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24604

ZIP 24604 is Bishop, Virginia, mostly in Tazewell County; area code 276; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Tazewell +1 more
Metro area
Bluefield, WV-VA
Population
230
Coordinates
37.2120, -81.5397
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Where 24604 is

Approximate ZIP boundary (Census ZCTA 2020). ZIP codes are mail routes, not areas, so the shape shown is the Census tabulation area that approximates it.

★ Weird and wonderful facts about 24604
  • 🔢 Type 24604 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: hOghZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 24,604 = 2 × 2 × 6151. Its digits add up to 16, a total 1,922 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 110000000011100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 24603 (Big Rock, VA, 38 mi away) and 24605 (Bluefield, VA, 9 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 24604 becomes 40642, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 32 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02446, 02464, 02644, 04426, 04462, 04624, …). The farthest-flung twin is 04462 in Millinocket, ME, 888 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 63% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 68%.
  • 🎯937 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 24604 and you would come out at 37.21°S, 98.46°E — 1,053 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 43m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 36m.
  • 📏 At 3.8 square miles of land, 24604 is bigger than 16% of ZIP codes — room for about 2.9 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population230This ZIP230
Households87This ZIP87
Housing units158This ZIP158
Median age53.3This ZIP53.3Virginia39.0US 38.9
Median household income$26,733This ZIP$26,733Virginia$93,170US $80,734
Bachelor's degree or higher0.0%
Population density61.1 / sq miThis ZIP61.1 / sq mi

Land area

Land area3.77 sq miThis ZIP3.77 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq miThis ZIP0.00 sq mi

Counties 24604 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Tazewell County 80.0%
McDowell County 20.1%

ZIP codes near 24604

ZIPCityDistance
24866 Newhall, WV 3.5 mi
24815 Berwind, WV 4.2 mi
24884 Squire, WV 4.3 mi
24630 North Tazewell, VA 4.3 mi
24619 Horsepen, VA 5.4 mi
24601 Amonate, VA 5.7 mi
24602 Bandy, VA 6.8 mi
24826 Cucumber, WV 7.3 mi
24848 Jenkinjones, WV 7.5 mi
24871 Pageton, WV 7.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 24604?

24604 is in Bishop, Virginia, in Tazewell County, part of the Bluefield, WV-VA micropolitan area. Its published point location is 37.2120, -81.5397.

What county is 24604 in?

24604 spans 2 counties: Tazewell County and McDowell County. Most of it falls in Tazewell 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 24604?

Bishop uses area code 276, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 24604 in?

24604 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 24604?

About 230 people live in ZIP code 24604, in 87 households, at 61.1 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 24604?

$26,733 a year, against $93,170 across Virginia.

What ZIP codes are near 24604?

The closest are 24866 (3.5 mi), 24815 (4.2 mi), 24884 (4.3 mi), 24630 (4.3 mi) and 24619 (5.4 mi).

Is 24604 a PO Box ZIP code?

24604 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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