Postal Codes

24562 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 24562 covers Howardsville, Virginia, with a population of about 619 and a median household income of $60,125.

Population
61927 per square mile
Median age
65.727 points above the US average
Median household income
$60,12534% below the Virginia median
Poverty rate
15.2%2.8 points above the US average
Typical home value
$262,119up 10.6% in five years
Degree or higher
23.5%11.5 points below the US average
Homeownership
79.2%14.2 points above the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
10

Where 24562 is

Howardsville, 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

Population619
Median age65.7
Family households78.9%
Born outside the US5.7%
Speaks a language other than English at home0%
White (non-Hispanic)85.5%
Black (non-Hispanic)9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0%
Hispanic or Latino0%
Veterans19.3%
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$60,125
Income per person$38,762
Poverty rate15.2%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance14%

Household income distribution

Under $10k20.8%
$10–15k0.0%
$15–20k2.2%
$20–25k0.0%
$25–30k0.0%
$30–35k2.2%
$35–40k9.3%
$40–45k5.4%
$45–50k0.0%
$50–60k10.0%
$60–75k19.4%
$75–100k4.7%
$100–125k9.7%
$125–150k12.5%
$150–200k0.0%
$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 filed210
Mean adjusted gross income$57,738
Returns declaring $200,000 or more0%
Returns, under $25k28.6%
Returns, $25k–$50k28.6%
Returns, $50k–$75k28.6%
Returns, $75k–$100k0.0%
Returns, $100k–$200k14.3%
Returns, $200k or more0.0%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$285,600
Owner-occupied79.2%
Vacant homes37.4%
Median year built1984

What the homes are

Detached house78.5%
Mobile home21.5%
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$262,119as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 2.7%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 10.6%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 70.4%
Typical home value since 2000
201420202026$267,087$144,132

$144,132 in 2014 to $262,119 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate9.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher23.5%
High school diploma or higher86.1%
Works from home0%
Drives to work alone76.4%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more38.2%
Health

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

Obesity42.2% 8.8 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes18.8% 6.8 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes18.6% 5.4 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure47.5% 13.4 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health26.9% 6.6 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)10.5% 0.8 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression23.7% 1.8 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity32.8% 7.4 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis36.9% 11.8 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking11.8% 4.2 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication82.9% 8.2 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)10.3% 2.6 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma11.6% 1.2 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease10.4% 4.2 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year81.8% 5.1 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening87.9% 2 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability17.2% 2.4 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening67.7% 3.4 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD11.5% 4.9 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist58.5% 2.8 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Any disability41.3% 10.6 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support22.7% 2.1 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity18.7% 1.6 pts above the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps18.2% 3.9 pts above the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability10% 3.3 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol45.3% 9.1 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity13.5% same as the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability11.4% 3 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport9.5% same as the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness34.1% same as the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use72.2% 3.7 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)17.5% 0.7 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability22.8% 8.8 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)18% 4.5 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability5.9% 1.9 pts above the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat9.4% 0.6 pts above the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours38.3% 1.9 pts above the national average of 36.4%
Stroke5.7% 2.3 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost20.2% 7.2 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability7.3% 1.7 pts above the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments10
People employed20
Annual payroll$700,000
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 62.1% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Moderate
Expected annual loss50.4 out of 100
Community resilience23.7 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.

Drought97.9Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind90.9Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide89.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning88.5Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane81.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire74.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding71.6Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake68.1Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail64.3Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Avalanche53.7Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather47.9Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado44.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm42.5Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave36.1Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave28Relatively 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$60,125$90,974$78,538
Income per person$38,762$49,217$43,289
Poverty rate15.2%9.9%12.4%
Median home value$285,600$360,700$303,400
Median gross rent$1,514$1,348
Homeownership79.2%67.2%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher23.5%41.5%35%
Unemployment rate9.3%4.3%5.2%
Works from home0%16.2%13.5%
Born outside the US5.7%12.9%13.9%
Median age65.738.838.7
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 stationTYE RVR 1 SE, VA US29.5 km away
Rain in a year46 in

Average high and low by month

January48°F / 25.5°F3.45 in rain
February52°F / 27.6°F2.68 in rain
March59.8°F / 33.6°F3.69 in rain
April70.2°F / 42.8°F3.59 in rain
May76.5°F / 52.3°F4.6 in rain
June83.6°F / 60.9°F4.52 in rain
July87.3°F / 65.6°F3.68 in rain
August85.7°F / 64.1°F4.42 in rain
September79.9°F / 57°F4.39 in rain
October71.1°F / 44.6°F3.75 in rain
November61°F / 34.6°F3.56 in rain
December51°F / 28.7°F4.01 in rain
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 supermarket93% of this ZIP code's area
Far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
No vehicle and far from a supermarket26% 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 3 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Buckingham County Public Schools66.9% of this ZIP code's land area
Nelson County Public Schools26.4% of this ZIP code's land area
Albemarle County Public Schools6.7% 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 vulnerability66more vulnerable than 66% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status75more vulnerable than 75% of US census tracts
Household characteristics69more vulnerable than 69% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status44more vulnerable than 44% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport46more vulnerable than 46% of US census tracts
Walkability3.2 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

22937 Esmont, VA7.1 km away
22969 Schuyler, VA7.5 km away
22946 Keene, VA12.9 km away
24599 Wingina, VA14.8 km away
24590 Scottsville, VA15.1 km away
22938 Faber, VA15.4 km away
22971 Shipman, VA15.8 km away
22931 Covesville, VA18.9 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.

Buckingham County66.9% of this ZIP code's land area
Nelson County26.4% of this ZIP code's land area
Albemarle County6.7% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area22.85 sq mi
Water area0.99 sq mi
Population density27 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude37.7511, -78.6313

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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