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24122 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 24122 covers Montvale, Virginia, with a population of about 1,421 and a median household income of $65,238.

Population
1,42148 per square mile
Median age
5213.3 points above the US average
Median household income
$65,23828% below the Virginia median
Poverty rate
7.9%4.5 points below the US average
Typical home value
$256,564up 28.6% in five years
Degree or higher
18.5%16.5 points below the US average
Homeownership
88.8%23.8 points above the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
31

Where 24122 is

Montvale, 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

Population1,421
Median age52
Family households56%
Born outside the US3.5%
Speaks a language other than English at home3%
White (non-Hispanic)96.1%
Black (non-Hispanic)0.1%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0.1%
Hispanic or Latino3%
Veterans7.5%
Population by age
MaleFemale0-45-910-1415-1920-2425-3435-4445-5455-6465-7475-8485+
Income and poverty

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median household income$65,238
Income per person$32,817
Poverty rate7.9%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance3.5%

Household income distribution

Under $10k1.9%
$10–15k6.0%
$15–20k0.0%
$20–25k1.4%
$25–30k12.4%
$30–35k3.5%
$35–40k1.4%
$40–45k14.2%
$45–50k0.0%
$50–60k3.8%
$60–75k10.5%
$75–100k21.5%
$100–125k9.9%
$125–150k10.5%
$150–200k3.0%
$200k or more0.0%

Income as declared to the IRS

Filed returns rather than survey responses, so this counts tax units and not households.

Tax returns filed780
Mean adjusted gross income$56,379
Returns declaring $200,000 or more0%
Returns, under $25k29.5%
Returns, $25k–$50k28.2%
Returns, $50k–$75k15.4%
Returns, $75k–$100k12.8%
Returns, $100k–$200k14.1%
Returns, $200k or more0.0%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$189,700
Owner-occupied88.8%
Vacant homes7.4%
Median year built1982

What the homes are

Detached house79.8%
Attached house0.9%
5 to 19 units1.7%
Mobile home17.6%
Home values and rents today

Zillow Home Value Index and Zillow Observed Rent Index, courtesy of Zillow. Monthly and current, where the Census figures above are a five-year average and are capped at $2,000,000.

Typical home value$256,564as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 4.6%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 28.6%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 78.4%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$256,564$78,973

$78,973 in 2000 to $256,564 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate4.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher18.5%
High school diploma or higher81.8%
Works from home17%
Drives to work alone73.1%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more41.3%
Health

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

Obesity38.2% 4.8 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes13.9% 1.9 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes15.7% 2.5 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure38.5% 4.4 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health20.1% same as the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)7.7% 3.6 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression24.3% 2.4 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity28.4% 3 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis32.7% 7.6 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking14.5% 1.5 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication79.5% 4.8 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)10.2% 2.5 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma10.9% 0.5 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease7.9% 1.7 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year79.1% 2.4 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening88.6% 2.7 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability14.9% same as the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening66.5% 2.2 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD8.5% 1.9 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist66.1% 4.8 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability34.2% 3.5 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support20.3% 4.5 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity11.1% 6 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps9.2% 5.1 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability8.3% 1.6 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol42.3% 6.1 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity8.9% 4.9 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability8.5% same as the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport6.3% 2.9 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness30.9% 3.5 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use72.6% 3.3 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)16.9% same as the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability16.3% 2.3 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)15.3% 1.8 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability3.9% same as the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat5.9% 2.9 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours35.3% 1.1 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3.9% 0.5 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost12.3% 0.7 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability4.8% 0.8 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments31
People employed228
Annual payroll$9,429,000
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 14.2% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingVery Low
Expected annual loss13.1 out of 100
Community resilience43.6 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.

Landslide86.5Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought81.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire78.5Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning71.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind64.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather57.8Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane56.9Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Avalanche49.7Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail39.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding39.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave31.5Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake28.5Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado25.3Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm23.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave7.6Very 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$65,238$90,974$78,538
Income per person$32,817$49,217$43,289
Poverty rate7.9%9.9%12.4%
Median home value$189,700$360,700$303,400
Median gross rent$1,514$1,348
Homeownership88.8%67.2%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher18.5%41.5%35%
Unemployment rate4.7%4.3%5.2%
Works from home17%16.2%13.5%
Born outside the US3.5%12.9%13.9%
Median age5238.838.7
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 stationBUCHANAN, VA US13.5 km away
Rain in a year44 in
Snow in a year11 in

Average high and low by month

January44.1°F / 26.9°F3.16 in rain, 2.5 in snow
February48.8°F / 28.5°F2.68 in rain, 2.3 in snow
March56.8°F / 35.1°F3.69 in rain, 1.8 in snow
April69.5°F / 44°F3.82 in rain, 0.1 in snow
May76.6°F / 54°F4.44 in rain
June83.4°F / 62.8°F3.94 in rain
July86.5°F / 67.3°F4.54 in rain
August84.8°F / 66°F3.03 in rain
September78.8°F / 59.2°F4.13 in rain
October68.1°F / 47°F3.41 in rain
November56.5°F / 35.5°F3.28 in rain
December47.3°F / 29.8°F3.49 in rain, 4.7 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 supermarketNone of this ZIP code
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%.

Bedford 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 vulnerability52more vulnerable than 52% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status44more vulnerable than 44% of US census tracts
Household characteristics46more vulnerable than 46% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status3more vulnerable than 3% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport81more vulnerable than 81% of US census tracts
Walkability4.4 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

24174 Thaxton, VA7.8 km away
24064 Blue Ridge, VA9 km away
24178 Villamont, VA12.5 km away
24175 Troutville, VA14.2 km away
24090 Fincastle, VA15.1 km away
24066 Buchanan, VA15.7 km away
24077 Cloverdale, VA17.3 km away
24050 Roanoke, VA17.5 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.

Bedford County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area29.59 sq mi
Water area0.01 sq mi
Population density48 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude37.4070, -79.7175

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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