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Where 24888 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 24888 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BBBhZ — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 24,888 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 3 × 17 × 61. Its digits add up to 30, a total 1,024 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
110000100111000 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 24887 (Switchback, WV, 5 mi away) and 24892 (War, WV, 12 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 24888 becomes 88842, which is not a ZIP code at all.
- 👥 2 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (48288, 48882). The farthest-flung twin is 48882 in Shaftsburg, MI, 405 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther south than 62% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 69%.
- 🎯937 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 24888 and you would come out at 37.36°S, 98.52°E — 1,052 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 44m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 35m.
- 📏 At 4.7 square miles of land, 24888 is bigger than 18% of ZIP codes — room for about 3.6 Central Parks.
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People and housing
| Population | 90This ZIP90 |
|---|---|
| Households | 35This ZIP35 |
| Housing units | 70This ZIP70 |
| Median age | 58.0This ZIP58.0West Virginia42.7US 38.9 |
| Median household income | $36,813This ZIP$36,813West Virginia$59,608US $80,734 |
| Median home value | $62,500This ZIP$62,500West Virginia$162,600US $332,700 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 12.0%This ZIP12.0% |
| Mean commute | 10.1 minThis ZIP10.1 min |
| Population density | 19.2 / sq miThis ZIP19.2 / sq mi |
Land area
| Land area | 4.69 sq miThis ZIP4.69 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.03 sq miThis ZIP0.03 sq mi |
Other place names in 24888
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 24888
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
24871 | Pageton, WV | 2.7 mi |
24831 | Elkhorn, WV | 2.8 mi |
24808 | Anawalt, WV | 3.9 mi |
24836 | Gary, WV | 4.1 mi |
24830 | Elbert, WV | 4.4 mi |
24855 | Kyle, WV | 4.8 mi |
24887 | Switchback, WV | 5.5 mi |
24895 | Wilcoe, WV | 5.6 mi |
24848 | Jenkinjones, WV | 6.0 mi |
24853 | Kimball, WV | 6.8 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 24888?
24888 is in Thorpe, West Virginia, in McDowell County. Its published point location is 37.3576, -81.4834.
What county is 24888 in?
24888 lies in McDowell County.
What area code is 24888?
Thorpe uses area codes 304 and 681, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 24888 in?
24888 uses America/New_York.
How many people live in 24888?
About 90 people live in ZIP code 24888, in 35 households, at 19.2 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 24888?
$36,813 a year, against $59,608 across West Virginia.
What ZIP codes are near 24888?
The closest are 24871 (2.7 mi), 24831 (2.8 mi), 24808 (3.9 mi), 24836 (4.1 mi) and 24830 (4.4 mi).
Is 24888 a PO Box ZIP code?
24888 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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