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Where 24884 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 24884 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: hBBhZ — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 24,884 = 2 × 2 × 6221. Its digits add up to 26, a total 2,038 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
110000100110100 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 24882 (Simon, WV, 27 mi away) and 24887 (Switchback, WV, 12 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 24884 becomes 48842 — and that is a real ZIP code: Holt, MI, 403 miles away.
- 👥 11 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (24848, 28448, 44288, 44828, 44882, 48428, …). The farthest-flung twin is 82844 in Wolf, WY, 1,427 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther south than 63% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 68%.
- 🎯935 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 24884 and you would come out at 37.27°S, 98.45°E — 1,054 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 44m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 35m.
- 📏 At 21.9 square miles of land, 24884 is bigger than 39% of ZIP codes — room for about 17 Central Parks.
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Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 54This ZIP54 |
|---|---|
| Households | 15This ZIP15 |
| Housing units | 15This ZIP15 |
| Median age | 65.0This ZIP65.0West Virginia42.7US 38.9 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 0.0% |
| Population density | 2.5 / sq miThis ZIP2.5 / sq mi |
Land area
| Land area | 21.86 sq miThis ZIP21.86 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.01 sq miThis ZIP0.01 sq mi |
ZIP codes near 24884
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
24866 | Newhall, WV | 2.3 mi |
24826 | Cucumber, WV | 4.2 mi |
24830 | Elbert, WV | 4.2 mi |
24871 | Pageton, WV | 4.3 mi |
24604 | Bishop, VA | 4.3 mi |
24815 | Berwind, WV | 5.1 mi |
24848 | Jenkinjones, WV | 6.5 mi |
24888 | Thorpe, WV | 6.9 mi |
24895 | Wilcoe, WV | 7.3 mi |
24836 | Gary, WV | 7.5 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 24884?
24884 is in Squire, West Virginia, in McDowell County. Its published point location is 37.2731, -81.5514.
What county is 24884 in?
24884 lies in McDowell County.
What area code is 24884?
Squire uses area codes 304 and 681, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 24884 in?
24884 uses America/New_York.
How many people live in 24884?
About 54 people live in ZIP code 24884, in 15 households, at 2.5 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 24884?
The closest are 24866 (2.3 mi), 24826 (4.2 mi), 24830 (4.2 mi), 24871 (4.3 mi) and 24604 (4.3 mi).
Is 24884 a PO Box ZIP code?
24884 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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