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24142 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 24142 covers Radford, Virginia, with a population of about 2,235.

Population
2,23519,587 per square mile
Median age
19.519.2 points below the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
15

Where 24142 is

Radford, Virginia — the point the Postal Service gives for this ZIP code. A ZIP code is a set of delivery routes rather than an area, so this marks its centre, not its boundary.

People and households

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Population2,235
Median age19.5
Born outside the US0.9%
Speaks a language other than English at home6%
White (non-Hispanic)66.5%
Black (non-Hispanic)22.6%
Asian (non-Hispanic)1.7%
Hispanic or Latino3.9%
Veterans0%
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

Income per person$6,000
Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate12.5%
Works from home12.1%
Drives to work alone37.6%
Takes public transport0.7%
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.

Obesity28.1% 5.3 pts below the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes1.8% 10.2 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes7.9% 5.3 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure12.9% 21.2 pts below the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health16.2% 4.1 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)9.5% 1.8 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression32.3% 10.4 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity20.7% 4.7 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis5.1% 20 pts below the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking18.4% 2.4 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication19.7% 55 pts below the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)0.7% 7 pts below the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma13.2% 2.8 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease0.9% 5.3 pts below the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year70.3% 6.4 pts below the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening64.2% 21.7 pts below the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability27.3% 12.5 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening78.1% 13.8 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD2.3% 4.3 pts below the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist56.5% 4.8 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Any disability35.9% 5.2 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support25% same as the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity23.6% 6.5 pts above the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps18.3% 4 pts above the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability2.4% 4.3 pts below the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol13.7% 22.5 pts below the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity15.6% 1.8 pts above the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability12.8% 4.4 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport17.2% 8 pts above the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness49.4% 15 pts above the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use71.4% 4.5 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)29.3% 12.5 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability4% 10 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)9.5% 4 pts below the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability1.7% 2.3 pts below the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat10.1% 1.3 pts above the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours37.9% 1.5 pts above the national average of 36.4%
Stroke0.6% 2.8 pts below the national average of 3.4%
Vision disability5.1% 0.5 pts below the national average of 5.6%
Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments15
People employed299
Annual payroll$4,016,000
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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 18.5% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingVery Low
Expected annual loss29.9 out of 100
Community resilience39.5 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.

Landslide81.8Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind77.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather68Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake67.3Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave66.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail52.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning52Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire52Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane45.2Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding35.5Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado26.8Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm15.5Very 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$6,000$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 rate12.5%4.3%5.2%
Works from home12.1%16.2%13.5%
Born outside the US0.9%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 stationRADFORD 3 N, VA US7.7 km away
Rain in a year42 in

Average high and low by month

January42.4°F / 22.5°F3.17 in rain
February46.4°F / 25.3°F2.68 in rain
March54.1°F / 31.3°F3.64 in rain
April65.2°F / 40.1°F3.66 in rain
May72.7°F / 48.7°F4.5 in rain
June80.3°F / 57.2°F3.94 in rain
July83.6°F / 61.3°F4.19 in rain
August82.5°F / 60.1°F3.68 in rain
September76.7°F / 53.6°F3.58 in rain
October66.6°F / 40.9°F2.94 in rain
November55.1°F / 31.6°F2.81 in rain
December45.9°F / 26.7°F3.32 in rain
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 supermarket100% of this ZIP code's area
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%.

Radford City 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 vulnerability53more vulnerable than 53% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status67more vulnerable than 67% of US census tracts
Household characteristics5more vulnerable than 5% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status46more vulnerable than 46% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport80more vulnerable than 80% 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.

24143 Radford, VA2.2 km away
24141 Radford, VA2.2 km away
24129 New River, VA7.1 km away
24058 Belspring, VA8.9 km away
24132 Parrott, VA9.8 km away
24073 Christiansburg, VA11.5 km away
24068 Christiansburg, VA11.6 km away
24084 Dublin, VA12.7 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.

Radford city100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area0.11 sq mi
Population density19,587 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude37.1387, -80.5480

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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