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24020 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 24020 covers Roanoke, Virginia, with a population of about 597.

Population
5971,679 per square mile
Median age
19.519.2 points below the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
4

Where 24020 is

Roanoke, Virginia — the area the Census Bureau draws for this ZIP code. ZIP codes are sets of delivery routes rather than areas, so this is the Census approximation of one, not a Postal Service boundary.

People and households

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Population597
Median age19.5
Born outside the US7.9%
Speaks a language other than English at home15.6%
White (non-Hispanic)68.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)7.2%
Asian (non-Hispanic)6.4%
Hispanic or Latino13.9%
Veterans0%
Population by age
MaleFemale0-45-910-1415-1920-2425-3435-4445-5455-6465-7475-8485+
Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate16.2%
Works from home25.5%
Drives to work alone8.2%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more0%
Health

CDC PLACES 2025 release, model-based estimates. These are modelled small-area estimates for adults, not counts of diagnosed cases.

Obesity20.6% 12.8 pts below the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes1% 11 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes4.2% 9 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure7.1% 27 pts below the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health8.6% 11.7 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)5.8% 5.5 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression35.1% 13.2 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity13.8% 11.6 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis4.1% 21 pts below the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking16.9% 0.9 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication20.9% 53.8 pts below the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)0.8% 6.9 pts below the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma13.4% 3 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease0.4% 5.8 pts below the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year73.3% 3.4 pts below the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening74.8% 11.1 pts below the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability20.6% 5.8 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening66% 1.7 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD1.2% 5.4 pts below the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist81.4% 20.1 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability22.8% 7.9 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support23.1% 1.7 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity11.2% 5.9 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps5.9% 8.4 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability1.2% 5.5 pts below the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol11.9% 24.3 pts below the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity8.6% 5.2 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability7.8% 0.6 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport8.6% 0.6 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness50.4% 16 pts above the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use72.6% 3.3 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)26.4% 9.6 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability2.2% 11.8 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)6.8% 6.7 pts below the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability0.7% 3.3 pts below the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat4.2% 4.6 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours27% 9.4 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke0.3% 3.1 pts below the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost1.4% 11.6 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability2.4% 3.2 pts below the national average of 5.6%
Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments4
People employed12
Annual payroll$548,000
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Natural hazard risk

FEMA National Risk Index, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data — the NRI is not published per ZIP.

Overall riskHigher than 42.1% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Low
Expected annual loss49.9 out of 100
Community resilience65.5 out of 100

By hazard

Score is out of 100 and is the area-weighted average across the census tracts this ZIP code covers. The rating beside it is the highest any one of those tracts carries.

Strong wind83.2Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding74.7Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide69.7Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning68.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather62.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane59.9Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake55.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail50Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave41.4Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire33.3Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado29.8Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm18.7Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave4.6Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Compared with Virginia and the United States

State and national columns are figures for those areas, not for this ZIP code. American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

This ZIPVirginiaUnited States
Median household income$90,974$78,538
Income per person$49,217$43,289
Poverty rate9.9%12.4%
Median home value$360,700$303,400
Median gross rent$1,514$1,348
Homeownership67.2%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher41.5%35%
Unemployment rate16.2%4.3%5.2%
Works from home25.5%16.2%13.5%
Born outside the US7.9%12.9%13.9%
Median age19.538.838.7
Climate

NOAA US Climate Normals 1991-2020, from the nearest weather station with a full year of records. The station and its distance are named above, because a station forty kilometres away describes somewhere else.

Weather stationROANOKE 8 N, VA US1.3 km away
Rain in a year46 in
Snow in a year11 in

Average high and low by month

January46.2°F / 24.8°F3.3 in rain, 2.8 in snow
February49.3°F / 26.6°F2.73 in rain, 4.8 in snow
March57.8°F / 33.2°F3.78 in rain, 1 in snow
April68.2°F / 42.1°F3.98 in rain, 0.1 in snow
May75.6°F / 51.3°F4.42 in rain
June82.2°F / 60°F5.2 in rain
July86.1°F / 64°F4.67 in rain
August84.9°F / 62.9°F3.77 in rain
September78.8°F / 56.4°F4.33 in rain
October68.7°F / 44.7°F3.16 in rain
November57.9°F / 34.1°F3.03 in rain
December48.7°F / 28.5°F3.33 in rain, 2.7 in snow
Access to food

USDA Food Access Research Atlas, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Each figure is the share of the ZIP code's land area that falls in a tract carrying that flag.

Low income and far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
Far from a supermarket100% of this ZIP code's area
No vehicle and far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
School districts

NCES Geographic Relationship File 2025, which states the association between each district and each ZIP code tabulation area directly. Elementary and secondary districts can cover the same ground, so shares need not total 100%.

Roanoke County Public Schools100% of this ZIP code's land area
Community and walkability

CDC/ATSDR Social Vulnerability Index 2022 and the EPA National Walkability Index, both estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Vulnerability figures are national percentile ranks, not measurements.

Overall social vulnerability24more vulnerable than 24% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status23more vulnerable than 23% of US census tracts
Household characteristics16more vulnerable than 16% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status27more vulnerable than 27% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport50more vulnerable than 50% of US census tracts
Walkability9.8 out of 20Below average
Nearby ZIP codes

The closest ZIP codes by centre point, which is not the same as sharing a border.

24077 Cloverdale, VA3.5 km away
24019 Roanoke, VA3.6 km away
24083 Daleville, VA6.3 km away
24012 Roanoke, VA6.3 km away
24175 Troutville, VA7.6 km away
24017 Roanoke, VA8.3 km away
24022 Roanoke, VA9 km away
24001 Roanoke, VA9.5 km away
Location, counties and time zone

County shares from Census 2020 ZCTA relationship files. Time zone from the USDOT National Transportation Atlas, which renders the boundaries written into 49 CFR Part 71.

Roanoke County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area0.36 sq mi
Population density1,679 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude37.3589, -79.9448

Figures are published for this ZIP code or its Census tabulation area unless a section says otherwise. Estimates whose margin of error made them unreliable are omitted rather than shown. Sources: US Census Bureau, CDC, IRS.

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