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Where 24879 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 24879 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GLBhZ — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 24,879 = 3 × 8293. Its digits add up to 30, a total 1,024 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
110000100101111 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 24878 (Premier, WV, 12 mi away) and 24880 (Rock View, WV, 27 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 24879 becomes 97842 — and that is a real ZIP code: Imnaha, OR, 1,885 miles away.
- 👥 33 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (27498, 27849, 27894, 27948, 28479, 28749, …). The farthest-flung twin is 98247 in Everson, WA, 2,166 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther south than 63% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 67%.
- 🎯923 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 24879 and you would come out at 37.31°S, 98.23°E — 1,066 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 44m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 35m.
- 📏 At 4.6 square miles of land, 24879 is bigger than 18% of ZIP codes — room for about 3.5 Central Parks.
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Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 180This ZIP180 |
|---|---|
| Households | 53This ZIP53 |
| Housing units | 158This ZIP158 |
| Median age | 20.8This ZIP20.8West Virginia42.7US 38.9 |
| Median home value | $99,400This ZIP$99,400West Virginia$162,600US $332,700 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 0.0% |
| Population density | 39.5 / sq miThis ZIP39.5 / sq mi |
Business and tax activity
| Tax returns filed | 130This ZIP130 |
|---|---|
| Total adjusted gross income | $5,611,000This ZIP$5,611,000 |
Land area
| Land area | 4.56 sq miThis ZIP4.56 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.02 sq miThis ZIP0.02 sq mi |
Other place names in 24879
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 24879
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
24817 | Bradshaw, WV | 3.6 mi |
24892 | War, WV | 3.9 mi |
24813 | Bartley, WV | 4.1 mi |
24811 | Avondale, WV | 6.3 mi |
24894 | Warriormine, WV | 6.4 mi |
24873 | Paynesville, WV | 6.8 mi |
24622 | Jewell Ridge, VA | 6.8 mi |
24657 | Whitewood, VA | 7.3 mi |
24829 | Eckman, WV | 7.6 mi |
24850 | Jolo, WV | 7.9 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 24879?
24879 is in Raysal, West Virginia, in McDowell County. Its published point location is 37.3120, -81.7677.
What county is 24879 in?
24879 lies in McDowell County.
What area code is 24879?
Raysal uses area codes 304 and 681, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 24879 in?
24879 uses America/New_York.
How many people live in 24879?
About 180 people live in ZIP code 24879, in 53 households, at 39.5 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 24879?
The closest are 24817 (3.6 mi), 24892 (3.9 mi), 24813 (4.1 mi), 24811 (6.3 mi) and 24894 (6.4 mi).
Is 24879 a PO Box ZIP code?
24879 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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