24887
ZIP 24887 is Switchback, West Virginia, in McDowell County; area codes 304 and 681; Eastern time.
- Type
- Standard
- Time zone
- America/New_York
- County
- McDowell
- Metro area
- none
- Population
- 0
- Coordinates
- 37.3780, -81.3866
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Where 24887 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 24887 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: LBBhZ — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 24,887 = 41 × 607. Its digits add up to 29, a total 1,296 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
110000100110111 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 24884 (Squire, WV, 12 mi away) and 24888 (Thorpe, WV, 5 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 24887 becomes 78842 — and that is a real ZIP code: Del Rio, TX, 1,247 miles away.
- 👥 18 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (24878, 27884, 28478, 28748, 28784, 42788, …). The farthest-flung twin is 84782 in Veyo, UT, 1,764 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther south than 62% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 69%.
- 🎯942 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 24887 and you would come out at 37.38°S, 98.61°E — 1,047 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 44m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 35m.
- 📏 At 0.780 square miles of land, 24887 is bigger than 7% of ZIP codes — about 378 football fields.
- Working out the sun…
- Checking the USGS…
Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 0 |
|---|---|
| Households | 0 |
| Housing units | 0 |
| Population density | 0.0 / sq mi |
Land area
| Land area | 0.78 sq miThis ZIP0.78 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.00 sq mi |
ZIP codes near 24887
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
24861 | Maybeury, WV | 2.2 mi |
24855 | Kyle, WV | 3.0 mi |
24831 | Elkhorn, WV | 3.6 mi |
24808 | Anawalt, WV | 3.9 mi |
24715 | Bramwell, WV | 4.2 mi |
24868 | Northfork, WV | 4.2 mi |
24724 | Freeman, WV | 4.7 mi |
24635 | Pocahontas, VA | 5.3 mi |
24888 | Thorpe, WV | 5.5 mi |
24751 | Wolfe, WV | 5.8 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 24887?
24887 is in Switchback, West Virginia, in McDowell County. Its published point location is 37.3780, -81.3866.
What county is 24887 in?
24887 lies in McDowell County.
What area code is 24887?
Switchback uses area codes 304 and 681, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 24887 in?
24887 uses America/New_York.
How many people live in 24887?
About 0 people live in ZIP code 24887. These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates for the ZIP Code Tabulation Area, not a headcount.
What ZIP codes are near 24887?
The closest are 24861 (2.2 mi), 24855 (3 mi), 24831 (3.6 mi), 24808 (3.9 mi) and 24715 (4.2 mi).
Is 24887 a PO Box ZIP code?
24887 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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