24724
ZIP 24724 is Freeman, 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
- 68
- Coordinates
- 37.3375, -81.3180
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Where 24724 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.
- 🔢 Type 24724 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: hZLhZ — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 24,724 = 2 × 2 × 7 × 883. Its digits add up to 19, a total 2,454 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
110000010010100 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 24719 (Covel, WV, 10 mi away) and 24726 (Herndon, WV, 10 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 24724 becomes 42742 — and that is a real ZIP code: Gradyville, KY, 229 miles away.
- 👥 10 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (24472, 27244, 42274, 42724, 42742, 44272, …). The farthest-flung twin is 74422 in Boynton, OK, 806 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther south than 62% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 69%.
- 🎯946 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 24724 and you would come out at 37.34°S, 98.68°E — 1,043 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 44m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 35m.
- 📏 At 0.891 square miles of land, 24724 is bigger than 7% of ZIP codes — about 431 football fields.
- Working out the sun…
- Checking the USGS…
Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 68This ZIP68 |
|---|---|
| Households | 35This ZIP35 |
| Housing units | 76This ZIP76 |
| Median age | 63.5This ZIP63.5West Virginia42.7US 38.9 |
| Median home value | $75,400This ZIP$75,400West Virginia$162,600US $332,700 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 16.4%This ZIP16.4% |
| Mean commute | 13.7 minThis ZIP13.7 min |
| Population density | 76.3 / sq miThis ZIP76.3 / sq mi |
Land area
| Land area | 0.89 sq miThis ZIP0.89 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.01 sq miThis ZIP0.01 sq mi |
Other place names in 24724
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 24724
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
24715 | Bramwell, WV | 0.9 mi |
24751 | Wolfe, WV | 2.2 mi |
24738 | Nemours, WV | 2.4 mi |
24861 | Maybeury, WV | 2.6 mi |
24635 | Pocahontas, VA | 2.7 mi |
24737 | Montcalm, WV | 3.1 mi |
24887 | Switchback, WV | 4.7 mi |
24613 | Falls Mills, VA | 5.1 mi |
24606 | Boissevain, VA | 5.2 mi |
24808 | Anawalt, WV | 5.8 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 24724?
24724 is in Freeman, West Virginia, in Mercer County, part of the Bluefield, WV-VA micropolitan area. Its published point location is 37.3375, -81.3180.
What county is 24724 in?
24724 lies in Mercer County.
What area code is 24724?
Freeman uses area codes 304 and 681, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 24724 in?
24724 uses America/New_York.
How many people live in 24724?
About 68 people live in ZIP code 24724, in 35 households, at 76.3 people per square mile. These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates for the ZIP Code Tabulation Area, not a headcount.
What ZIP codes are near 24724?
The closest are 24715 (0.9 mi), 24751 (2.2 mi), 24738 (2.4 mi), 24861 (2.6 mi) and 24635 (2.7 mi).
Is 24724 a PO Box ZIP code?
24724 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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