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24605

ZIP 24605 is Bluefield, Virginia, in Tazewell County; area code 276; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Tazewell
Metro area
Bluefield, WV-VA
Population
8,872
Coordinates
37.2351, -81.3749
☼ Live from 24605 — Bluefield, VA

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Where 24605 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 24605
  • 🔢 Type 24605 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: SOghZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 24,605 = 5 × 7 × 19 × 37. Its digits add up to 17, a total 2,133 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 110000000011101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 24604 (Bishop, VA, 9 mi away) and 24606 (Boissevain, VA, 4 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 24605 becomes 50642 — and that is a real ZIP code: Holland, IA, 705 miles away.
  • 👥 59 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02456, 02465, 02564, 02645, 04256, 04265, …). The farthest-flung twin is 56240 in Graceville, MN, 969 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 63% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 69%.
  • 🎯945 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 24605 and you would come out at 37.24°S, 98.63°E — 1,044 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 44m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 36m.
  • 📏 At 49.1 square miles of land, 24605 is bigger than 59% of ZIP codes — room for about 37 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population8,872This ZIP8,872
Households3,634This ZIP3,634
Housing units4,113This ZIP4,113
Median age43.4This ZIP43.4Virginia39.0US 38.9
Median household income$52,653This ZIP$52,653Virginia$93,170US $80,734
Median home value$137,200This ZIP$137,200Virginia$383,700US $332,700
Median gross rent$880This ZIP$880Virginia$1,579US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher21.1%This ZIP21.1%
Mean commute25.7 minThis ZIP25.7 min
Population density180.9 / sq miThis ZIP180.9 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments212This ZIP212
Employees3,433This ZIP3,433
Annual payroll$143,953,000This ZIP$143,953,000
Tax returns filed3,450This ZIP3,450
Total adjusted gross income$256,754,000This ZIP$256,754,000

Land area

Land area49.05 sq miThis ZIP49.05 sq mi
Water area0.03 sq miThis ZIP0.03 sq mi

Other place names in 24605

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ZIP codes near 24605

ZIPCityDistance
24613 Falls Mills, VA 2.9 mi
24606 Boissevain, VA 3.9 mi
24848 Jenkinjones, WV 4.5 mi
24635 Pocahontas, VA 5.2 mi
24738 Nemours, WV 5.6 mi
24751 Wolfe, WV 5.6 mi
24630 North Tazewell, VA 6.8 mi
24808 Anawalt, WV 7.1 mi
24715 Bramwell, WV 7.3 mi
24724 Freeman, WV 7.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 24605?

24605 is in Bluefield, Virginia, in Tazewell County, part of the Bluefield, WV-VA micropolitan area. Its published point location is 37.2351, -81.3749.

What county is 24605 in?

24605 lies in Tazewell County.

What area code is 24605?

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

What time zone is 24605 in?

24605 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 24605?

About 8,872 people live in ZIP code 24605, in 3,634 households, at 180.9 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 24605?

$52,653 a year, against $93,170 across Virginia.

What ZIP codes are near 24605?

The closest are 24613 (2.9 mi), 24606 (3.9 mi), 24848 (4.5 mi), 24635 (5.2 mi) and 24738 (5.6 mi).

Is 24605 a PO Box ZIP code?

24605 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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