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Amherst, VA 24521
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Falconerville, VA 24521

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ZIP Code 24521 has segments in 2 Counties / Independent Cities (Amherst, Nelson).

The 24521 ZIP Code is centered1 in Amherst County at latitude 37.573 and longitude -79.058 (Panoramio Photos). It is a standard type ZIP Code. Amherst County is in the Eastern Time Zone (UTC -5 hours) and observes daylight savings time.

The population in ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA) 24521 was 9,859 with 4,259 housing units; a land area land area of 221.38 sq. miles; a water area of 0.43 sq. miles; and a population density of 44.53 people per sq. mile for Census 2000. Demographic Profile

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Nearby Cities, Towns & Census Designated Places

Amherst, VA (< 0.1 mile)
Sweet Briar Station, VA (1.4 miles SSW)
Union Hill, VA (2.4 miles ESE)
Angelo, VA (2.4 miles SSW)
Monitor, VA (3.4 miles NNW)
Buffalo Hill, VA (3.6 miles NE)
Coolwell, VA (3.6 miles SSW)
Faulconerville, VA (3.6 miles SW)
Five Forks, VA (5.1 miles SW)
Clifford, VA (5.3 miles NNE)

Nearby Neighborhoods, Subdivisions & Other Small Populated Places

Sardis, VA (4.5 miles NW)
Martins Shop, VA (6.1 miles S)
Lamont Acres, VA (6.7 miles SSW)
Holiday Acres, VA (6.8 miles SSW)
West Briar, VA (7.2 miles SW)
Meadowview Hills, VA (7.2 miles SW)
Glenwood, VA (7.2 miles SSW)
Williamsburg Manor, VA (7.4 miles SSW)
Prices Store, VA (7.4 miles SSW)
Ruritan, VA (7.5 miles SSW)

ZIP Codes - Key Concepts

  1. ZIP Codes are categories for grouping mailing addresses and are not exact geographic regions.
  2. The centroid of a ZIP Code may be in one County and the associated city/town in another.
  3. In rural areas, a single ZIP Code may be used for cities and towns in several different Counties / Independent Cities.
  4. ZIP Code "areas" can overlap, be subsets of each other, or be artificial constructs with no geographic area.
  5. ZIP Codes are only loosely tied to cities.

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.