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24641 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 24641 covers Richlands, Virginia, with a population of about 5,417 and a median household income of $37,044.

Population
5,417280 per square mile
Median age
42.84.1 points above the US average
Median household income
$37,04459% below the Virginia median
Poverty rate
27.3%14.9 points above the US average
Typical home value
$121,602up 20.3% in five years
Median rent
$82346% below the Virginia median
Degree or higher
14.1%20.9 points below the US average
Homeownership
66.6%1.6 points above the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
171

Where 24641 is

Richlands, 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

Population5,417
Median age42.8
Family households60.2%
Born outside the US0.7%
Speaks a language other than English at home1.7%
White (non-Hispanic)97.7%
Black (non-Hispanic)0.1%
Asian (non-Hispanic)1.8%
Hispanic or Latino0%
Veterans5.4%
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$37,044
Income per person$26,794
Poverty rate27.3%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance20.3%

Household income distribution

Under $10k7.0%
$10–15k15.3%
$15–20k6.2%
$20–25k6.5%
$25–30k6.7%
$30–35k5.6%
$35–40k4.5%
$40–45k4.1%
$45–50k4.4%
$50–60k5.1%
$60–75k9.1%
$75–100k9.5%
$100–125k5.0%
$125–150k4.8%
$150–200k2.3%
$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 filed1,940
Mean adjusted gross income$56,209
Returns declaring $200,000 or more2.6%
Returns, under $25k36.1%
Returns, $25k–$50k25.8%
Returns, $50k–$75k14.9%
Returns, $75k–$100k8.8%
Returns, $100k–$200k11.9%
Returns, $200k or more2.6%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$103,900
Median gross rent$823
Rent as a share of household income31.4%
Owner-occupied66.6%
Vacant homes18.2%
Median year built1972

What the homes are

Detached house59.9%
Attached house1.6%
2 to 4 units6.2%
5 to 19 units4.5%
20 or more units1.4%
Mobile home26.4%
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$121,602as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yeardown 2.1%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 20.3%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 47.5%
Typical home value since 2000
200920172026$125,050$80,167

$85,865 in 2009 to $121,602 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate7.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher14.1%
High school diploma or higher85.4%
Works from home4.1%
Drives to work alone82.8%
Takes public transport0.2%
Commutes 45 minutes or more18.8%
Health

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

Obesity42.7% 9.3 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes17% 5 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes21.3% 8.1 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure43.5% 9.4 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health28.6% 8.3 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)11% same as the national average of 11.3%
Depression29.6% 7.7 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity34.1% 8.7 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis36.3% 11.2 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking13.4% 2.6 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication79% 4.3 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)9.4% 1.7 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma12.3% 1.9 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease9.7% 3.5 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year79.5% 2.8 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening83.8% 2.1 pts below the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability20.7% 5.9 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening60.8% 3.5 pts below the national average of 64.3%
COPD12.9% 6.3 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist55.8% 5.5 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Any disability43.9% 13.2 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support20.8% 4 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity20.2% 3.1 pts above the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps21.5% 7.2 pts above the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability10.1% 3.4 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol42.3% 6.1 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity13.7% same as the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability13.4% 5 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport10.7% 1.5 pts above the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness35.9% 1.5 pts above the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use71.7% 4.2 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)20.9% 4.1 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability22.7% 8.7 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)19.5% 6 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability6.2% 2.2 pts above the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat10% 1.2 pts above the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours40.9% 4.5 pts above the national average of 36.4%
Stroke5.1% 1.7 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost20% 7 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability7.8% 2.2 pts above the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments171
People employed2,172
Annual payroll$92,168,000
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 56.9% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Low to Relatively High across the 4 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss39.5 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.

Landslide96.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding83.9Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave77Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire75.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind73.6Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather64.1Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Avalanche60.5Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake59.8Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail49.5Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning49.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane46.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado20.3Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought20Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm12.2Very 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$37,044$90,974$78,538
Income per person$26,794$49,217$43,289
Poverty rate27.3%9.9%12.4%
Median home value$103,900$360,700$303,400
Median gross rent$823$1,514$1,348
Homeownership66.6%67.2%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher14.1%41.5%35%
Unemployment rate7.5%4.3%5.2%
Works from home4.1%16.2%13.5%
Born outside the US0.7%12.9%13.9%
Median age42.838.838.7
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 US1.7 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 supermarket17% of this ZIP code's area
Far from a supermarket17% of this ZIP code's area
No vehicle and far from a supermarket7% 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 vulnerability74more vulnerable than 74% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status76more vulnerable than 76% of US census tracts
Household characteristics71more vulnerable than 71% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status1more vulnerable than 1% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport78more vulnerable than 78% of US census tracts
Walkability4.8 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

24612 Doran, VA1.9 km away
24609 Cedar Bluff, VA4.8 km away
24640 Red Ash, VA5.6 km away
24637 Pounding Mill, VA8.2 km away
24649 Swords Creek, VA8.8 km away
24647 Shortt Gap, VA8.8 km away
24639 Raven, VA9.1 km away
24622 Jewell Ridge, VA12.9 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.

Tazewell County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area19.35 sq mi
Water area0.06 sq mi
Population density280 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude37.0941, -81.8123

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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