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24515 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 24515 covers Lynchburg, Virginia, with a population of about 6,081.

Population
6,0819,034 per square mile
Median age
19.719 points below the US average
Degree or higher
46.3%11.3 points above the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
19

Where 24515 is

Lynchburg, 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

Population6,081
Median age19.7
Born outside the US6.2%
Speaks a language other than English at home13.7%
White (non-Hispanic)63.7%
Black (non-Hispanic)14%
Asian (non-Hispanic)7.1%
Hispanic or Latino8.5%
Veterans0.6%
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$4,699
Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate10.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher46.3%
High school diploma or higher100%
Works from home17.9%
Drives to work alone28.7%
Takes public transport1.9%
Commutes 45 minutes or more1.2%
Health

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

Obesity23.7% 9.7 pts below the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes1.1% 10.9 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes5.8% 7.4 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure9.3% 24.8 pts below the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health10.6% 9.7 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)7.8% 3.5 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression31% 9.1 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity14.2% 11.2 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis4.1% 21 pts below the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking22.3% 6.3 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication15.6% 59.1 pts below the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)0.8% 6.9 pts below the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma11.7% 1.3 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease0.7% 5.5 pts below the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year67.8% 8.9 pts below the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening66.7% 19.2 pts below the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability22.7% 7.9 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening57.6% 6.7 pts below the national average of 64.3%
COPD1.5% 5.1 pts below the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist66.7% 5.4 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability28% 2.7 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support23.9% 0.9 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity12.2% 4.9 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps6.7% 7.6 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability2.1% 4.6 pts below the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol13% 23.2 pts below the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity8.8% 5 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability8.5% same as the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport10.1% 0.9 pts above the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness49.1% 14.7 pts above the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use64.1% 11.8 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)26.4% 9.6 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability2.5% 11.5 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)7.6% 5.9 pts below the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability0.9% 3.1 pts below the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat4.9% 3.9 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours34.1% 2.3 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke0.4% 3 pts below the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost12.1% 0.9 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability2.9% 2.7 pts below the national average of 5.6%
Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments19
People employed506
Annual payroll$7,448,000
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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 20.9% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Low
Expected annual loss18.4 out of 100
Community resilience67.7 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.

Lightning92.7Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind92.2Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide87.5Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane74.9Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake70Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather68.7Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm59.1Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail56.4Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado45.9Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire43.9Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave38.5Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave28.8Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding20.4Relatively 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$4,699$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 higher46.3%41.5%35%
Unemployment rate10.6%4.3%5.2%
Works from home17.9%16.2%13.5%
Born outside the US6.2%12.9%13.9%
Median age19.738.838.7
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 stationLYNCHBURG #2, VA US5.3 km away
Rain in a year44 in
Snow in a year12 in

Average high and low by month

January46.4°F / 24.5°F3.38 in rain, 3.8 in snow
February49.7°F / 26.3°F2.85 in rain, 4.2 in snow
March58°F / 32.5°F3.66 in rain, 1.6 in snow
April68°F / 41.3°F3.64 in rain
May74.8°F / 51.4°F4.18 in rain
June82°F / 59.9°F3.98 in rain
July85.3°F / 64.5°F4.07 in rain
August83.9°F / 63.2°F3.63 in rain
September77.8°F / 56.1°F3.93 in rain
October68.8°F / 43.6°F3.36 in rain
November58.8°F / 32.6°F3.17 in rain
December49.1°F / 27.6°F3.76 in rain, 2.8 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%.

Lynchburg 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 vulnerability33more vulnerable than 33% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status67more vulnerable than 67% of US census tracts
Household characteristics1more vulnerable than 1% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status57more vulnerable than 57% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport58more vulnerable than 58% of US census tracts
Walkability14.2 out of 20Above average
Nearby ZIP codes

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

24514 Lynchburg, VA0 km away
24506 Lynchburg, VA2.6 km away
24505 Lynchburg, VA3.5 km away
24502 Lynchburg, VA4.1 km away
24503 Lynchburg, VA4.7 km away
24501 Lynchburg, VA5.7 km away
24572 Madison Heights, VA8.1 km away
24551 Forest, VA11.3 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.

Lynchburg city100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area0.67 sq mi
Population density9,034 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude37.4009, -79.1785

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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