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24701

ZIP 24701 is Bluefield, West Virginia, in Mercer County; area codes 304 and 681; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Mercer
Metro area
Bluefield, WV-VA
Population
17,117
Coordinates
37.3060, -81.2049
☼ Live from 24701 — Bluefield, WV

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Where 24701 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 24701
  • 🔢 Type 24701 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IOLhZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 24,701 = 17 × 1453. Its digits add up to 14, a total 1,416 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 110000001111101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 24658 (Wolford, VA, 45 mi away) and 24712 (Athens, WV, 15 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 24701 becomes 10742, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 66 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01247, 01472, 01742, 02471, 02714, 02741, …). The farthest-flung twin is 74102 in Tulsa, OK, 822 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 63% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 70%.
  • 🎯953 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 24701 and you would come out at 37.31°S, 98.80°E — 1,036 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 44m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 35m.
  • 📏 At 61.2 square miles of land, 24701 is bigger than 65% of ZIP codes — room for about 46 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population17,117This ZIP17,117
Households7,376This ZIP7,376
Housing units9,223This ZIP9,223
Median age45.3This ZIP45.3West Virginia42.7US 38.9
Median household income$50,455This ZIP$50,455West Virginia$59,608US $80,734
Median home value$105,000This ZIP$105,000West Virginia$162,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$811This ZIP$811West Virginia$872US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher22.8%This ZIP22.8%
Mean commute23.7 minThis ZIP23.7 min
Population density279.6 / sq miThis ZIP279.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments397This ZIP397
Employees4,519This ZIP4,519
Annual payroll$188,159,000This ZIP$188,159,000
Tax returns filed7,710This ZIP7,710
Total adjusted gross income$397,252,000This ZIP$397,252,000

Land area

Land area61.22 sq miThis ZIP61.22 sq mi
Water area0.39 sq miThis ZIP0.39 sq mi

Other place names in 24701

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ZIP codes near 24701

ZIPCityDistance
24737 Montcalm, WV 4.7 mi
24366 Rocky Gap, VA 6.3 mi
24738 Nemours, WV 6.3 mi
24724 Freeman, WV 6.6 mi
24751 Wolfe, WV 6.8 mi
24731 Kegley, WV 7.0 mi
24747 Rock, WV 7.3 mi
24715 Bramwell, WV 7.3 mi
24613 Falls Mills, VA 7.8 mi
24635 Pocahontas, VA 7.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 24701?

24701 is in Bluefield, West Virginia, in Mercer County, part of the Bluefield, WV-VA micropolitan area. Its published point location is 37.3060, -81.2049.

What county is 24701 in?

24701 lies in Mercer County.

What area code is 24701?

Bluefield uses area codes 304 and 681, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 24701 in?

24701 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 24701?

About 17,117 people live in ZIP code 24701, in 7,376 households, at 279.6 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 24701?

$50,455 a year, against $59,608 across West Virginia.

What ZIP codes are near 24701?

The closest are 24737 (4.7 mi), 24366 (6.3 mi), 24738 (6.3 mi), 24724 (6.6 mi) and 24751 (6.8 mi).

Is 24701 a PO Box ZIP code?

24701 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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