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24808

ZIP 24808 is Anawalt, West Virginia, in McDowell County; area codes 304 and 681; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
McDowell
Metro area
none
Population
501
Coordinates
37.3300, -81.4224
☼ Live from 24808 — Anawalt, WV

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Where 24808 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 24808
  • 🔢 Type 24808 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BOBhZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 24,808 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 7 × 443. Its digits add up to 22, a total 2,607 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 110000011101000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 24801 (Welch, WV, 12 mi away) and 24811 (Avondale, WV, 19 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 24808 becomes 80842, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 27 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (04288, 08248, 08824, 20848, 20884, 24088, …). The farthest-flung twin is 84028 in Garden City, UT, 1,617 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 62% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 69%.
  • 🎯941 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 24808 and you would come out at 37.33°S, 98.58°E — 1,048 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 44m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 35m.
  • 📏 At 16.7 square miles of land, 24808 is bigger than 34% of ZIP codes — room for about 13 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population501This ZIP501
Households233This ZIP233
Housing units391This ZIP391
Median age45.0This ZIP45.0West Virginia42.7US 38.9
Bachelor's degree or higher10.5%This ZIP10.5%
Mean commute30.1 minThis ZIP30.1 min
Population density30.1 / sq miThis ZIP30.1 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Tax returns filed150This ZIP150
Total adjusted gross income$6,779,000This ZIP$6,779,000

Land area

Land area16.67 sq miThis ZIP16.67 sq mi
Water area0.01 sq miThis ZIP0.01 sq mi

Other place names in 24808

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

ZIP codes near 24808

ZIPCityDistance
24606 Boissevain, VA 3.3 mi
24848 Jenkinjones, WV 3.5 mi
24888 Thorpe, WV 3.9 mi
24887 Switchback, WV 3.9 mi
24861 Maybeury, WV 4.0 mi
24635 Pocahontas, VA 4.3 mi
24831 Elkhorn, WV 4.4 mi
24871 Pageton, WV 4.6 mi
24715 Bramwell, WV 4.9 mi
24751 Wolfe, WV 5.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 24808?

24808 is in Anawalt, West Virginia, in McDowell County. Its published point location is 37.3300, -81.4224.

What county is 24808 in?

24808 lies in McDowell County.

What area code is 24808?

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

What time zone is 24808 in?

24808 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 24808?

About 501 people live in ZIP code 24808, in 233 households, at 30.1 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 24808?

The closest are 24606 (3.3 mi), 24848 (3.5 mi), 24888 (3.9 mi), 24887 (3.9 mi) and 24861 (4 mi).

Is 24808 a PO Box ZIP code?

24808 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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