson
Metro area
Charlottesville, VA
Population
0
Coordinates
37.6552, -78.8058
☼ Live from 24581 — Norwood, VA

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Where 24581 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 24581
  • 🔢 Type 24581 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IBShZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 24,581 = 47 × 523. Its digits add up to 20, a total 2,586 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 110000000000101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 24580 (Nelson, VA, 75 mi away) and 24586 (Ringgold, VA, 77 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 24581 becomes 18542, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 50 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12458, 12485, 12548, 12584, 12845, 12854, …). The farthest-flung twin is 85214 in Mesa, AZ, 1,870 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 60% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 77%.
  • 🎯1,074 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 24581 and you would come out at 37.66°S, 101.19°E — 919 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 46m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 33m.
  • 📏 At 3.3 square miles of land, 24581 is bigger than 15% of ZIP codes — room for about 2.5 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population0
Households0
Housing units0
Population density0.0 / sq mi

Land area

Land area3.27 sq miThis ZIP3.27 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq miThis ZIP0.00 sq mi

ZIP codes near 24581

ZIPCityDistance
24599 Wingina, VA 5.0 mi
22971 Shipman, VA 6.4 mi
22922 Arrington, VA 6.7 mi
24553 Gladstone, VA 7.6 mi
22949 Lovingston, VA 10.2 mi
24562 Howardsville, VA 10.8 mi
23921 Buckingham, VA 11.1 mi
24533 Clifford, VA 11.2 mi
22964 Piney River, VA 11.2 mi
22969 Schuyler, VA 11.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 24581?

24581 is in Norwood, Virginia, in Nelson County, part of the Charlottesville, VA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 37.6552, -78.8058.

What county is 24581 in?

24581 lies in Nelson County.

What area code is 24581?

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

What time zone is 24581 in?

24581 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 24581?

About 0 people live in ZIP code 24581. These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates for the ZIP Code Tabulation Area, not a headcount.

What ZIP codes are near 24581?

The closest are 24599 (5 mi), 22971 (6.4 mi), 22922 (6.7 mi), 24553 (7.6 mi) and 22949 (10.2 mi).

Is 24581 a PO Box ZIP code?

24581 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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