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24622

ZIP 24622 is Jewell Ridge, Virginia, mostly in Buchanan County; area code 276; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Buchanan +2 more
Metro area
none
Population
527
Coordinates
37.2147, -81.7899
☼ Live from 24622 — Jewell Ridge, VA

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Where 24622 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 24622
  • 🔢 Type 24622 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZZghZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 24,622 = 2 × 13 × 947. Its digits add up to 16, a total 1,922 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 110000000101110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 24620 (Hurley, VA, 19 mi away) and 24624 (Keen Mountain, VA, 11 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 24622 becomes 22642 — and that is a real ZIP code: Linden, VA, 237 miles away.
  • 👥 10 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (22246, 22624, 22642, 24226, 26224, 26422, …). The farthest-flung twin is 62242 in Evansville, IL, 450 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 63% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 67%.
  • 🎯924 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 24622 and you would come out at 37.21°S, 98.21°E — 1,066 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 43m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 36m.
  • 📏 At 54.1 square miles of land, 24622 is bigger than 62% of ZIP codes — room for about 41 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population527This ZIP527
Households307This ZIP307
Housing units498This ZIP498
Median age61.3This ZIP61.3Virginia39.0US 38.9
Median household income$32,049This ZIP$32,049Virginia$93,170US $80,734
Median home value$89,800This ZIP$89,800Virginia$383,700US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher8.2%This ZIP8.2%
Mean commute44.2 minThis ZIP44.2 min
Population density9.7 / sq miThis ZIP9.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Tax returns filed240This ZIP240
Total adjusted gross income$11,644,000This ZIP$11,644,000

Land area

Land area54.06 sq miThis ZIP54.06 sq mi
Water area0.01 sq miThis ZIP0.01 sq mi

Counties 24622 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Buchanan County 53.2%
Tazewell County 34.2%
McDowell County 12.7%

Other place names in 24622

Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.

ZIP codes near 24622

ZIPCityDistance
24657 Whitewood, VA 3.4 mi
24894 Warriormine, WV 6.0 mi
24647 Shortt Gap, VA 6.1 mi
24639 Raven, VA 6.6 mi
24879 Raysal, WV 6.8 mi
24641 Richlands, VA 7.1 mi
24634 Pilgrims Knob, VA 7.2 mi
24602 Bandy, VA 7.5 mi
24640 Red Ash, VA 8.3 mi
24601 Amonate, VA 8.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 24622?

24622 is in Jewell Ridge, Virginia, in Buchanan County. Its published point location is 37.2147, -81.7899.

What county is 24622 in?

24622 spans 3 counties: Buchanan County, Tazewell County and McDowell County. Most of it falls in Buchanan 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 24622?

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

What time zone is 24622 in?

24622 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 24622?

About 527 people live in ZIP code 24622, in 307 households, at 9.7 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 24622?

$32,049 a year, against $93,170 across Virginia.

What ZIP codes are near 24622?

The closest are 24657 (3.4 mi), 24894 (6 mi), 24647 (6.1 mi), 24639 (6.6 mi) and 24879 (6.8 mi).

Is 24622 a PO Box ZIP code?

24622 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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