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24590 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 24590 covers Scottsville, Virginia, with a population of about 7,940 and a median household income of $88,068.

Population
7,94049 per square mile
Median age
456.3 points above the US average
Median household income
$88,068about the Virginia median
Poverty rate
8.3%4.1 points below the US average
Typical home value
$348,348up 27.1% in five years
Median rent
$1,05530% below the Virginia median
Degree or higher
28.7%6.3 points below the US average
Homeownership
82.6%17.6 points above the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
140

Where 24590 is

Scottsville, 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

Population7,940
Median age45
Family households74.6%
Born outside the US5.2%
Speaks a language other than English at home7.3%
White (non-Hispanic)77.2%
Black (non-Hispanic)13.4%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0.5%
Hispanic or Latino4.5%
Veterans4.7%
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$88,068
Income per person$39,435
Poverty rate8.3%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance12.1%

Household income distribution

Under $10k1.4%
$10–15k5.0%
$15–20k3.2%
$20–25k4.0%
$25–30k3.9%
$30–35k5.5%
$35–40k3.8%
$40–45k0.1%
$45–50k1.9%
$50–60k8.7%
$60–75k8.8%
$75–100k8.1%
$100–125k19.2%
$125–150k6.3%
$150–200k14.0%
$200k or more6.0%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed3,770
Mean adjusted gross income$73,775
Returns declaring $200,000 or more3.7%
Returns, under $25k27.3%
Returns, $25k–$50k24.9%
Returns, $50k–$75k15.9%
Returns, $75k–$100k10.1%
Returns, $100k–$200k18.0%
Returns, $200k or more3.7%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$259,600
Median gross rent$1,055
Rent as a share of household income29.7%
Owner-occupied82.6%
Vacant homes7.9%
Median year built1988

What the homes are

Detached house80.8%
Attached house0.1%
2 to 4 units1.2%
5 to 19 units0.7%
20 or more units1.5%
Mobile home15.7%
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$348,348as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 2.5%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 27.1%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 85.3%
Typical home value since 2000
200920172026$348,348$168,446

$183,714 in 2009 to $348,348 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate5.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher28.7%
High school diploma or higher87.3%
Works from home15.8%
Drives to work alone69.4%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more26.1%
Health

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

Obesity36.6% 3.2 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes12.6% 0.6 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes14.3% 1.1 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure36.7% 2.6 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health18.8% 1.5 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)7.7% 3.6 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression24.3% 2.4 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity24.1% 1.3 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis30.1% 5 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking14.9% 1.1 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication78.6% 3.9 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)9.3% 1.6 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma11.2% 0.8 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease6.8% 0.6 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year79.6% 2.9 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening88.1% 2.2 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability14.7% same as the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening71% 6.7 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD7.6% 1 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist67.1% 5.8 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability32.1% 1.4 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support20.2% 4.6 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity12% 5.1 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps10.4% 3.9 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability7.1% same as the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol39.8% 3.6 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity9.8% 4 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability8.2% same as the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport6.8% 2.4 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness32.8% 1.6 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use76.4% 0.5 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)16.9% same as the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability15% 1 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)14.3% 0.8 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability3.7% same as the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat6.5% 2.3 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours35.1% 1.3 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3.6% same as the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost12% 1 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability4.6% 1 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments140
People employed775
Annual payroll$34,534,000
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 56.6% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Low to Relatively Moderate across the 4 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss53 out of 100
Community resilience40.1 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.

Drought97.4Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind90.3Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide89.9Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning83.4Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane80.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire74.1Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake73.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding66.8Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail60.8Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather50.8Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado47.3Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave44.1Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm41.8Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Avalanche39.2Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave21.5Relatively 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$88,068$90,974$78,538
Income per person$39,435$49,217$43,289
Poverty rate8.3%9.9%12.4%
Median home value$259,600$360,700$303,400
Median gross rent$1,055$1,514$1,348
Homeownership82.6%67.2%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher28.7%41.5%35%
Unemployment rate5.6%4.3%5.2%
Works from home15.8%16.2%13.5%
Born outside the US5.2%12.9%13.9%
Median age4538.838.7
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 stationPALMYRA 3S, VA US18.4 km away
Rain in a year44 in
Snow in a year12 in

Average high and low by month

January45.5°F / 24.6°F3.08 in rain, 3.7 in snow
February49.3°F / 25.6°F2.83 in rain, 4.7 in snow
March57.2°F / 31.7°F3.79 in rain, 1.8 in snow
April68.1°F / 41°F3.32 in rain
May75°F / 51.3°F3.91 in rain
June82.4°F / 60.6°F4.11 in rain
July86.2°F / 65.3°F4.17 in rain
August84.9°F / 63.7°F3.49 in rain
September78.4°F / 56.5°F4.28 in rain
October68.4°F / 43.7°F3.7 in rain
November58°F / 33.4°F3.38 in rain, 0.1 in snow
December48.9°F / 27.5°F3.62 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 supermarket36% 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%.

This ZIP code is served by 3 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Buckingham County Public Schools35.9% of this ZIP code's land area
Albemarle County Public Schools35.7% of this ZIP code's land area
Fluvanna County Public Schools28.4% 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 vulnerability43more vulnerable than 43% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status54more vulnerable than 54% of US census tracts
Household characteristics41more vulnerable than 41% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status38more vulnerable than 38% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport36more vulnerable than 36% of US census tracts
Walkability3.4 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

22946 Keene, VA10.2 km away
22937 Esmont, VA12 km away
24562 Howardsville, VA15.1 km away
22963 Palmyra, VA15.4 km away
23004 Arvonia, VA16.6 km away
22969 Schuyler, VA19.2 km away
23022 Bremo Bluff, VA19.3 km away
22959 North Garden, VA20.1 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 County35.9% of this ZIP code's land area
Albemarle County35.7% of this ZIP code's land area
Fluvanna County28.4% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area161.95 sq mi
Water area2.46 sq mi
Population density49 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude37.8049, -78.4740

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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