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24319 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 24319 covers Chilhowie, Virginia, with a population of about 6,963 and a median household income of $49,140.

Population
6,963112 per square mile
Median age
45.16.4 points above the US average
Median household income
$49,14046% below the Virginia median
Poverty rate
13.5%1.1 points above the US average
Typical home value
$195,490up 37.5% in five years
Median rent
$77549% below the Virginia median
Degree or higher
19.7%15.3 points below the US average
Homeownership
69.2%4.2 points above the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
97

Where 24319 is

Chilhowie, 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

Population6,963
Median age45.1
Family households72.7%
Born outside the US1.7%
Speaks a language other than English at home2.5%
White (non-Hispanic)92.6%
Black (non-Hispanic)2.3%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0.3%
Hispanic or Latino1.9%
Veterans6.7%
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$49,140
Income per person$25,427
Poverty rate13.5%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance15.6%

Household income distribution

Under $10k5.0%
$10–15k3.3%
$15–20k6.2%
$20–25k5.5%
$25–30k6.7%
$30–35k9.9%
$35–40k3.5%
$40–45k6.7%
$45–50k4.1%
$50–60k8.3%
$60–75k11.0%
$75–100k13.9%
$100–125k7.0%
$125–150k3.4%
$150–200k3.2%
$200k or more2.3%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed2,890
Mean adjusted gross income$57,230
Returns declaring $200,000 or more2.1%
Returns, under $25k31.5%
Returns, $25k–$50k27.0%
Returns, $50k–$75k16.3%
Returns, $75k–$100k10.4%
Returns, $100k–$200k12.8%
Returns, $200k or more2.1%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$145,400
Median gross rent$775
Rent as a share of household income28.9%
Owner-occupied69.2%
Vacant homes11.4%
Median year built1979

What the homes are

Detached house74.1%
Attached house0.5%
2 to 4 units4.8%
5 to 19 units1.5%
20 or more units1.3%
Mobile home17.8%
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$195,490as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 4.5%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 37.5%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 84.4%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$195,490$71,360

$71,360 in 2000 to $195,490 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate1.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher19.7%
High school diploma or higher88.8%
Works from home3.6%
Drives to work alone82.8%
Takes public transport0.4%
Commutes 45 minutes or more11.1%
Health

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

Obesity38% 4.6 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes14.6% 2.6 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes17.7% 4.5 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure39.8% 5.7 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health23.5% 3.2 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)9.3% 2 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression26.2% 4.3 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity29.5% 4.1 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis33.2% 8.1 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking14.1% 1.9 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication79.7% 5 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)9.9% 2.2 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma11.5% 1.1 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease8.6% 2.4 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year79.3% 2.6 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening86.4% 0.5 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability17.4% 2.6 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening64.9% 0.6 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD10.3% 3.7 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist59.5% 1.8 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Any disability36.9% 6.2 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support20.4% 4.4 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity14.6% 2.5 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps13.6% 0.7 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability9.2% 2.5 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol41.3% 5.1 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity10.8% 3 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability10.5% 2.1 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport8.1% 1.1 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness33.7% 0.7 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use71.9% 4 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)18.7% 1.9 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability18.6% 4.6 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)17.1% 3.6 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability4.8% 0.8 pts above the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat7.5% 1.3 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours37.1% 0.7 pts above the national average of 36.4%
Stroke4.4% 1 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost16.9% 3.9 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability5.9% same as the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments97
People employed1,665
Annual payroll$67,305,000
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 64.7% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Low to Relatively Moderate across the 4 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss59.1 out of 100
Community resilience24.5 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.

Landslide95.6Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought91.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave90.7Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind83.2Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding73Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning71.4Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire69.1Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather65.8Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane55.1Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail52.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Avalanche52.4Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake51.3Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm44.1Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado36.7Relatively 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$49,140$90,974$78,538
Income per person$25,427$49,217$43,289
Poverty rate13.5%9.9%12.4%
Median home value$145,400$360,700$303,400
Median gross rent$775$1,514$1,348
Homeownership69.2%67.2%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher19.7%41.5%35%
Unemployment rate1.5%4.3%5.2%
Works from home3.6%16.2%13.5%
Born outside the US1.7%12.9%13.9%
Median age45.138.838.7
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 stationSALTVILLE 1N, VA US16.1 km away
Rain in a year48 in
Snow in a year10 in

Average high and low by month

January44.2°F / 23.2°F3.8 in rain, 1.9 in snow
February48°F / 25.3°F3.77 in rain, 4.2 in snow
March56.9°F / 31°F4.35 in rain, 1.6 in snow
April67.5°F / 39°F4.28 in rain, 0.1 in snow
May75°F / 48.9°F4.3 in rain
June81.5°F / 57.5°F4.39 in rain
July84.4°F / 61.8°F5.14 in rain
August83.7°F / 60.6°F4.53 in rain
September79°F / 54°F3.46 in rain
October68.8°F / 41.2°F2.97 in rain
November57.5°F / 30.6°F3.04 in rain, 0.1 in snow
December47.6°F / 26.1°F4.12 in rain, 2.4 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 supermarket79% of this ZIP code's area
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%.

This ZIP code is served by 2 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Smyth County Public Schools79.2% of this ZIP code's land area
Washington County Public Schools20.8% 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 status48more vulnerable than 48% of US census tracts
Household characteristics72more vulnerable than 72% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status6more vulnerable than 6% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport58more vulnerable than 58% of US census tracts
Walkability4.3 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

24340 Glade Spring, VA9.2 km away
24354 Marion, VA13.1 km away
24327 Emory, VA13.6 km away
24370 Saltville, VA15 km away
24361 Meadowview, VA16.6 km away
24236 Damascus, VA17.7 km away
24378 Troutdale, VA18.3 km away
24292 Whitetop, VA19.3 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.

Smyth County79.2% of this ZIP code's land area
Washington County20.8% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area62.4 sq mi
Water area0.17 sq mi
Population density112 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude36.7719, -81.6651

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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