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24590

ZIP 24590 is Scottsville, Virginia, mostly in Buckingham County; area code 434; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Buckingham +2 more
Metro area
none
Population
8,229
Coordinates
37.7928, -78.4749
☼ Live from 24590 — Scottsville, VA

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Where 24590 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 24590
  • 🔢 Type 24590 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OGShZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 24,590 = 2 × 5 × 2459. Its digits add up to 20, a total 2,586 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 110000000001110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 24589 (Scottsburg, VA, 73 mi away) and 24592 (South Boston, VA, 81 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 24590 becomes 09542, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 50 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02459, 02495, 04259, 04925, 04952, 05492, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09245 in APO AE, a military post office, 4,344 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 59% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 78%.
  • 🎯1,089 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 24590 and you would come out at 37.79°S, 101.53°E — 906 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 47m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 33m.
  • 📏 At 161.9 square miles of land, 24590 is bigger than 88% of ZIP codes — room for about 123 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population8,229This ZIP8,229
Households3,139This ZIP3,139
Housing units3,399This ZIP3,399
Median age44.2This ZIP44.2Virginia39.0US 38.9
Median household income$105,911This ZIP$105,911Virginia$93,170US $80,734
Median home value$293,200This ZIP$293,200Virginia$383,700US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,089This ZIP$1,089Virginia$1,579US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher29.7%This ZIP29.7%
Mean commute35.0 minThis ZIP35.0 min
Population density50.8 / sq miThis ZIP50.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments151This ZIP151
Employees783This ZIP783
Annual payroll$33,975,000This ZIP$33,975,000
Tax returns filed3,770This ZIP3,770
Total adjusted gross income$278,133,000This ZIP$278,133,000

Land area

Land area161.95 sq miThis ZIP161.95 sq mi
Water area2.46 sq miThis ZIP2.46 sq mi

Counties 24590 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Buckingham County 35.9%
Albemarle County 35.7%
Fluvanna County 28.4%

Other place names in 24590

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ZIP codes near 24590

ZIPCityDistance
22946 Keene, VA 6.2 mi
22937 Esmont, VA 7.6 mi
23004 Arvonia, VA 8.3 mi
22902 Charlottesville, VA 8.5 mi
24562 Howardsville, VA 10.0 mi
22963 Palmyra, VA 10.6 mi
22969 Schuyler, VA 11.9 mi
23022 Bremo Bluff, VA 12.1 mi
23123 New Canton, VA 13.6 mi
22959 North Garden, VA 14.1 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 24590?

24590 is in Scottsville, Virginia, in Buckingham County. Its published point location is 37.7928, -78.4749.

What county is 24590 in?

24590 spans 3 counties: Buckingham County, Albemarle County and Fluvanna County. Most of it falls in Buckingham 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 24590?

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

What time zone is 24590 in?

24590 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 24590?

About 8,229 people live in ZIP code 24590, in 3,139 households, at 50.8 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 24590?

$105,911 a year, against $93,170 across Virginia.

What ZIP codes are near 24590?

The closest are 22946 (6.2 mi), 22937 (7.6 mi), 23004 (8.3 mi), 22902 (8.5 mi) and 24562 (10 mi).

Is 24590 a PO Box ZIP code?

24590 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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