ZIP Code 24520

24520 is one of Virginia's ZIP codes, delivering to addresses in Alton, Halifax County.

City: Alton
County: Halifax County
State: Virginia
Prefix: 245xx

Where this code sits

24520 is part of the 245xx range, the group of codes handled by one mail processing centre. It is the only ZIP code delivering to Alton.

Area codes over the same ground

Postal and telephone geography are drawn separately, so these codes cover the area 24520 delivers to without sharing its boundary.

434 Area code 434

ZIP codes nearest 24520

The ZIP codes whose reference points sit closest to 24520.
ZIP code	Distance	Delivers to
ZIP code 24535	4.4 mi	Cluster Springs, VA
ZIP code 27343	6.8 mi	Semora, NC
ZIP code 24592	9.3 mi	South Boston, VA
ZIP code 24594	10 mi	Sutherlin, VA
ZIP code 27305	12 mi	Milton, NC
ZIP code 24558	13 mi	Halifax, VA
ZIP code 27573	13 mi	Roxboro, NC
ZIP code 27574	14 mi	Roxboro, NC

Straight-line distance between place reference points, not driving distance. Where a place has no Census Gazetteer point, its postal centroid is used instead.

Each point is the reference point for 24520, plotted from its record coordinates.

Reference points and footprint
Not an official NANPA boundary
Not a USPS delivery area

Scope ZIP code 24520. Source GeoNames US postal codes (2026-07 postal dump) and Census 2024 county Gazetteer (2024 Gazetteer). Updated 15 July 2026. A ZIP code is a set of delivery routes, not an area; the point shown is a record coordinate, not a centre.