Postal Codes

24606 ZIP Code

Advertisement

English Español

ZIP code 24606 covers Boissevain, Virginia, with a median household income of $24,375.

Median age
61.622.9 points above the US average
Median household income
$24,37573% below the Virginia median
Poverty rate
34.7%22.3 points above the US average
Degree or higher
0%35 points below the US average
Homeownership
100%35 points above the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time

Where 24606 is

Boissevain, 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

Median age61.6
Family households62.3%
Born outside the US4.6%
Speaks a language other than English at home14.5%
White (non-Hispanic)100%
Black (non-Hispanic)0%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0%
Hispanic or Latino0%
Veterans12.5%
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$24,375
Income per person$12,010
Poverty rate34.7%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance24.5%

Household income distribution

Under $10k10.4%
$10–15k11.3%
$15–20k0.0%
$20–25k37.7%
$25–30k26.4%
$30–35k0.0%
$35–40k0.0%
$40–45k0.0%
$45–50k0.0%
$50–60k0.0%
$60–75k14.2%
$75–100k0.0%
$100–125k0.0%
$125–150k0.0%
$150–200k0.0%
$200k or more0.0%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Owner-occupied100%
Vacant homes24.8%
Median year built1938

What the homes are

Detached house71.6%
Attached house8.5%
Mobile home19.9%
Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate0%
Bachelor's degree or higher0%
High school diploma or higher65%
Works from home0%
Drives to work alone32.8%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more0%
Health

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

Obesity41.8% 8.4 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes19.2% 7.2 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes21.1% 7.9 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure47.9% 13.8 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health29.8% 9.5 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)11.5% same as the national average of 11.3%
Depression26.8% 4.9 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity35.7% 10.3 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis39.3% 14.2 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking12.5% 3.5 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication81.8% 7.1 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)10.8% 3.1 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma11.5% 1.1 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease12.1% 5.9 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year80.5% 3.8 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening85.3% 0.6 pts below the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability20% 5.2 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening68.1% 3.8 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD14% 7.4 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist55.9% 5.4 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Any disability46.4% 15.7 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support22.1% 2.7 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity18.4% 1.3 pts above the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps18.3% 4 pts above the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability12.3% 5.6 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol45.7% 9.5 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity12.2% 1.6 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability13.1% 4.7 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport9.6% same as the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness35.8% 1.4 pts above the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use69.7% 6.2 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)19.4% 2.6 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability24.8% 10.8 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)20.3% 6.8 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability6.3% 2.3 pts above the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat8.4% same as the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours38.9% 2.5 pts above the national average of 36.4%
Stroke5.9% 2.5 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost13.3% same as the national average of 13%
Vision disability7.9% 2.3 pts above the national average of 5.6%
Advertisement
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 37.5% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Low
Expected annual loss26.8 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.

Landslide96.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave81.7Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire81.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather67.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind67Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding65.5Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning54.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail49.5Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake47.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane40.4Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm24Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado17.3Very 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$24,375$90,974$78,538
Income per person$12,010$49,217$43,289
Poverty rate34.7%9.9%12.4%
Median home value$360,700$303,400
Median gross rent$1,514$1,348
Homeownership100%67.2%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher0%41.5%35%
Unemployment rate0%4.3%5.2%
Works from home0%16.2%13.5%
Born outside the US4.6%12.9%13.9%
Median age61.638.838.7
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 stationELKHORN, WV US11.9 km away

Average high and low by month

January42.6°F / 23.4°F
February46.4°F / 25.7°F
March54.8°F / 31.7°F
April66.1°F / 39.2°F
May73.5°F / 48.4°F
June79.9°F / 55.9°F
July82.8°F / 60.3°F
August81.9°F / 58.8°F
September77.1°F / 52.6°F
October66.9°F / 41°F
November55.4°F / 31.7°F
December44.7°F / 27.1°F
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%.

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 vulnerability62more vulnerable than 62% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status53more vulnerable than 53% of US census tracts
Household characteristics63more vulnerable than 63% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status18more vulnerable than 18% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport80more vulnerable than 80% of US census tracts
Walkability3.3 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

24848 Jenkinjones, WV4.2 km away
24635 Pocahontas, VA4.3 km away
24751 Wolfe, WV5.4 km away
24613 Falls Mills, VA5.6 km away
24808 Anawalt, WV6.8 km away
24738 Nemours, WV7.1 km away
24715 Bramwell, WV7.4 km away
24724 Freeman, WV9 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 area2.35 sq mi
Latitude, longitude37.2818, -81.3804

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.

Advertisement