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Where 24817 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 24817 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: LIBhZ — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 24,817 = 13 × 23 × 83. Its digits add up to 22, a total 2,607 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
110000011110001 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 24816 (Big Sandy, WV, 10 mi away) and 24818 (Brenton, WV, 22 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 24817 becomes 71842 — and that is a real ZIP code: Horatio, AR, 739 miles away.
- 👥 49 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12487, 12748, 12784, 12847, 12874, 14728, …). The farthest-flung twin is 84721 in Cedar City, UT, 1,707 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther south than 62% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 67%.
- 🎯920 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 24817 and you would come out at 37.34°S, 98.18°E — 1,070 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 44m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 35m.
- 📏 At 22.6 square miles of land, 24817 is bigger than 40% of ZIP codes — room for about 17 Central Parks.
- Working out the sun…
- Checking the USGS…
Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 1,931This ZIP1,931 |
|---|---|
| Households | 675This ZIP675 |
| Housing units | 821This ZIP821 |
| Median age | 32.6This ZIP32.6West Virginia42.7US 38.9 |
| Median household income | $25,363This ZIP$25,363West Virginia$59,608US $80,734 |
| Median home value | $50,800This ZIP$50,800West Virginia$162,600US $332,700 |
| Median gross rent | $595This ZIP$595West Virginia$872US $1,413 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 4.3%This ZIP4.3% |
| Mean commute | 40.9 minThis ZIP40.9 min |
| Population density | 85.3 / sq miThis ZIP85.3 / sq mi |
Business and tax activity
| Business establishments | 9This ZIP9 |
|---|---|
| Employees | 82This ZIP82 |
| Annual payroll | $3,495,000This ZIP$3,495,000 |
Land area
| Land area | 22.65 sq miThis ZIP22.65 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.06 sq miThis ZIP0.06 sq mi |
Other place names in 24817
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 24817
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
24873 | Paynesville, WV | 3.3 mi |
24879 | Raysal, WV | 3.6 mi |
24850 | Jolo, WV | 4.3 mi |
24813 | Bartley, WV | 5.7 mi |
24811 | Avondale, WV | 5.8 mi |
24634 | Pilgrims Knob, VA | 6.8 mi |
24892 | War, WV | 7.1 mi |
24657 | Whitewood, VA | 8.0 mi |
24622 | Jewell Ridge, VA | 8.9 mi |
24872 | Panther, WV | 9.2 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 24817?
24817 is in Bradshaw, West Virginia, in McDowell County. Its published point location is 37.3412, -81.8216.
What county is 24817 in?
24817 lies in McDowell County.
What area code is 24817?
Bradshaw uses area codes 304 and 681, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 24817 in?
24817 uses America/New_York.
How many people live in 24817?
About 1,931 people live in ZIP code 24817, in 675 households, at 85.3 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 24817?
$25,363 a year, against $59,608 across West Virginia.
What ZIP codes are near 24817?
The closest are 24873 (3.3 mi), 24879 (3.6 mi), 24850 (4.3 mi), 24813 (5.7 mi) and 24811 (5.8 mi).
Is 24817 a PO Box ZIP code?
24817 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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