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24963

ZIP 24963 is Peterstown, West Virginia, mostly in Monroe County; area codes 304 and 681; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Monroe +1 more
Metro area
none
Population
3,560
Coordinates
37.4364, -80.7585
☼ Live from 24963 — Peterstown, WV

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Where 24963 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 24963
  • 🔢 Type 24963 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: EgGhZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 24,963 = 3 × 53 × 157. Its digits add up to 24, a total 2,425 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 110000110000011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 24962 (Pence Springs, WV, 16 mi away) and 24966 (Renick, WV, 47 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 24963 becomes 36942, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 43 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (23694, 23964, 24639, 26349, 29346, 29364, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96432 in APO AA, a military post office, 8,548 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 62% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 71%.
  • 🎯974 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 24963 and you would come out at 37.44°S, 99.24°E — 1,016 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 45m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 35m.
  • 📏 At 50.1 square miles of land, 24963 is bigger than 60% of ZIP codes — room for about 38 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population3,560This ZIP3,560
Households1,330This ZIP1,330
Housing units1,591This ZIP1,591
Median age47.0This ZIP47.0West Virginia42.7US 38.9
Median household income$55,179This ZIP$55,179West Virginia$59,608US $80,734
Median home value$145,700This ZIP$145,700West Virginia$162,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,041This ZIP$1,041West Virginia$872US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher18.5%This ZIP18.5%
Mean commute40.2 minThis ZIP40.2 min
Population density71.0 / sq miThis ZIP71.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments42This ZIP42
Employees237This ZIP237
Annual payroll$8,129,000This ZIP$8,129,000
Tax returns filed1,680This ZIP1,680
Total adjusted gross income$95,049,000This ZIP$95,049,000

Land area

Land area50.11 sq miThis ZIP50.11 sq mi
Water area0.87 sq miThis ZIP0.87 sq mi

Counties 24963 spans

A ZIP code is a mail route and ignores county lines. Shares are by overlapping land area.

CountyShare of this ZIP
Monroe County 83.3%
Summers County 16.7%

Other place names in 24963

Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.

ZIP codes near 24963

ZIPCityDistance
24147 Rich Creek, VA 4.3 mi
24918 Ballard, WV 6.0 mi
24945 Greenville, WV 6.3 mi
24093 Glen Lyn, VA 7.0 mi
24951 Lindside, WV 8.4 mi
24150 Ripplemead, VA 9.1 mi
24935 Forest Hill, WV 9.3 mi
25979 Pipestem, WV 9.9 mi
24124 Narrows, VA 10.8 mi
24732 Kellysville, WV 11.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 24963?

24963 is in Peterstown, West Virginia, in Monroe County. Its published point location is 37.4364, -80.7585.

What county is 24963 in?

24963 spans 2 counties: Monroe County and Summers County. Most of it falls in Monroe County, measured by overlapping land area — the county holding the most land in a ZIP code is not always the one holding the most residents.

What area code is 24963?

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

What time zone is 24963 in?

24963 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 24963?

About 3,560 people live in ZIP code 24963, in 1,330 households, at 71.0 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 24963?

$55,179 a year, against $59,608 across West Virginia.

What ZIP codes are near 24963?

The closest are 24147 (4.3 mi), 24918 (6 mi), 24945 (6.3 mi), 24093 (7 mi) and 24951 (8.4 mi).

Is 24963 a PO Box ZIP code?

24963 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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