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Where 24843 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 24843 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: EhBhZ — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 24,843 = 3 × 7 × 7 × 13 × 13. Its digits add up to 21, a total 2,594 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
110000100001011 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 24839 (Hanover, WV, 7 mi away) and 24844 (Iaeger, WV, 5 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 24843 becomes 34842, which is not a ZIP code at all.
- 👥 28 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (23844, 24348, 24438, 24483, 24834, 28344, …). The farthest-flung twin is 83244 in Howe, ID, 1,685 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther south than 61% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 68%.
- 🎯923 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 24843 and you would come out at 37.48°S, 98.29°E — 1,066 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 45m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 34m.
- 📏 At 3.3 square miles of land, 24843 is bigger than 15% of ZIP codes — room for about 2.5 Central Parks.
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Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 0 |
|---|---|
| Households | 0 |
| Housing units | 0 |
| Population density | 0.0 / sq mi |
Land area
| Land area | 3.26 sq miThis ZIP3.26 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.00 sq mi |
ZIP codes near 24843
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
24816 | Big Sandy, WV | 1.6 mi |
24828 | Davy, WV | 2.3 mi |
24834 | Fanrock, WV | 3.0 mi |
24881 | Roderfield, WV | 3.6 mi |
24844 | Iaeger, WV | 4.6 mi |
24878 | Premier, WV | 5.2 mi |
24845 | Ikes Fork, WV | 5.8 mi |
24811 | Avondale, WV | 6.0 mi |
24839 | Hanover, WV | 7.0 mi |
24869 | North Spring, WV | 7.9 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 24843?
24843 is in Hensley, West Virginia, in McDowell County. Its published point location is 37.4838, -81.7092.
What county is 24843 in?
24843 lies in McDowell County.
What area code is 24843?
Hensley uses area codes 304 and 681, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 24843 in?
24843 uses America/New_York.
How many people live in 24843?
About 0 people live in ZIP code 24843. These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates for the ZIP Code Tabulation Area, not a headcount.
What ZIP codes are near 24843?
The closest are 24816 (1.6 mi), 24828 (2.3 mi), 24834 (3 mi), 24881 (3.6 mi) and 24844 (4.6 mi).
Is 24843 a PO Box ZIP code?
24843 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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