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Where 24846 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 24846 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ghBhZ — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 24,846 = 2 × 3 × 41 × 101. Its digits add up to 24, a total 2,425 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
110000100001110 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 24845 (Ikes Fork, WV, 5 mi away) and 24847 (Itmann, WV, 26 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 24846 becomes 64842 — and that is a real ZIP code: Fairview, MO, 674 miles away.
- 👥 26 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (24468, 24486, 26448, 28464, 28644, 44286, …). The farthest-flung twin is 86442 in Bullhead City, AZ, 1,818 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther south than 61% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 67%.
- 🎯913 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 24846 and you would come out at 37.53°S, 98.11°E — 1,077 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 45m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 34m.
- 📏 At 9.7 square miles of land, 24846 is bigger than 27% of ZIP codes — room for about 7.4 Central Parks.
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Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 266This ZIP266 |
|---|---|
| Households | 122This ZIP122 |
| Housing units | 177This ZIP177 |
| Median age | 42.1This ZIP42.1West Virginia42.7US 38.9 |
| Median household income | under $2,500This ZIPunder $2,500West Virginia$59,608US $80,734 |
| Median home value | $84,000This ZIP$84,000West Virginia$162,600US $332,700 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 0.0% |
| Population density | 27.4 / sq miThis ZIP27.4 / sq mi |
Land area
| Land area | 9.70 sq miThis ZIP9.70 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.00 sq mi |
Counties 24846 spans
A ZIP code is a mail route and ignores county lines. Shares are by overlapping land area.
| County | Share of this ZIP |
|---|---|
| McDowell County | 64.2% |
| Mingo County | 35.8% |
Other place names in 24846
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 24846
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
25608 | Baisden, WV | 3.4 mi |
24869 | North Spring, WV | 3.9 mi |
24845 | Ikes Fork, WV | 4.7 mi |
24862 | Mohawk, WV | 5.3 mi |
24872 | Panther, WV | 5.6 mi |
25651 | Wharncliffe, WV | 5.7 mi |
24844 | Iaeger, WV | 5.7 mi |
24851 | Justice, WV | 6.0 mi |
24839 | Hanover, WV | 8.0 mi |
25621 | Gilbert, WV | 8.6 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 24846?
24846 is in Isaban, West Virginia, in McDowell County. Its published point location is 37.5258, -81.8866.
What county is 24846 in?
24846 spans 2 counties: McDowell County and Mingo County. Most of it falls in McDowell 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 24846?
Isaban uses area codes 304 and 681, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 24846 in?
24846 uses America/New_York.
How many people live in 24846?
About 266 people live in ZIP code 24846, in 122 households, at 27.4 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 24846?
under $2,500 a year, against $59,608 across West Virginia.
What ZIP codes are near 24846?
The closest are 25608 (3.4 mi), 24869 (3.9 mi), 24845 (4.7 mi), 24862 (5.3 mi) and 24872 (5.6 mi).
Is 24846 a PO Box ZIP code?
24846 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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