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24422 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 24422 covers Clifton Forge, Virginia, with a population of about 5,537 and a median household income of $48,235.

Population
5,53770 per square mile
Median age
46.88.1 points above the US average
Median household income
$48,23547% below the Virginia median
Poverty rate
17.2%4.8 points above the US average
Typical home value
$148,122up 14.9% in five years
Median rent
$69154% below the Virginia median
Degree or higher
19.2%15.8 points below the US average
Homeownership
71.6%6.6 points above the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
101

Where 24422 is

Clifton Forge, 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

Population5,537
Median age46.8
Family households56.4%
Born outside the US1.2%
Speaks a language other than English at home3%
White (non-Hispanic)85.2%
Black (non-Hispanic)10%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0.1%
Hispanic or Latino1.4%
Veterans9%
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$48,235
Income per person$30,243
Poverty rate17.2%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance17.1%

Household income distribution

Under $10k7.8%
$10–15k10.3%
$15–20k5.4%
$20–25k6.3%
$25–30k9.4%
$30–35k2.7%
$35–40k3.1%
$40–45k1.4%
$45–50k4.1%
$50–60k8.9%
$60–75k8.8%
$75–100k7.7%
$100–125k7.3%
$125–150k7.0%
$150–200k6.0%
$200k or more3.9%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed2,500
Mean adjusted gross income$53,760
Returns declaring $200,000 or more2%
Returns, under $25k34.4%
Returns, $25k–$50k26.8%
Returns, $50k–$75k14.8%
Returns, $75k–$100k9.2%
Returns, $100k–$200k12.8%
Returns, $200k or more2.0%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$114,400
Median gross rent$691
Rent as a share of household income32.1%
Owner-occupied71.6%
Vacant homes21.7%
Median year built1951

What the homes are

Detached house75.2%
Attached house0.3%
2 to 4 units3.2%
5 to 19 units4.8%
20 or more units9%
Mobile home7.5%
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$148,122as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yeardown 0.9%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 14.9%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 58.6%
Typical home value since 2000
201620212026$151,803$93,238

$93,371 in 2016 to $148,122 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate2.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher19.2%
High school diploma or higher89.5%
Works from home2.9%
Drives to work alone93.6%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more18.2%
Health

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

Obesity40.8% 7.4 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes16.7% 4.7 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes18.4% 5.2 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure44.4% 10.3 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health25.2% 4.9 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)9.6% 1.7 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression25.1% 3.2 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity31.1% 5.7 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis36.9% 11.8 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking12.7% 3.3 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication81.5% 6.8 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)10.5% 2.8 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma11.6% 1.2 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease9.8% 3.6 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year80.9% 4.2 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening87.1% 1.2 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability17.7% 2.9 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening67% 2.7 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD11.4% 4.8 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist59.5% 1.8 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Any disability40.5% 9.8 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support21.4% 3.4 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity16.4% 0.7 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps15.8% 1.5 pts above the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability10% 3.3 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol43.2% 7 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity11.6% 2.2 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability11.4% 3 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport8.8% same as the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness34.1% same as the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use74.2% 1.7 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)18.2% 1.4 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability21.4% 7.4 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)17.8% 4.3 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability5.4% 1.4 pts above the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat8.3% 0.5 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours36.2% same as the national average of 36.4%
Stroke5.1% 1.7 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost17.4% 4.4 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability6.8% 1.2 pts above the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments101
People employed803
Annual payroll$26,237,000
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 79.7% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Low to Relatively Moderate across the 5 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss75.8 out of 100
Community resilience37.6 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.

Strong wind98.5Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide96.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning96Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding92.4Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave86.4Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather77.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire66.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Avalanche60Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane60Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail58.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake44.3Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm27.3Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado25.3Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought10.1Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave2.2Very 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$48,235$90,974$78,538
Income per person$30,243$49,217$43,289
Poverty rate17.2%9.9%12.4%
Median home value$114,400$360,700$303,400
Median gross rent$691$1,514$1,348
Homeownership71.6%67.2%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher19.2%41.5%35%
Unemployment rate2.8%4.3%5.2%
Works from home2.9%16.2%13.5%
Born outside the US1.2%12.9%13.9%
Median age46.838.838.7
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 stationCOVINGTON FLTR PLT, VA US16.1 km away
Rain in a year39 in
Snow in a year10 in

Average high and low by month

January41.5°F / 22.5°F2.6 in rain, 2.5 in snow
February45.5°F / 24.1°F2.43 in rain, 3.3 in snow
March54.2°F / 30.1°F3.36 in rain, 1.6 in snow
April66°F / 38.7°F3.63 in rain, 0.2 in snow
May73.9°F / 48.2°F4.3 in rain
June80.5°F / 56.7°F4.24 in rain
July84°F / 60.9°F3.98 in rain
August82.6°F / 59.9°F3.24 in rain
September76.8°F / 53.3°F3.49 in rain
October67.1°F / 41.6°F2.51 in rain
November55.3°F / 30.8°F2.75 in rain
December45.3°F / 26.2°F2.94 in rain, 2.5 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 supermarket8% of this ZIP code's area
Far from a supermarket3% of this ZIP code's area
No vehicle and far from a supermarket3% 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.

Alleghany Highlands Public Schools95.9% of this ZIP code's land area
Botetourt County Public Schools4.1% 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 vulnerability41more vulnerable than 41% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status39more vulnerable than 39% of US census tracts
Household characteristics41more vulnerable than 41% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status12more vulnerable than 12% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport62more vulnerable than 62% of US census tracts
Walkability4.9 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

24448 Iron Gate, VA3.1 km away
24474 Selma, VA3.5 km away
24438 Glen Wilton, VA7.6 km away
24457 Low Moor, VA7.7 km away
24426 Covington, VA16.6 km away
24445 Hot Springs, VA17 km away
24085 Eagle Rock, VA17.1 km away
24412 Bacova, VA26.2 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.

Alleghany County95.9% of this ZIP code's land area
Botetourt County4.1% of this ZIP code's land area
Bath County0% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area79.52 sq mi
Water area0.54 sq mi
Population density70 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude37.8203, -79.8054

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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