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24737

ZIP 24737 is Montcalm, 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
1,186
Coordinates
37.3530, -81.2658
☼ Live from 24737 — Montcalm, WV

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Where 24737 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 24737
  • 🔢 Type 24737 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: LELhZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 24,737 = 29 × 853. Its digits add up to 23, a total 2,533 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 110000010100001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 24736 (Matoaka, WV, 7 mi away) and 24738 (Nemours, WV, 5 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 24737 becomes 73742 — and that is a real ZIP code: Hennessey, OK, 925 miles away.
  • 👥 27 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (24377, 27374, 32747, 32774, 34277, 34772, …). The farthest-flung twin is 77432 in Danevang, TX, 1,037 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 62% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 69%.
  • 🎯949 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 24737 and you would come out at 37.35°S, 98.73°E — 1,041 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 44m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 35m.
  • 📏 At 10.2 square miles of land, 24737 is bigger than 27% of ZIP codes — room for about 7.7 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,186This ZIP1,186
Households506This ZIP506
Housing units651This ZIP651
Median age51.5This ZIP51.5West Virginia42.7US 38.9
Median household income$31,330This ZIP$31,330West Virginia$59,608US $80,734
Median home value$129,200This ZIP$129,200West Virginia$162,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$510This ZIP$510West Virginia$872US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher16.0%This ZIP16.0%
Mean commute25.8 minThis ZIP25.8 min
Population density116.4 / sq miThis ZIP116.4 / sq mi

Land area

Land area10.19 sq miThis ZIP10.19 sq mi
Water area0.03 sq miThis ZIP0.03 sq mi

Other place names in 24737

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ZIP codes near 24737

ZIPCityDistance
24724 Freeman, WV 3.1 mi
24715 Bramwell, WV 3.9 mi
24738 Nemours, WV 4.6 mi
24701 Bluefield, WV 4.7 mi
24751 Wolfe, WV 4.7 mi
24747 Rock, WV 4.9 mi
24861 Maybeury, WV 5.0 mi
24635 Pocahontas, VA 5.5 mi
24736 Matoaka, WV 6.5 mi
24729 Hiawatha, WV 6.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 24737?

24737 is in Montcalm, West Virginia, in Mercer County, part of the Bluefield, WV-VA micropolitan area. Its published point location is 37.3530, -81.2658.

What county is 24737 in?

24737 lies in Mercer County.

What area code is 24737?

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

What time zone is 24737 in?

24737 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 24737?

About 1,186 people live in ZIP code 24737, in 506 households, at 116.4 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 24737?

$31,330 a year, against $59,608 across West Virginia.

What ZIP codes are near 24737?

The closest are 24724 (3.1 mi), 24715 (3.9 mi), 24738 (4.6 mi), 24701 (4.7 mi) and 24751 (4.7 mi).

Is 24737 a PO Box ZIP code?

24737 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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