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24970

ZIP 24970 is Ronceverte, West Virginia, mostly in Greenbrier County; area codes 304 and 681; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Greenbrier +1 more
Metro area
none
Population
3,647
Coordinates
37.7281, -80.4745
☼ Live from 24970 — Ronceverte, WV

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Where 24970 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 24970
  • 🔢 Type 24970 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OLGhZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 24,970 = 2 × 5 × 11 × 227. Its digits add up to 22, a total 2,607 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 110000110001010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 24966 (Renick, WV, 23 mi away) and 24974 (Secondcreek, WV, 6 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 24970 becomes 07942, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 53 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02479, 04927, 04972, 07924, 09472, 09724, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09724 in APO AE, a military post office, 4,055 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 60% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 72%.
  • 🎯984 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 24970 and you would come out at 37.73°S, 99.53°E — 1,007 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 47m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 33m.
  • 📏 At 38.1 square miles of land, 24970 is bigger than 52% of ZIP codes — room for about 29 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population3,647This ZIP3,647
Households1,798This ZIP1,798
Housing units2,155This ZIP2,155
Median age48.1This ZIP48.1West Virginia42.7US 38.9
Median household income$44,118This ZIP$44,118West Virginia$59,608US $80,734
Median home value$120,800This ZIP$120,800West Virginia$162,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$860This ZIP$860West Virginia$872US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher16.5%This ZIP16.5%
Mean commute20.9 minThis ZIP20.9 min
Population density95.7 / sq miThis ZIP95.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments114This ZIP114
Employees1,757This ZIP1,757
Annual payroll$94,543,000This ZIP$94,543,000
Tax returns filed1,710This ZIP1,710
Total adjusted gross income$82,663,000This ZIP$82,663,000

Land area

Land area38.10 sq miThis ZIP38.10 sq mi
Water area0.59 sq miThis ZIP0.59 sq mi

Counties 24970 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Greenbrier County 96.1%
Monroe County 3.9%

Other place names in 24970

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ZIP codes near 24970

ZIPCityDistance
24902 Fairlea, WV 3.3 mi
24925 Caldwell, WV 5.2 mi
24976 Sinks Grove, WV 5.3 mi
24974 Secondcreek, WV 6.1 mi
24901 Lewisburg, WV 8.7 mi
24916 Asbury, WV 9.1 mi
24983 Union, WV 9.3 mi
24993 Wolfcreek, WV 9.9 mi
24910 Alderson, WV 10.6 mi
24941 Gap Mills, WV 11.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 24970?

24970 is in Ronceverte, West Virginia, in Greenbrier County. Its published point location is 37.7281, -80.4745.

What county is 24970 in?

24970 spans 2 counties: Greenbrier County and Monroe County. Most of it falls in Greenbrier 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 24970?

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

What time zone is 24970 in?

24970 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 24970?

About 3,647 people live in ZIP code 24970, in 1,798 households, at 95.7 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 24970?

$44,118 a year, against $59,608 across West Virginia.

What ZIP codes are near 24970?

The closest are 24902 (3.3 mi), 24925 (5.2 mi), 24976 (5.3 mi), 24974 (6.1 mi) and 24901 (8.7 mi).

Is 24970 a PO Box ZIP code?

24970 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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