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Where 24736 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 24736 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gELhZ — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 24,736 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 773. Its digits add up to 22, a total 2,607 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
110000010100000 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 24733 (Lashmeet, WV, 4 mi away) and 24737 (Montcalm, WV, 7 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 24736 becomes 63742 — and that is a real ZIP code: Commerce, MO, 449 miles away.
- 👥 49 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (23467, 24637, 26347, 26374, 26437, 26743, …). The farthest-flung twin is 76432 in Blanket, TX, 1,066 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 24736 and you would come out at 37.45°S, 98.72°E — 1,043 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 45m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 35m.
- 📏 At 28.0 square miles of land, 24736 is bigger than 44% of ZIP codes — room for about 21 Central Parks.
- Working out the sun…
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Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 426This ZIP426 |
|---|---|
| Households | 191This ZIP191 |
| Housing units | 289This ZIP289 |
| Median age | 39.8This ZIP39.8West Virginia42.7US 38.9 |
| Median home value | $41,500This ZIP$41,500West Virginia$162,600US $332,700 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 4.2%This ZIP4.2% |
| Population density | 15.2 / sq miThis ZIP15.2 / sq mi |
Business and tax activity
| Business establishments | 4This ZIP4 |
|---|---|
| Employees | 83This ZIP83 |
| Annual payroll | $7,917,000This ZIP$7,917,000 |
| Tax returns filed | 220This ZIP220 |
| Total adjusted gross income | $7,707,000This ZIP$7,707,000 |
Land area
| Land area | 27.97 sq miThis ZIP27.97 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.01 sq miThis ZIP0.01 sq mi |
Counties 24736 spans
A ZIP code is a mail route and ignores county lines. Shares are by overlapping land area.
| County | Share of this ZIP |
|---|---|
| Wyoming County | 52.0% |
| Mercer County | 48.0% |
Other place names in 24736
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 24736
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
24729 | Hiawatha, WV | 1.2 mi |
24726 | Herndon, WV | 3.0 mi |
24719 | Covel, WV | 3.7 mi |
24747 | Rock, WV | 4.3 mi |
24733 | Lashmeet, WV | 4.4 mi |
24714 | Beeson, WV | 5.8 mi |
24868 | Northfork, WV | 5.9 mi |
24737 | Montcalm, WV | 6.5 mi |
25928 | Stephenson, WV | 7.3 mi |
24861 | Maybeury, WV | 7.5 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 24736?
24736 is in Matoaka, West Virginia, in Wyoming County. Its published point location is 37.4468, -81.2812.
What county is 24736 in?
24736 spans 2 counties: Wyoming County and Mercer County. Most of it falls in Wyoming 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 24736?
Matoaka uses area code 304, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 24736 in?
24736 uses America/New_York.
How many people live in 24736?
About 426 people live in ZIP code 24736, in 191 households, at 15.2 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 24736?
The closest are 24729 (1.2 mi), 24726 (3 mi), 24719 (3.7 mi), 24747 (4.3 mi) and 24733 (4.4 mi).
Is 24736 a PO Box ZIP code?
24736 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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