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24641

ZIP 24641 is Richlands, Virginia, in Tazewell County; area code 276; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Tazewell
Metro area
Bluefield, WV-VA
Population
5,446
Coordinates
37.1118, -81.8024
☼ Live from 24641 — Richlands, VA

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Where 24641 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 24641
  • 🔢 Type 24641 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IhghZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 24,641 = 41 × 601. Its digits add up to 17, a total 2,133 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 110000001000001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 24640 (Red Ash, VA, 4 mi away) and 24646 (Rowe, VA, 12 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 24641 becomes 14642 — and that is a real ZIP code: Rochester, NY, 470 miles away.
  • 👥 33 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12446, 12464, 14264, 14462, 14624, 14642, …). The farthest-flung twin is 64421 in Amazonia, MO, 735 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 64% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 67%.
  • 🎯925 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 24641 and you would come out at 37.11°S, 98.20°E — 1,065 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 43m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 36m.
  • 📏 At 19.4 square miles of land, 24641 is bigger than 37% of ZIP codes — room for about 15 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population5,446This ZIP5,446
Households2,421This ZIP2,421
Housing units2,942This ZIP2,942
Median age45.7This ZIP45.7Virginia39.0US 38.9
Median household income$35,531This ZIP$35,531Virginia$93,170US $80,734
Median home value$107,600This ZIP$107,600Virginia$383,700US $332,700
Median gross rent$804This ZIP$804Virginia$1,579US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher12.7%This ZIP12.7%
Mean commute27.9 minThis ZIP27.9 min
Population density281.4 / sq miThis ZIP281.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments167This ZIP167
Employees2,179This ZIP2,179
Annual payroll$101,232,000This ZIP$101,232,000
Tax returns filed1,940This ZIP1,940
Total adjusted gross income$109,045,000This ZIP$109,045,000

Land area

Land area19.35 sq miThis ZIP19.35 sq mi
Water area0.06 sq miThis ZIP0.06 sq mi

Other place names in 24641

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

ZIP codes near 24641

ZIPCityDistance
24612 Doran, VA 2.7 mi
24640 Red Ash, VA 3.8 mi
24647 Shortt Gap, VA 5.0 mi
24637 Pounding Mill, VA 6.0 mi
24609 Cedar Bluff, VA 6.6 mi
24649 Swords Creek, VA 6.7 mi
24639 Raven, VA 6.7 mi
24622 Jewell Ridge, VA 7.1 mi
24657 Whitewood, VA 8.4 mi
24602 Bandy, VA 9.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 24641?

24641 is in Richlands, Virginia, in Tazewell County, part of the Bluefield, WV-VA micropolitan area. Its published point location is 37.1118, -81.8024.

What county is 24641 in?

24641 lies in Tazewell County.

What area code is 24641?

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

What time zone is 24641 in?

24641 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 24641?

About 5,446 people live in ZIP code 24641, in 2,421 households, at 281.4 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 24641?

$35,531 a year, against $93,170 across Virginia.

What ZIP codes are near 24641?

The closest are 24612 (2.7 mi), 24640 (3.8 mi), 24647 (5 mi), 24637 (6 mi) and 24609 (6.6 mi).

Is 24641 a PO Box ZIP code?

24641 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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