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24651 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 24651 covers Tazewell, Virginia, with a population of about 5,683 and a median household income of $45,964.

Population
5,68337 per square mile
Median age
46.17.4 points above the US average
Median household income
$45,96449% below the Virginia median
Poverty rate
18.8%6.4 points above the US average
Typical home value
$165,873up 27.7% in five years
Degree or higher
16.8%18.2 points below the US average
Homeownership
74.4%9.4 points above the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
153

Where 24651 is

Tazewell, 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

Population5,683
Median age46.1
Family households66.6%
Born outside the US0.5%
Speaks a language other than English at home3.3%
White (non-Hispanic)90.9%
Black (non-Hispanic)4.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0.2%
Hispanic or Latino2.5%
Veterans8.5%
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$45,964
Income per person$26,959
Poverty rate18.8%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance15%

Household income distribution

Under $10k6.7%
$10–15k9.4%
$15–20k7.7%
$20–25k5.9%
$25–30k6.1%
$30–35k4.6%
$35–40k5.7%
$40–45k3.2%
$45–50k2.7%
$50–60k5.4%
$60–75k4.5%
$75–100k10.4%
$100–125k12.7%
$125–150k8.7%
$150–200k5.2%
$200k or more1.2%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed2,220
Mean adjusted gross income$65,048
Returns declaring $200,000 or more4.1%
Returns, under $25k31.5%
Returns, $25k–$50k25.2%
Returns, $50k–$75k14.0%
Returns, $75k–$100k10.8%
Returns, $100k–$200k14.4%
Returns, $200k or more4.1%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$117,700
Rent as a share of household income26.8%
Owner-occupied74.4%
Vacant homes24.4%
Median year built1977

What the homes are

Detached house69.2%
Attached house2.7%
2 to 4 units4.7%
5 to 19 units8.4%
20 or more units0.3%
Mobile home14.7%
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$165,873as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 3.7%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 27.7%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 49.8%
Typical home value since 2000
200920172026$165,873$104,164

$107,198 in 2009 to $165,873 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate2.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher16.8%
High school diploma or higher89.5%
Works from home6.6%
Drives to work alone79.7%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more20.9%
Health

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

Obesity39% 5.6 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes15.1% 3.1 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes16% 2.8 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure42.3% 8.2 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health22.5% 2.2 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)8.3% 3 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression26.4% 4.5 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity28.2% 2.8 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis35.7% 10.6 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking13.6% 2.4 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication80.3% 5.6 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)10.4% 2.7 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma11.4% 1 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease8.6% 2.4 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year81.1% 4.4 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening87.8% 1.9 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability16.2% 1.4 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening69.2% 4.9 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD9.8% 3.2 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist65.9% 4.6 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability38.1% 7.4 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support19.9% 4.9 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity13.1% 4 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps12.2% 2.1 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability9.1% 2.4 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol42.7% 6.5 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity9.9% 3.9 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability9.9% 1.5 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport7.3% 1.9 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness34.1% same as the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use73.8% 2.1 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)17.7% 0.9 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability18.9% 4.9 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)16.6% 3.1 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability4.5% 0.5 pts above the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat6.8% 2 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours38.4% 2 pts above the national average of 36.4%
Stroke4.4% 1 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost13.9% 0.9 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability5.6% same as the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments153
People employed1,341
Annual payroll$57,345,000
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 54.3% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Low to Relatively Moderate across the 6 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss40.6 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.

Landslide97.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought90.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave82.9Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind82Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire79.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding76.8Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather71.5Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail61.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake61Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Avalanche59.4Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning56.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane52.1Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado25.7Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm19.5Very 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$45,964$90,974$78,538
Income per person$26,959$49,217$43,289
Poverty rate18.8%9.9%12.4%
Median home value$117,700$360,700$303,400
Median gross rent$1,514$1,348
Homeownership74.4%67.2%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher16.8%41.5%35%
Unemployment rate2.5%4.3%5.2%
Works from home6.6%16.2%13.5%
Born outside the US0.5%12.9%13.9%
Median age46.138.838.7
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 stationBURKES GARDEN, VA US15.5 km away
Rain in a year48 in
Snow in a year47 in

Average high and low by month

January39.3°F / 20.9°F3.98 in rain, 13.2 in snow
February42.4°F / 22.9°F3.67 in rain, 11.4 in snow
March50.4°F / 29°F4.42 in rain, 9.1 in snow
April61.2°F / 37.1°F4.05 in rain, 1.3 in snow
May68.9°F / 45.6°F4.72 in rain
June75.6°F / 53.7°F4.27 in rain
July78.8°F / 57.3°F4.62 in rain
August77.5°F / 55.6°F4.03 in rain
September72.8°F / 48.9°F3.64 in rain
October62.6°F / 37.8°F3.16 in rain, 0.6 in snow
November51.7°F / 28.5°F2.96 in rain, 2.2 in snow
December42.9°F / 23.9°F4.05 in rain, 9.1 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 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 vulnerability31more vulnerable than 31% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status34more vulnerable than 34% of US census tracts
Household characteristics37more vulnerable than 37% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status6more vulnerable than 6% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport46more vulnerable than 46% of US census tracts
Walkability5.2 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

24619 Horsepen, VA5.6 km away
24630 North Tazewell, VA8 km away
24604 Bishop, VA11.4 km away
24602 Bandy, VA14.1 km away
24601 Amonate, VA14.7 km away
24608 Burkes Garden, VA15 km away
24884 Squire, WV17 km away
24318 Ceres, VA17.3 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 area151.96 sq mi
Water area0.24 sq mi
Population density37 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude37.1078, -81.5100

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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