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Where 24871 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 24871 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ILBhZ — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 24,871 = 7 × 11 × 17 × 19. Its digits add up to 22, a total 2,607 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
110000100100111 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 24870 (Oceana, WV, 29 mi away) and 24872 (Panther, WV, 24 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 24871 becomes 17842 — and that is a real ZIP code: Middleburg, PA, 339 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, 1,725 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther south than 62% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 68%.
- 🎯937 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 24871 and you would come out at 37.32°S, 98.49°E — 1,053 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 44m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 35m.
- 📏 At 34.9 square miles of land, 24871 is bigger than 49% of ZIP codes — room for about 26 Central Parks.
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People and housing
| Population | 667This ZIP667 |
|---|---|
| Households | 174This ZIP174 |
| Housing units | 229This ZIP229 |
| Median age | 26.2This ZIP26.2West Virginia42.7US 38.9 |
| Median household income | $64,167This ZIP$64,167West Virginia$59,608US $80,734 |
| Median home value | $53,100This ZIP$53,100West Virginia$162,600US $332,700 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 10.6%This ZIP10.6% |
| Mean commute | 38.5 minThis ZIP38.5 min |
| Population density | 19.1 / sq miThis ZIP19.1 / sq mi |
Land area
| Land area | 34.87 sq miThis ZIP34.87 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.03 sq miThis ZIP0.03 sq mi |
Other place names in 24871
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 24871
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
24888 | Thorpe, WV | 2.7 mi |
24830 | Elbert, WV | 3.0 mi |
24884 | Squire, WV | 4.3 mi |
24808 | Anawalt, WV | 4.6 mi |
24836 | Gary, WV | 4.7 mi |
24848 | Jenkinjones, WV | 4.9 mi |
24831 | Elkhorn, WV | 5.5 mi |
24895 | Wilcoe, WV | 5.6 mi |
24866 | Newhall, WV | 6.5 mi |
24606 | Boissevain, VA | 6.7 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 24871?
24871 is in Pageton, West Virginia, in McDowell County. Its published point location is 37.3231, -81.5061.
What county is 24871 in?
24871 lies in McDowell County.
What area code is 24871?
Pageton uses area codes 304 and 681, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 24871 in?
24871 uses America/New_York.
How many people live in 24871?
About 667 people live in ZIP code 24871, in 174 households, at 19.1 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 24871?
$64,167 a year, against $59,608 across West Virginia.
What ZIP codes are near 24871?
The closest are 24888 (2.7 mi), 24830 (3 mi), 24884 (4.3 mi), 24808 (4.6 mi) and 24836 (4.7 mi).
Is 24871 a PO Box ZIP code?
24871 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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