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Where 24850 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 24850 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OSBhZ — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 24,850 = 2 × 5 × 5 × 7 × 71. Its digits add up to 19, a total 2,454 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
110000100010010 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 24849 (Jesse, WV, 28 mi away) and 24851 (Justice, WV, 16 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 24850 becomes 05842 — and that is a real ZIP code: Greensboro Bend, VT, 707 miles away.
- 👥 62 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02458, 02584, 04258, 04285, 04852, 05482, …). The farthest-flung twin is 85042 in Phoenix, AZ, 1,715 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther south than 62% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 67%.
- 🎯916 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 24850 and you would come out at 37.38°S, 98.11°E — 1,074 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 44m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 35m.
- 📏 At 7.0 square miles of land, 24850 is bigger than 22% of ZIP codes — room for about 5.3 Central Parks.
- Working out the sun…
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Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 29This ZIP29 |
|---|---|
| Households | 7This ZIP7 |
| Housing units | 7This ZIP7 |
| Median age | 69.7This ZIP69.7West Virginia42.7US 38.9 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 0.0% |
| Population density | 4.2 / sq miThis ZIP4.2 / sq mi |
Business and tax activity
| Business establishments | 3This ZIP3 |
|---|---|
| Employees | 8This ZIP8 |
| Annual payroll | $136,000This ZIP$136,000 |
| Tax returns filed | 230This ZIP230 |
| Total adjusted gross income | $10,550,000This ZIP$10,550,000 |
Land area
| Land area | 6.95 sq miThis ZIP6.95 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.00 sq mi |
ZIP codes near 24850
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
24873 | Paynesville, WV | 1.9 mi |
24817 | Bradshaw, WV | 4.3 mi |
24872 | Panther, WV | 5.3 mi |
24634 | Pilgrims Knob, VA | 7.7 mi |
24811 | Avondale, WV | 7.7 mi |
24620 | Hurley, VA | 7.9 mi |
24879 | Raysal, WV | 7.9 mi |
24862 | Mohawk, WV | 8.2 mi |
24813 | Bartley, WV | 9.2 mi |
24844 | Iaeger, WV | 9.2 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 24850?
24850 is in Jolo, West Virginia, in McDowell County. Its published point location is 37.3781, -81.8852.
What county is 24850 in?
24850 lies in McDowell County.
What area code is 24850?
Jolo uses area codes 304 and 681, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 24850 in?
24850 uses America/New_York.
How many people live in 24850?
About 29 people live in ZIP code 24850, in 7 households, at 4.2 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 24850?
The closest are 24873 (1.9 mi), 24817 (4.3 mi), 24872 (5.3 mi), 24634 (7.7 mi) and 24811 (7.7 mi).
Is 24850 a PO Box ZIP code?
24850 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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