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ZIP Codes Starting with
40 ZIP codes start with 243, sorted at the Roanoke, VA (SCF 240) sectional center (USPS labeling list L005, effective October 1, 2026) in Virginia: 40 residential ZIP codes across 9 counties (Census 2020 ZCTAs and GeoNames postal codes, October 2026).
What do the digits 243 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, 243, route mail to a sectional center: USPS labeling list L005 (effective October 1, 2026) sends letters for 243 to the Roanoke, VA (SCF 240) facility. The last two digits pick the delivery area. By residents, the largest town names among the 243 ZIP codes are Galax, Wytheville, Pulaski, Marion, Hillsville and Chilhowie.
The same facility sorts 4 prefixes, 232 ZIP codes in all: 240, 241, 243, 245.
Where are the 243 ZIP codes?
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 ZCTA cartographic boundaries; ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B19013).
All ZIP codes starting with 243
| County | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24301 | Pulaski | Pulaski County | 13,567 | 159 | $58k | $173k |
| 24311 | Atkins | Smyth County | 1,526 | 48 | $49k | $93k |
| 24312 | Austinville | Carroll County | 1,650 | 46 | $48k | $162k |
| 24313 | Barren Springs | Wythe County | 806 | 106 | $44k | $208k |
| 24314 | Bastian | Bland County | 1,324 | 14 | $85k | $159k |
| 24315 | Bland | Bland County | 3,978 | 23 | $63k | $158k |
| 24316 | Broadford | Tazewell County | 46 | 9 | – | – |
| 24317 | Cana | Carroll County | 3,409 | 88 | $38k | $118k |
| 24318 | Ceres | Bland County | 376 | 5 | $61k | $57k |
| 24319 | Chilhowie | Smyth County | 6,997 | 112 | $53k | $157k |
| 24322 | Cripple Creek | Wythe County | 124 | 7 | $49k | $652k |
| 24323 | Crockett | Wythe County | 798 | 40 | $52k | $136k |
| 24324 | Draper | Pulaski County | 2,298 | 59 | $80k | $214k |
| 24325 | Dugspur | Carroll County | 979 | 20 | $71k | $177k |
| 24326 | Elk Creek | Grayson County | 858 | 17 | $42k | $151k |
| 24327 | Emory | Washington County | 598 | 2,121 | – | – |
| 24328 | Fancy Gap | Carroll County | 1,915 | 50 | $57k | $165k |
| 24330 | Fries | Grayson County | 2,982 | 70 | $48k | $129k |
| 24333 | Galax | Grayson County | 17,390 | 120 | $48k | $155k |
| 24340 | Glade Spring | Washington County | 6,111 | 92 | $71k | $184k |
| 24343 | Hillsville | Carroll County | 9,210 | 73 | $58k | $165k |
| 24347 | Hiwassee | Pulaski County | 1,677 | 21 | $55k | $160k |
| 24348 | Independence | Grayson County | 4,855 | 48 | $45k | $156k |
| 24350 | Ivanhoe | Wythe County | 1,130 | 23 | $54k | $97k |
| 24351 | Lambsburg | Carroll County | 562 | 49 | – | $67k |
| 24352 | Laurel Fork | Carroll County | 1,381 | 47 | $50k | $157k |
| 24354 | Marion | Smyth County | 13,001 | 109 | $45k | $158k |
| 24360 | Max Meadows | Wythe County | 5,750 | 62 | $55k | $211k |
| 24361 | Meadowview | Washington County | 4,484 | 82 | $71k | $195k |
| 24363 | Mouth Of Wilson | Grayson County | 1,031 | 13 | $48k | $162k |
| 24366 | Rocky Gap | Bland County | 466 | 22 | $33k | – |
| 24368 | Rural Retreat | Wythe County | 5,574 | 64 | $74k | $170k |
| 24370 | Saltville | Smyth County | 5,766 | 38 | $49k | $104k |
| 24374 | Speedwell | Wythe County | 411 | 16 | – | – |
| 24375 | Sugar Grove | Smyth County | 1,711 | 27 | $54k | $75k |
| 24377 | Tannersville | Tazewell County | 569 | 16 | $57k | – |
| 24378 | Troutdale | Grayson County | 1,056 | 13 | $49k | $111k |
| 24380 | Willis | Floyd County | 3,088 | 33 | $58k | $224k |
| 24381 | Woodlawn | Carroll County | 3,091 | 61 | $65k | $161k |
| 24382 | Wytheville | Wythe County | 14,582 | 77 | $58k | $163k |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates; GeoNames postal codes (CC BY 4.0) for codes without a residential area.