24216 Zip Code (Appalachia, VA) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 2,488
Zip code population in 2010: 2,939
Zip code population in 2000: 3,158

Houses and condos: 1,301
Renter-occupied apartments: 338
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 24216: 82.0 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 67.4 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.2 sq. mi.

Population density: 37 people per square mile

(very low).

Real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2022:
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $560 (0.8%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $443 (1.0%)

For population 25 years and over in 24216:

• High school or higher: 76.7%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.9%
• Graduate or professional degree: 2.8%
• Unemployed: 6.2%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 24.7 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 24216:

• Never married: 26.0%
• Now married: 47.9%
• Separated: 3.2%
• Widowed: 10.5%
• Divorced: 12.4%

• 
• • 2,20888.7%White
  • 1646.6%Two or more races
  • 763.1%Black
  • 401.6%Hispanic or Latino

Urban population: 1,232
Rural population: 1,255

Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 24216, filed in 2021:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $32,441 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$32,441
State:	$86,446

Salary/wage: $29,554 (reported on 82.9% of returns)

Here:	$29,554
State:	$71,185

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1069.7% for AGIs below $25k, 3110.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 5904.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 8620.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 14850.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $517 (reported on 14.6% of returns)

This zip code:	$517
Virginia:	$1,805

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.2% for AGIs below $25k, 24.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 10.0% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Ordinary dividends: $600 (reported on 4.9% of returns)

Here:	$600
State:	$8,327

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 12.6% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Profit/loss from business: +$4,989 (reported on 11.0% of returns)

Here:	+$4,989
State:	+$12,836

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 98.5% for AGIs below $25k, 60.0% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $11,775 (reported on 4.9% of returns)

24216:	$11,775
Virginia:	$21,535

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 247.9% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Earned income credit: $2,752 (reported on 32.9% of returns)

Here:	$2,752
State:	$2,214

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 150.9% for AGIs below $25k, 121.1% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 89.0%

Here:	89%
State:	92%

(% for various income ranges: 88.1% for AGIs below $25k, 90.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 88.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 83.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 100.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 24216, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $36,767 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$36,767
State:	$71,192

Salary/wage: $35,321 (reported on 84.6% of returns)

Here:	$35,321
State:	$59,229

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 77.6% for AGIs below $25k, 78.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 85.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 87.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 77.9% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $853 (reported on 16.5% of returns)

This zip code:	$853
Virginia:	$1,600

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.9% for AGIs below $25k, 0.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.7% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Ordinary dividends: $650 (reported on 4.4% of returns)

Here:	$650
State:	$6,959

Profit/loss from business: +$6,060 (reported on 11.0% of returns)

Here:	+$6,060
State:	+$14,116

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $11,329 (reported on 7.7% of returns)

24216:	$11,329
Virginia:	$16,667

Total itemized deductions: $17,971 (18% of AGI, reported on 7.7% of returns)

Here:	$17,971
State:	$26,596

Here:	17.9% of AGI
State:	20.1% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.3% for AGIs below $25k, 6.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 7.3% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Charity contributions: $5,060 (reported on 5.5% of returns)

Here:	$5,060
State:	$4,443

Taxes paid: $5,986 (reported on 7.7% of returns)

24216:	$5,986
State:	$9,951

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.5% for AGIs below $25k, 1.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 3.8% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Earned income credit: $2,411 (reported on 29.7% of returns)

Here:	$2,411
State:	$2,211

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 9.1% for AGIs below $25k, 1.8% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 54.9%

Here:	55%
State:	46%

(% for various income ranges: 52.2% for AGIs below $25k, 52.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 58.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 71.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 60.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 24216, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $27,396 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$27,396
State:	$56,704

Salary/wage: $26,446 (reported on 88.1% of returns)

Here:	$26,446
State:	$48,441

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 88.3% for AGIs below $10k, 79.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 87.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 90.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 95.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 59.0% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $873 (reported on 18.8% of returns)

This zip code:	$873
Virginia:	$1,688

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.3% for AGIs below $10k, 1.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.5% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable dividends: $862 (reported on 5.8% of returns)

Here:	$862
State:	$4,028

Net capital gain/loss: +$567 (reported on 3.0% of returns)

Here:	+$567
State:	+$14,375

Profit/loss from business: +$5,337 (reported on 9.5% of returns)

Here:	+$5,337
State:	+$13,342

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 6.0% for AGIs below $10k, 3.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 2.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.9% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Total itemized deductions: $13,613 (18% of AGI, reported on 6.2% of returns)

Here:	$13,613
State:	$21,492

Here:	18.4% of AGI
State:	21.0% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 5.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 9.9% for AGIs over 100k)

Charity contributions deductions: $2,475 (3% of AGI, reported on 4.0% of returns)

Here:	$2,475
State:	$3,794

Here:	3.1% of AGI
State:	3.5% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.9% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Total tax: $3,041 (reported on 63.2% of returns)

24216:	$3,041
State:	$9,537

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.5% for AGIs below $10k, 3.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 6.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 11.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 12.0% for AGIs over 100k)

Earned income credit: $1,707 (reported on 29.3% of returns)

Here:	$1,707
State:	$1,734

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 60.5%

Here:	60%
State:	52%

(% for various income ranges: 57.2% for AGIs below $10k, 61.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 60.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 66.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 48.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 73.3% for AGIs over 100k)

Nearest zip codes: 40862, 40855, 24246, 40826, 24219, 24273.
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

• Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
• Gay men: 0.8% of all households

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 336
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 749

Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 47 (12 now married, 32 unmarried)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 485 (189 now married, 297 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 24216 with a mortgage: 240 (11 second mortgage, 9 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $886
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $325

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:

• Zip code 24216 household income distribution in 2022

• 179Less than $10,000
• 81$10,000 to $14,999
• 69$15,000 to $19,999
• 150$20,000 to $24,999
• 43$25,000 to $29,999
• 24$30,000 to $34,999
• 89$35,000 to $39,999
• 37$40,000 to $44,999
• 68$45,000 to $49,999
• 55$50,000 to $59,999
• 92$60,000 to $74,999
• 106$75,000 to $99,999
• 26$100,000 to $124,999
• 10$125,000 to $149,999
• 31$150,000 to $199,999

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 24216

• 13Less than $10,000
• 7$10,000 to $14,999
• 45$15,000 to $19,999
• 50$20,000 to $24,999
• 27$25,000 to $29,999
• 58$30,000 to $34,999
• 61$35,000 to $39,999
• 50$40,000 to $49,999
• 101$50,000 to $59,999
• 106$60,000 to $69,999
• 71$70,000 to $79,999
• 24$80,000 to $89,999
• 2$90,000 to $99,999
• 37$100,000 to $124,999
• 6$125,000 to $149,999
• 7$150,000 to $174,999
• 3$175,000 to $199,999
• 10$200,000 to $249,999
• 12$300,000 to $399,999
• 16$500,000 to $749,999

• Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 24216

• 34Less than $100
• 7$100 to $149
• 9$150 to $199
• 56$200 to $249
• 5$250 to $299
• 3$350 to $399
• 24$400 to $449
• 5$450 to $499
• 45$500 to $549
• 10$550 to $599
• 13$600 to $649
• 6$650 to $699
• 11$700 to $749
• 11$900 to $999
• 17$1,250 to $1,499
• 90No cash rent

Median gross rent in 2022: $619.

Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2022 for:

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $59,820
• Black or African American householders: $64,055
• Two or more races householders: $66,173
• Hispanic or Latino householders: $48,526

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $58,762 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $36,753 - $79,130

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $111,134

Here:	$111,134
State:	$472,865

Townhouses or other attached units: $1,100,849

Here:	$1,100,849
State:	$457,437

Mobile homes: $21,571

Here:	$21,571
State:	$100,736

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 857
• One, attached: 8
• Two: 14
• 3 or 4: 42
• 5 to 9: 93
• 10 to 19: 67
• 20 to 49: 9
• Mobile homes: 194

Unemployment: 6.2%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 24216

• 80.1%520Drove a car alone
• 10.3%67Carpooled
• 0.6%4Walked
• 0.6%4Other means
• 5.4%35Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 24216

• 15Less than 5 minutes
• 675 to 9 minutes
• 7810 to 14 minutes
• 6215 to 19 minutes
• 12220 to 24 minutes
• 1425 to 29 minutes
• 9630 to 34 minutes
• 1335 to 39 minutes
• 2740 to 44 minutes
• 3645 to 59 minutes
• 4660 to 89 minutes
• 990 or more minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 80.1%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 2,488

• Male householders: 437 (157 living alone), Female householders: 613 (151 living alone)

• 466 spouses (448 opposite-sex spouses), 36 unmarried partners, (27 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 709 children (696 natural, 8 adopted, 7 stepchildren), 68 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 10 parents, 0 foster children, 100 other relatives, 48 non-relatives

Size of family households: 322 2-persons, 138 3-persons, 118 4-persons, 67 5-persons, 12 6-persons, 3 7-or-more-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 307 1-person, 76 2-persons

211 married couples with children.
229 single-parent households (21 men, 208 women).

99.3% of residents of 24216 zip code speak English at home.
0.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% well).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (100% very well).

Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• APPALACHIA HIGH SCHOOL (205 LEE STREET in APPALACHIA, VA)

  AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
  (Geographic Names Information System)
  (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-0960710
  CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
  National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
  Business SIC classification: SEWERAGE SYSTEMS; ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS
  Business NAICS classification: ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS.
  Organizations: WISE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS - A (CONTACT/OWNER) , WISE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
  Alternative names: WISE CO SCHOOL BOARD APPALACHI, WISE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS/APP, WISE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS/APPALACHIA HI, WISE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS APPALACHIA HIGH SCHOOL

• AIR WAY RESOURCES LLC (HWY 23 in APPALACHIA, VA)

  AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
  STATE MASTER (Virginia pollutants databases) - CEDS-10447, AIR PROGRAM
  Business SIC and NAICS classification: BITUMINOUS COAL AND LIGNITE SURFACE MINING
  

• APPALACHIA COAL COMPANY, INC. (2.4 MI NE OF RODA in APPALACHIA, VA)

  AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
  STATE MASTER (Virginia pollutants databases) - CEDS-11399, AIR PROGRAM
  Business SIC and NAICS classification: BITUMINOUS COAL AND LIGNITE SURFACE MINING
  

• CANE PATCH MINING COMPANY (RTE 603 in APPALACHIA, VA)

  AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
  STATE MASTER (Virginia pollutants databases) - CEDS-11171, AIR PROGRAM
  Business SIC and NAICS classification: BITUMINOUS COAL AND LIGNITE SURFACE MINING
  

• AIRWAY RESOURCES LLC (HWY 58 in APPALACHIA, VA)

  AIR SYNTHETIC MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
  STATE MASTER (Virginia pollutants databases) - CEDS-11308, AIR PROGRAM
  Business SIC and NAICS classification: BITUMINOUS COAL AND LIGNITE SURFACE MINING
  

• AMBROSE BRANCH COAL COMPANY (RTE 603 in APPALACHIA, VA)

  AIR SYNTHETIC MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
  STATE MASTER (Virginia pollutants databases) - CEDS-11144, AIR PROGRAM
  Business SIC and NAICS classification: BITUMINOUS COAL AND LIGNITE SURFACE MINING
  

• APPALACHIA ELEM. (3965 KENT JUNCTION ROAD in APPALACHIA, VA)

  (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-0960020
  Organizations: WISE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
  

• APPALACHIA WTP (PO BOX 112 in APPALACHIA, VA)

  National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
  Business SIC classification: WATER SUPPLY
  Alternative names: APPALACHIA,TOWN OF WATER DEPAR

• COASTALMART INC #811 (740 W MAIN ST in APPALACHIA, VA)

  (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
  Organizations: OPERNAME (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
  

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 5.9%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 6.3%

Population in 1990: 2,916. Population change in the 1990s: +242 (+8.3%).

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 1,793
• Northeast: 28
• Midwest: 148
• South: 414
• West: 45

67% of the 24216 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 67% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Virginia.

95% of the 24216 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 46% moved from this county.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 33% moved from different county within same state.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 27% moved from different state.

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 45
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 25 Students in private undergraduate colleges:

Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:

• Mining: Bituminous Coal and Lignite Surface Mining (100-249 employees: 2 establishments, 50-99 employees: 1 establishment, 20-49 employees: 3 establishments, 10-19 employees: 1 establishment)
• Mining: Bituminous Coal Underground Mining (100-249: 1, 50-99: 1, 20-49: 5, 10-19: 3, 5-9: 1)
• Management of Companies and Enterprises: Corporate, Subsidiary, and Regional Managing Offices (20-49: 1)
• Construction: Electrical Contractors (10-19: 1, 1-4: 1)
• Health Care and Social Assistance: Child Day Care Services (5-9: 2, 1-4: 1)

2003 - 2018 National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) incidents

According to the data from the years 2003 - 2018 the average number of fires per year is 7. The highest number of fires - 25 took place in 2003, and the least - 0 in 2011. The data has a decreasing trend.
When looking into fire subcategories, the most incidents belonged to: Structure Fires (58.9%), and Outside Fires (27.1%).


• Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Zip Code 24216
• 6358.9%Structure Fires
• 2927.1%Outside Fires
• 1312.1%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
• 21.9%Other

See full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for zip code 24216, Virginia

Most common first names in zip code 24216 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
James	43	72.4 years
William	35	72.9 years
John	33	70.8 years
Mary	29	78.7 years
Charles	24	64.2 years
Robert	20	66.7 years
George	13	71.2 years
Thomas	13	64.5 years
Walter	11	61.9 years
Virginia	11	76.9 years

Most common last names in zip code 24216 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Smith	27	69.0 years
Jones	23	76.8 years
Williams	22	70.4 years
Collins	17	73.5 years
Clark	16	71.8 years
Hall	16	76.5 years
Davis	14	70.8 years
Johnson	13	75.6 years
Flanary	13	74.9 years
Mullins	12	61.3 years