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24538 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 24538 covers Concord, Virginia, with a population of about 4,823 and a median household income of $67,712.

Population
4,82355 per square mile
Median age
50.611.9 points above the US average
Median household income
$67,71226% below the Virginia median
Poverty rate
11%1.4 points below the US average
Typical home value
$295,650up 34.7% in five years
Median rent
$77049% below the Virginia median
Degree or higher
17.5%17.5 points below the US average
Homeownership
85.2%20.2 points above the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
75

Where 24538 is

Concord, 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

Population4,823
Median age50.6
Family households69.9%
Born outside the US1.1%
Speaks a language other than English at home1.1%
White (non-Hispanic)77.7%
Black (non-Hispanic)17.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0.1%
Hispanic or Latino2.8%
Veterans14.1%
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$67,712
Income per person$35,039
Poverty rate11%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance15.1%

Household income distribution

Under $10k6.1%
$10–15k3.4%
$15–20k4.9%
$20–25k5.1%
$25–30k2.1%
$30–35k0.7%
$35–40k7.0%
$40–45k8.4%
$45–50k2.5%
$50–60k5.3%
$60–75k8.7%
$75–100k15.4%
$100–125k8.6%
$125–150k8.3%
$150–200k8.5%
$200k or more5.1%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed2,190
Mean adjusted gross income$65,601
Returns declaring $200,000 or more2.7%
Returns, under $25k26.9%
Returns, $25k–$50k24.2%
Returns, $50k–$75k15.5%
Returns, $75k–$100k11.9%
Returns, $100k–$200k18.7%
Returns, $200k or more2.7%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$166,700
Median gross rent$770
Rent as a share of household income19.4%
Owner-occupied85.2%
Vacant homes9.5%
Median year built1986

What the homes are

Detached house77.1%
Attached house1.4%
2 to 4 units6.7%
Mobile home14.7%
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$295,650as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 5.5%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 34.7%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 85.2%
Typical home value since 2000
200920172026$295,650$145,796

$153,632 in 2009 to $295,650 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate3.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher17.5%
High school diploma or higher88.6%
Works from home8.8%
Drives to work alone80.6%
Takes public transport1%
Commutes 45 minutes or more9.4%
Health

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

Obesity37.5% 4.1 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes15% 3 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes16.4% 3.2 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure41% 6.9 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health22% 1.7 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)8.9% 2.4 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression23.5% 1.6 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity28.3% 2.9 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis32.1% 7 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking14% 2 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication80% 5.3 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)9.2% 1.5 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma11.3% 0.9 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease8.1% 1.9 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year80.1% 3.4 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening87.4% 1.5 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability16.2% 1.4 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening70% 5.7 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD8.9% 2.3 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist64.8% 3.5 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability35.6% 4.9 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support21.5% 3.3 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity14.9% 2.2 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps13.5% 0.8 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability8.2% 1.5 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol41.6% 5.4 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity11.7% 2.1 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability9.7% 1.3 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport8.3% 0.9 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness32.8% 1.6 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use74.9% 1 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)17.6% 0.8 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability17.9% 3.9 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)15.6% 2.1 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability4.6% 0.6 pts above the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat8% 0.8 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours35.3% 1.1 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke4.4% 1 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost17% 4 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability5.8% same as the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments75
People employed664
Annual payroll$29,536,000
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 27.6% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Low
Expected annual loss23.7 out of 100
Community resilience43.2 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.

Drought90.8Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide85.1Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning83.1Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind81.9Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire76.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane71.1Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather61.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake53.9Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail50.9Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm49.4Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding46.5Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado38Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave37.6Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave27.3Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Avalanche9.4Very 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$67,712$90,974$78,538
Income per person$35,039$49,217$43,289
Poverty rate11%9.9%12.4%
Median home value$166,700$360,700$303,400
Median gross rent$770$1,514$1,348
Homeownership85.2%67.2%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher17.5%41.5%35%
Unemployment rate3.6%4.3%5.2%
Works from home8.8%16.2%13.5%
Born outside the US1.1%12.9%13.9%
Median age50.638.838.7
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 stationAPPOMATTOX, VA US13.6 km away
Rain in a year46 in
Snow in a year11 in

Average high and low by month

January44.9°F / 26.8°F3.54 in rain, 3.2 in snow
February49.2°F / 28.7°F2.79 in rain, 3.2 in snow
March56.7°F / 35°F3.95 in rain, 2.8 in snow
April68.1°F / 44.2°F3.56 in rain, 0.1 in snow
May74.9°F / 53.3°F4.65 in rain
June82.4°F / 62.6°F3.8 in rain
July86.1°F / 66.7°F4.08 in rain
August84.2°F / 65.2°F3.55 in rain
September78°F / 58.6°F4.64 in rain
October68.4°F / 46.7°F3.91 in rain
November57.2°F / 36.3°F3.63 in rain
December48.4°F / 30.4°F4.1 in rain, 2 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 supermarket19% 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.

Campbell County Public Schools60.4% of this ZIP code's land area
Appomattox County Public Schools39.6% 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 vulnerability39more vulnerable than 39% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status49more vulnerable than 49% of US census tracts
Household characteristics30more vulnerable than 30% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status35more vulnerable than 35% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport41more vulnerable than 41% of US census tracts
Walkability4.7 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

24504 Lynchburg, VA7.1 km away
24593 Spout Spring, VA7.3 km away
24522 Appomattox, VA14.1 km away
24588 Rustburg, VA15.5 km away
24501 Lynchburg, VA15.6 km away
24505 Lynchburg, VA16.7 km away
24506 Lynchburg, VA16.7 km away
24513 Lynchburg, VA16.9 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.

Campbell County60.4% of this ZIP code's land area
Appomattox County39.6% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area87.02 sq mi
Water area0.38 sq mi
Population density55 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude37.3370, -78.9804

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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