ZIP Code 24521

24521 is one of Virginia's ZIP codes, delivering to addresses in Amherst, Amherst County.

City: Amherst
County: Amherst County
State: Virginia
Prefix: 245xx

Where this code sits

24521 is part of the 245xx range, the group of codes handled by one mail processing centre. It is the only ZIP code delivering to Amherst.

Amherst Virginia ZIP codes →

Area codes over the same ground

Postal and telephone geography are drawn separately, so these codes cover the area 24521 delivers to without sharing its boundary.

434 Area code 434

ZIP codes nearest 24521

The ZIP codes whose reference points sit closest to 24521.
ZIP code	Distance	Delivers to
ZIP code 24595	3.5 mi	Sweet Briar, VA
ZIP code 22964	7.2 mi	Piney River, VA
ZIP code 24533	7.3 mi	Clifford, VA
ZIP code 24574	7.8 mi	Monroe, VA
ZIP code 22922	8.3 mi	Arrington, VA
ZIP code 24572	11 mi	Madison Heights, VA
ZIP code 24553	12 mi	Gladstone, VA
ZIP code 24581	14 mi	Norwood, VA

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 24521, plotted from its record coordinates.

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

Scope ZIP code 24521. 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.