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Where 24981 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 24981 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IBGhZ — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 24,981 = 3 × 11 × 757. Its digits add up to 24, a total 2,425 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
110000110010101 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 24977 (Smoot, WV, 19 mi away) and 24983 (Union, WV, 13 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 24981 becomes 18942 — and that is a real ZIP code: Ottsville, PA, 357 miles away.
- 👥 38 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12489, 12498, 12849, 14892, 18249, 18924, …). The farthest-flung twin is 94128 in San Francisco, CA, 2,260 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther south than 61% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 71%.
- 🎯972 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 24981 and you would come out at 37.63°S, 99.26°E — 1,018 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 46m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 33m.
- 📏 At 7.9 square miles of land, 24981 is bigger than 24% of ZIP codes — room for about 6.0 Central Parks.
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Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 463This ZIP463 |
|---|---|
| Households | 290This ZIP290 |
| Housing units | 355This ZIP355 |
| Median age | 64.7This ZIP64.7West Virginia42.7US 38.9 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 64.1%This ZIP64.1% |
| Population density | 59.0 / sq miThis ZIP59.0 / sq mi |
Business and tax activity
| Business establishments | 7This ZIP7 |
|---|---|
| Employees | 23This ZIP23 |
| Annual payroll | $549,000This ZIP$549,000 |
| Tax returns filed | 270This ZIP270 |
| Total adjusted gross income | $13,231,000This ZIP$13,231,000 |
Land area
| Land area | 7.85 sq miThis ZIP7.85 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.55 sq miThis ZIP0.55 sq mi |
Counties 24981 spans
A ZIP code is a mail route and ignores county lines. Shares are by overlapping land area.
| County | Share of this ZIP |
|---|---|
| Summers County | 85.7% |
| Monroe County | 14.3% |
ZIP codes near 24981
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
24962 | Pence Springs, WV | 2.2 mi |
24985 | Wayside, WV | 2.3 mi |
24993 | Wolfcreek, WV | 5.8 mi |
24935 | Forest Hill, WV | 6.0 mi |
24918 | Ballard, WV | 7.7 mi |
25951 | Hinton, WV | 7.8 mi |
24945 | Greenville, WV | 8.2 mi |
24910 | Alderson, WV | 8.4 mi |
25985 | Sandstone, WV | 10.1 mi |
25978 | Nimitz, WV | 11.2 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 24981?
24981 is in Talcott, West Virginia, in Summers County. Its published point location is 37.6329, -80.7357.
What county is 24981 in?
24981 spans 2 counties: Summers County and Monroe County. Most of it falls in Summers 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 24981?
Talcott uses area codes 304 and 681, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 24981 in?
24981 uses America/New_York.
How many people live in 24981?
About 463 people live in ZIP code 24981, in 290 households, at 59.0 people per square mile. These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates for the ZIP Code Tabulation Area, not a headcount.
What ZIP codes are near 24981?
The closest are 24962 (2.2 mi), 24985 (2.3 mi), 24993 (5.8 mi), 24935 (6 mi) and 24918 (7.7 mi).
Is 24981 a PO Box ZIP code?
24981 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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zipcodes.pro. “24981 ZIP Code — Talcott, West Virginia (Summers County).” Data release 2026-10-12. Retrieved 2026-10-20. https://zipcodes.pro/zip/24981
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