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24602 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 24602 covers Bandy, Virginia, with a median household income of $45,272.

Median household income
$45,27250% below the Virginia median
Poverty rate
9.9%2.5 points below the US average
Typical home value
$51,555up 7.1% in five years
Median rent
$63958% below the Virginia median
Degree or higher
4.3%30.7 points below the US average
Homeownership
58.3%6.7 points below the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time

Where 24602 is

Bandy, 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

Family households88.8%
Born outside the US0%
Speaks a language other than English at home1.8%
White (non-Hispanic)96.6%
Black (non-Hispanic)0%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0%
Hispanic or Latino3.4%
Veterans5.8%
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$45,272
Income per person$20,846
Poverty rate9.9%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance24.4%

Household income distribution

Under $10k9.8%
$10–15k0.0%
$15–20k4.1%
$20–25k0.0%
$25–30k4.1%
$30–35k0.0%
$35–40k25.8%
$40–45k5.4%
$45–50k7.8%
$50–60k9.2%
$60–75k22.7%
$75–100k4.7%
$100–125k4.4%
$125–150k0.0%
$150–200k0.0%
$200k or more2.0%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed240
Mean adjusted gross income$39,092
Returns declaring $200,000 or more0%
Returns, under $25k41.7%
Returns, $25k–$50k25.0%
Returns, $50k–$75k16.7%
Returns, $75k–$100k16.7%
Returns, $100k–$200k0.0%
Returns, $200k or more0.0%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median gross rent$639
Owner-occupied58.3%
Vacant homes41.7%
Median year built1973

What the homes are

Detached house60.7%
Mobile home39.3%
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$51,555as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yeardown 4.4%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 7.1%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 34.7%
Typical home value since 2000
200920172026$58,320$36,257

$44,690 in 2009 to $51,555 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate7.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher4.3%
High school diploma or higher38.7%
Works from home20.8%
Drives to work alone65.7%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more13.4%
Health

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

Obesity41% 7.6 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes17.4% 5.4 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes19.9% 6.7 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure44.8% 10.7 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health28% 7.7 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%
Depression28.5% 6.6 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity33.5% 8.1 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis38.5% 13.4 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking12.8% 3.2 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication80.8% 6.1 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)10.5% 2.8 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma12.3% 1.9 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease10.1% 3.9 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year80.6% 3.9 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening85.4% 0.5 pts below the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability19.6% 4.8 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening62.3% 2 pts below the national average of 64.3%
COPD13.2% 6.6 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist56.8% 4.5 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Any disability43.9% 13.2 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support20.9% 3.9 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity17.8% 0.7 pts above the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps17.9% 3.6 pts above the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability10.4% 3.7 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol44.2% 8 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity11.9% 1.9 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability12.8% 4.4 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport9.5% same as the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness35.9% 1.5 pts above the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use68.7% 7.2 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)19.8% 3 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability23.3% 9.3 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)19.6% 6.1 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability6% 2 pts above the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat8.5% same as the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours40.1% 3.7 pts above the national average of 36.4%
Stroke5.3% 1.9 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost19.8% 6.8 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability7.4% 1.8 pts above the national average of 5.6%
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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 59.5% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Low to Relatively Moderate across the 3 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss48.2 out of 100
Community resilience18.8 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.

Landslide97.9Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding83.8Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought83.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave82Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire80.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind78.4Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather69.9Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake60.8Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Avalanche58.9Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning56Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail54.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane49.1Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado23.2Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm16.1Very 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$45,272$90,974$78,538
Income per person$20,846$49,217$43,289
Poverty rate9.9%9.9%12.4%
Median home value$360,700$303,400
Median gross rent$639$1,514$1,348
Homeownership58.3%67.2%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher4.3%41.5%35%
Unemployment rate7.5%4.3%5.2%
Works from home20.8%16.2%13.5%
Born outside the US0%12.9%13.9%
Median age38.838.7
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 stationRICHLANDS, VA US15.1 km away
Rain in a year45 in
Snow in a year18 in

Average high and low by month

January44.1°F / 22.7°F3.35 in rain, 6.3 in snow
February47.7°F / 25.2°F3.28 in rain, 4.4 in snow
March55.7°F / 30.8°F4.02 in rain, 2.9 in snow
April66.1°F / 38.8°F3.98 in rain, 0.3 in snow
May74.1°F / 48.6°F4.47 in rain
June80.4°F / 57.4°F4.3 in rain
July83.2°F / 61.5°F4.75 in rain
August82.7°F / 60.2°F3.82 in rain
September78.1°F / 53.4°F3.36 in rain
October67.8°F / 40.8°F2.72 in rain
November57.1°F / 31°F2.77 in rain, 0.3 in snow
December47.6°F / 26.1°F3.78 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 supermarketNone of this ZIP code
Far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
No vehicle and far from a supermarket48% 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%.

Tazewell 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 vulnerability42more vulnerable than 42% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status65more vulnerable than 65% of US census tracts
Household characteristics44more vulnerable than 44% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status10more vulnerable than 10% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport25more vulnerable than 25% of US census tracts
Walkability5 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

24601 Amonate, VA3 km away
24619 Horsepen, VA8.5 km away
24884 Squire, WV8.8 km away
24604 Bishop, VA9.2 km away
24630 North Tazewell, VA9.9 km away
24866 Newhall, WV11.2 km away
24815 Berwind, WV11.5 km away
24826 Cucumber, WV12.6 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.

Tazewell County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area53.18 sq mi
Latitude, longitude37.1661, -81.6508

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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