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The 24520 ZIP Code is centered1 in Halifax County at latitude 36.712 and longitude -78.848 (Panoramio Photos). It is a standard type ZIP Code. Halifax County is in the Eastern Time Zone (UTC -5 hours) and observes daylight savings time.

The population in ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA) 24520 was 2,498 with 1,092 housing units; a land area land area of 92.93 sq. miles; a water area of 0.77 sq. miles; and a population density of 26.88 people per sq. mile for Census 2000. Demographic Profile

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Nearby Cities, Towns & Census Designated Places

Five Forks, VA (< 0.1 mile)
Wolf Trap, VA (1.4 miles E)
South Boston, VA (3.1 miles WSW)
Riverdale, VA (3.4 miles WSW)
Omega, VA (3.6 miles SE)
Centerville, VA (4.1 miles WNW)
Scottsburg, VA (4.5 miles NE)
Sinai, VA (5.3 miles WNW)
Piney Grove, VA (5.5 miles N)
Halifax, VA (5.8 miles NW)

Nearby Neighborhoods, Subdivisions & Other Small Populated Places

Highland Hills, VA (2.7 miles NW)
Fordland Estates, VA (3.1 miles WNW)
Oak Hill Estates, VA (3.6 miles WNW)
Centerville, VA (4.7 miles S)
Woodlawn Park, VA (5.5 miles W)
Westside Village, VA (5.6 miles WNW)
Banister Town, VA (5.8 miles NW)
Riverview Heights, VA (6.1 miles NW)
Canterbury Estates, VA (6.3 miles NW)
Midway, VA (7.1 miles NNE)

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1 Keeping the above key concepts in mind, what we informally refer to as the "center" of a ZIP Code is most often actually the centroid of a polygon.