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24473 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 24473 covers Rockbridge Baths, Virginia, with a population of about 831.

Population
83118 per square mile
Median age
61.823.1 points above the US average
Poverty rate
6%6.4 points below the US average
Typical home value
$405,839up 20% in five years
Degree or higher
42%7 points above the US average
Homeownership
90.1%25.1 points above the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
8

Where 24473 is

Rockbridge Baths, 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

Population831
Median age61.8
Family households79.5%
Born outside the US0%
Speaks a language other than English at home0%
White (non-Hispanic)99.2%
Black (non-Hispanic)0%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0%
Hispanic or Latino0%
Veterans5%
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$48,619
Poverty rate6%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance0%

Household income distribution

Under $10k4.5%
$10–15k4.8%
$15–20k0.0%
$20–25k6.0%
$25–30k8.0%
$30–35k0.0%
$35–40k0.0%
$40–45k0.0%
$45–50k14.5%
$50–60k3.4%
$60–75k5.4%
$75–100k7.7%
$100–125k17.6%
$125–150k2.6%
$150–200k12.8%
$200k or more12.8%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed420
Mean adjusted gross income$79,621
Returns declaring $200,000 or more7.1%
Returns, under $25k21.4%
Returns, $25k–$50k26.2%
Returns, $50k–$75k14.3%
Returns, $75k–$100k9.5%
Returns, $100k–$200k21.4%
Returns, $200k or more7.1%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$318,700
Owner-occupied90.1%
Vacant homes28.7%
Median year built1984

What the homes are

Detached house96.8%
Mobile home3.2%
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$405,839as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 3.2%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 20%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 60%
Typical home value since 2000
201220192026$405,839$223,883

$223,883 in 2012 to $405,839 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate0%
Bachelor's degree or higher42%
High school diploma or higher89.8%
Works from home20.7%
Drives to work alone68.5%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more4.3%
Health

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

Obesity36.3% 2.9 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes17.5% 5.5 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes16.2% 3 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure47.4% 13.3 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health23.6% 3.3 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)7.6% 3.7 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression23.2% 1.3 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity29.8% 4.4 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis40.9% 15.8 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking11.6% 4.4 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication84% 9.3 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)12.9% 5.2 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma10.7% same as the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease11.1% 4.9 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year82.7% 6 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening90.3% 4.4 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability14.9% same as the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening71.2% 6.9 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD11.6% 5 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist66.1% 4.8 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability38.9% 8.2 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support18.6% 6.2 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity11.9% 5.2 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps11.3% 3 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability11.4% 4.7 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol47.6% 11.4 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity8.3% 5.5 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability9.9% 1.5 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport6.6% 2.6 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness30% 4.4 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use77.4% 1.5 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)15.5% 1.3 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability21.4% 7.4 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)17.9% 4.4 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability5% 1 pts above the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat6% 2.8 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours32.6% 3.8 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke5.3% 1.9 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost9.8% 3.2 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability6.1% 0.5 pts above the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments8
People employed26
Annual payroll$1,042,000
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 82.2% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Moderate
Expected annual loss81.4 out of 100
Community resilience35.8 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.

Lightning98.9Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide98.7Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding95.6Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought89.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire87.5Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind87.2Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane78.7Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather75.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail67.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave67.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Avalanche63.6Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake42.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado37.3Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm19.9Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave4.4Very 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$48,619$49,217$43,289
Poverty rate6%9.9%12.4%
Median home value$318,700$360,700$303,400
Median gross rent$1,514$1,348
Homeownership90.1%67.2%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher42%41.5%35%
Unemployment rate0%4.3%5.2%
Works from home20.7%16.2%13.5%
Born outside the US0%12.9%13.9%
Median age61.838.838.7
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 stationLEXINGTON, VA US14.1 km away
Rain in a year43 in
Snow in a year13 in

Average high and low by month

January45.2°F / 23.3°F3.15 in rain, 2.9 in snow
February49.3°F / 24.8°F2.76 in rain, 4.7 in snow
March57.4°F / 31.2°F3.52 in rain, 2.3 in snow
April68.4°F / 40.4°F3.71 in rain, 0.1 in snow
May75.7°F / 50.5°F4.11 in rain
June83.1°F / 59.4°F4.8 in rain
July86.6°F / 64°F4.1 in rain
August85.4°F / 62.6°F3.31 in rain
September79.1°F / 55.5°F3.67 in rain
October69.1°F / 42.9°F3.06 in rain
November57.8°F / 31.9°F3.23 in rain, 0.1 in snow
December48.3°F / 26.4°F3.47 in rain, 3.4 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 supermarket100% of this ZIP code's area
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%.

Rockbridge 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 vulnerability41more vulnerable than 41% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status62more vulnerable than 62% of US census tracts
Household characteristics20more vulnerable than 20% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status9more vulnerable than 9% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport44more vulnerable than 44% of US census tracts
Walkability3.6 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

24415 Brownsburg, VA7 km away
24435 Fairfield, VA8.1 km away
24439 Goshen, VA12.9 km away
24450 Lexington, VA13.5 km away
24472 Raphine, VA15.2 km away
24476 Steeles Tavern, VA16.6 km away
24483 Vesuvius, VA16.6 km away
24459 Middlebrook, VA17 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.

Rockbridge County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area46.63 sq mi
Water area0.29 sq mi
Population density18 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude37.8965, -79.3874

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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