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ZIP Codes Starting with
50 ZIP codes start with 242, sorted at the Johnson City, TN (SCF 376) sectional center (USPS labeling list L005, effective October 1, 2026) in Virginia: 44 residential ZIP codes across 9 counties and 6 PO Box or single-organization codes (Census 2020 ZCTAs and GeoNames postal codes, October 2026).
What do the digits 242 mean?
The first digit, 2, is one of ten national areas (District of Columbia, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia and West Virginia). The first three, 242, route mail to a sectional center: USPS labeling list L005 (effective October 1, 2026) sends letters for 242 to the Johnson City, TN (SCF 376) facility. The last two digits pick the delivery area. By residents, the largest town names among the 242 ZIP codes are Bristol, Abingdon, Big Stone Gap, Wise, Lebanon and Gate City.
The same facility sorts 2 prefixes, 92 ZIP codes in all: 242, 376.
Where are the 242 ZIP codes?
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 ZCTA cartographic boundaries; ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B19013).
All ZIP codes starting with 242
| County | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24201 | Bristol | Bristol city | 15,903 | 1,573 | $49k | $177k |
| 24202 | Bristol | Washington County | 12,389 | 96 | $61k | $200k |
| 24203 | Bristol | Bristol city | PO Box or unique | – | – | – |
| 24205 | Bristol | Bristol city | PO Box or unique | – | – | – |
| 24209 | Bristol | Bristol city | PO Box or unique | – | – | – |
| 24210 | Abingdon | Washington County | 16,814 | 117 | $63k | $216k |
| 24211 | Abingdon | Washington County | 10,298 | 147 | $86k | $307k |
| 24212 | Abingdon | Washington County | PO Box or unique | – | – | – |
| 24215 | Andover | Wise County | PO Box or unique | – | – | – |
| 24216 | Appalachia | Wise County | 2,246 | 32 | $38k | $54k |
| 24217 | Bee | Dickenson County | 474 | 18 | $45k | $151k |
| 24218 | Ben Hur | Lee County | PO Box or unique | – | – | – |
| 24219 | Big Stone Gap | Wise County | 10,450 | 144 | $55k | $161k |
| 24220 | Birchleaf | Dickenson County | 503 | 22 | $51k | $113k |
| 24221 | Blackwater | Lee County | 633 | 12 | $48k | $120k |
| 24224 | Castlewood | Russell County | 5,273 | 50 | $50k | $120k |
| 24225 | Cleveland | Russell County | 1,791 | 30 | $28k | $102k |
| 24226 | Clinchco | Dickenson County | 2,110 | 81 | $54k | $81k |
| 24228 | Clintwood | Dickenson County | 6,317 | 68 | $49k | $113k |
| 24230 | Coeburn | Wise County | 6,900 | 56 | $49k | $102k |
| 24236 | Damascus | Washington County | 3,109 | 52 | $29k | $139k |
| 24237 | Dante | Dickenson County | 1,064 | 20 | $33k | $87k |
| 24239 | Davenport | Buchanan County | 38 | 15 | – | – |
| 24243 | Dryden | Lee County | 1,452 | 63 | $52k | $140k |
| 24244 | Duffield | Scott County | 5,600 | 33 | $40k | $116k |
| 24245 | Dungannon | Scott County | 1,053 | 18 | $36k | $109k |
| 24246 | East Stone Gap | Wise County | 78 | 196 | – | – |
| 24248 | Ewing | Lee County | 2,207 | 40 | $78k | $100k |
| 24250 | Fort Blackmore | Scott County | 1,268 | 22 | $44k | $79k |
| 24251 | Gate City | Scott County | 7,937 | 68 | $45k | $159k |
| 24256 | Haysi | Dickenson County | 2,982 | 55 | $49k | $104k |
| 24258 | Hiltons | Scott County | 1,163 | 29 | $45k | $122k |
| 24260 | Honaker | Russell County | 5,318 | 53 | $46k | $95k |
| 24263 | Jonesville | Lee County | 5,830 | 49 | $39k | $115k |
| 24265 | Keokee | Lee County | 1,140 | 29 | $43k | $65k |
| 24266 | Lebanon | Russell County | 8,688 | 69 | $60k | $151k |
| 24269 | McClure | Dickenson County | 209 | 27 | – | – |
| 24270 | Mendota | Washington County | 416 | 22 | $45k | – |
| 24271 | Nickelsville | Scott County | 2,525 | 39 | $59k | $162k |
| 24272 | Nora | Dickenson County | 316 | 14 | $31k | $90k |
| 24273 | Norton | Wise County | 5,593 | 87 | $42k | $109k |
| 24277 | Pennington Gap | Lee County | 5,839 | 110 | $32k | $86k |
| 24279 | Pound | Wise County | 4,671 | 59 | $44k | $97k |
| 24280 | Rosedale | Russell County | 784 | 79 | $73k | $259k |
| 24281 | Rose Hill | Lee County | 1,890 | 36 | $47k | $155k |
| 24282 | Saint Charles | Lee County | 1,181 | 77 | $31k | $41k |
| 24283 | Saint Paul | Wise County | 1,832 | 71 | $40k | $114k |
| 24290 | Weber City | Scott County | 2,274 | 453 | $61k | $176k |
| 24292 | Whitetop | Grayson County | 555 | 21 | $36k | $76k |
| 24293 | Wise | Wise County | 9,786 | 173 | $63k | $131k |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates; GeoNames postal codes (CC BY 4.0) for codes without a residential area.