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24946

ZIP 24946 is Hillsboro, West Virginia, in Pocahontas County; area codes 304 and 681; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Pocahontas
Metro area
none
Population
1,075
Coordinates
38.2286, -80.3198
☼ Live from 24946 — Hillsboro, WV

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Where 24946 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 24946
  • 🔢 Type 24946 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ghGhZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 24,946 = 2 × 12473. Its digits add up to 25, a total 2,242 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 110000101110010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 24945 (Greenville, WV, 53 mi away) and 24951 (Lindside, WV, 53 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 24946 becomes 64942, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 17 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (24469, 24649, 29446, 29464, 29644, 42649, …). The farthest-flung twin is 94624 in Oakland, CA, 2,264 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 57% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 72%.
  • 🎯985 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 24946 and you would come out at 38.23°S, 99.68°E — 1,010 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 50m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 30m.
  • 📏 At 167.9 square miles of land, 24946 is bigger than 88% of ZIP codes — room for about 127 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,075This ZIP1,075
Households361This ZIP361
Housing units686This ZIP686
Median age47.5This ZIP47.5West Virginia42.7US 38.9
Median household income$60,625This ZIP$60,625West Virginia$59,608US $80,734
Median home value$227,000This ZIP$227,000West Virginia$162,600US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher33.1%This ZIP33.1%
Mean commute41.5 minThis ZIP41.5 min
Population density6.4 / sq miThis ZIP6.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments25This ZIP25
Employees137This ZIP137
Annual payroll$4,177,000This ZIP$4,177,000
Tax returns filed510This ZIP510
Total adjusted gross income$27,766,000This ZIP$27,766,000

Land area

Land area167.85 sq miThis ZIP167.85 sq mi
Water area0.63 sq miThis ZIP0.63 sq mi

Other place names in 24946

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ZIP codes near 24946

ZIPCityDistance
26206 Cowen, WV 8.1 mi
24924 Buckeye, WV 8.6 mi
26261 Richwood, WV 10.2 mi
24966 Renick, WV 12.4 mi
24954 Marlinton, WV 14.3 mi
26298 Bergoo, WV 15.8 mi
26202 Fenwick, WV 16.4 mi
26209 Snowshoe, WV 16.5 mi
26208 Camden On Gauley, WV 16.6 mi
24927 Cass, WV 17.1 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 24946?

24946 is in Hillsboro, West Virginia, in Pocahontas County. Its published point location is 38.2286, -80.3198.

What county is 24946 in?

24946 lies in Pocahontas County.

What area code is 24946?

Hillsboro uses area codes 304 and 681, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 24946 in?

24946 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 24946?

About 1,075 people live in ZIP code 24946, in 361 households, at 6.4 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 24946?

$60,625 a year, against $59,608 across West Virginia.

What ZIP codes are near 24946?

The closest are 26206 (8.1 mi), 24924 (8.6 mi), 26261 (10.2 mi), 24966 (12.4 mi) and 24954 (14.3 mi).

Is 24946 a PO Box ZIP code?

24946 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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