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Where 24861 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 24861 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IgBhZ — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 24,861 = 3 × 8287. Its digits add up to 21, a total 2,594 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
110000100011101 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 24860 (Matheny, WV, 25 mi away) and 24862 (Mohawk, WV, 34 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 24861 becomes 16842, which is not a ZIP code at all.
- 👥 53 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12468, 12486, 12846, 12864, 14826, 16248, …). The farthest-flung twin is 86412 in Hualapai, AZ, 1,803 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther south than 62% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 69%.
- 🎯944 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 24861 and you would come out at 37.36°S, 98.64°E — 1,046 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 44m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 35m.
- 📏 At 3.8 square miles of land, 24861 is bigger than 16% of ZIP codes — room for about 2.9 Central Parks.
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Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 90This ZIP90 |
|---|---|
| Households | 33This ZIP33 |
| Housing units | 73This ZIP73 |
| Median age | 71.1This ZIP71.1West Virginia42.7US 38.9 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 0.0% |
| Population density | 23.9 / sq miThis ZIP23.9 / sq mi |
Land area
| Land area | 3.76 sq miThis ZIP3.76 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.00 sq miThis ZIP0.00 sq mi |
Other place names in 24861
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 24861
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
24715 | Bramwell, WV | 2.0 mi |
24887 | Switchback, WV | 2.2 mi |
24724 | Freeman, WV | 2.6 mi |
24635 | Pocahontas, VA | 3.4 mi |
24751 | Wolfe, WV | 3.8 mi |
24808 | Anawalt, WV | 4.0 mi |
24738 | Nemours, WV | 4.3 mi |
24737 | Montcalm, WV | 5.0 mi |
24606 | Boissevain, VA | 5.0 mi |
24855 | Kyle, WV | 5.1 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 24861?
24861 is in Maybeury, West Virginia, in McDowell County. Its published point location is 37.3573, -81.3573.
What county is 24861 in?
24861 lies in McDowell County.
What area code is 24861?
Maybeury uses area codes 304 and 681, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 24861 in?
24861 uses America/New_York.
How many people live in 24861?
About 90 people live in ZIP code 24861, in 33 households, at 23.9 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 24861?
The closest are 24715 (2 mi), 24887 (2.2 mi), 24724 (2.6 mi), 24635 (3.4 mi) and 24751 (3.8 mi).
Is 24861 a PO Box ZIP code?
24861 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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