24579 Zip Code (VA) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 1,118
Zip code population in 2010: 1,389
Zip code population in 2000: 1,622

Houses and condos: 696
Renter-occupied apartments: 136
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 24579: 83.4 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 32.8 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.4 sq. mi.

Population density: 34 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: $1,178 (0.7%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $1,057 (0.7%)

For population 25 years and over in 24579:

• High school or higher: 83.1%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.5%
• Graduate or professional degree: 0.0%
• Unemployed: 4.2%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 18.3 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 24579:

• Never married: 45.5%
• Now married: 39.1%
• Separated: 1.0%
• Widowed: 3.1%
• Divorced: 11.3%

• 
• • 1,11299.5%White
  • 50.4%Black
  • 10.09%Hispanic or Latino

100% rural population.

Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 24579, filed in 2021:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $39,967 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$39,967
State:	$86,446

Salary/wage: $35,194 (reported on 85.2% of returns)

Here:	$35,194
State:	$71,185

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 999.5% for AGIs below $25k, 3114.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 6807.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 5081.7% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $600 (reported on 16.4% of returns)

This zip code:	$600
Virginia:	$1,805

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.0% for AGIs below $25k, 25.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 11.4% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Ordinary dividends: $2,475 (reported on 6.6% of returns)

Here:	$2,475
State:	$8,327

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 165.0% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$4,100 (reported on 6.6% of returns)

Here:	+$4,100
State:	+$24,644

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 234.3% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Profit/loss from business: +$8,700 (reported on 9.8% of returns)

Here:	+$8,700
State:	+$12,836

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 86.0% for AGIs below $25k, 218.8% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $9,867 (reported on 4.9% of returns)

24579:	$9,867
Virginia:	$21,535

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 185.0% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Earned income credit: $2,138 (reported on 26.2% of returns)

Here:	$2,138
State:	$2,214

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 104.5% for AGIs below $25k, 83.1% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 93.4%

Here:	93%
State:	92%

(% for various income ranges: 91.7% for AGIs below $25k, 94.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 88.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 100.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 100.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 24579, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $36,202 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$36,202
State:	$71,192

Salary/wage: $31,480 (reported on 91.8% of returns)

Here:	$31,480
State:	$59,229

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 79.9% for AGIs below $25k, 87.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 82.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 74.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 65.8% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $656 (reported on 26.2% of returns)

This zip code:	$656
Virginia:	$1,600

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.8% for AGIs below $25k, 0.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.5% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Ordinary dividends: $860 (reported on 8.2% of returns)

Here:	$860
State:	$6,959

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$867 (reported on 4.9% of returns)

Here:	+$867
State:	+$16,672

Profit/loss from business: +$5,380 (reported on 8.2% of returns)

Here:	+$5,380
State:	+$14,116

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $10,860 (reported on 8.2% of returns)

24579:	$10,860
Virginia:	$16,667

Total itemized deductions: $16,036 (26% of AGI, reported on 18.0% of returns)

Here:	$16,036
State:	$26,596

Here:	26.1% of AGI
State:	20.1% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 6.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 23.8% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Charity contributions: $5,550 (reported on 9.8% of returns)

Here:	$5,550
State:	$4,443

Taxes paid: $4,173 (reported on 18.0% of returns)

24579:	$4,173
State:	$9,951

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 7.3% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Earned income credit: $2,169 (reported on 26.2% of returns)

Here:	$2,169
State:	$2,211

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 7.5% for AGIs below $25k, 1.2% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 47.5%

Here:	48%
State:	46%

(% for various income ranges: 44.4% for AGIs below $25k, 45.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 50.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 100.0% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 24579, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $31,705 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$31,705
State:	$56,704

Salary/wage: $28,659 (reported on 89.0% of returns)

Here:	$28,659
State:	$48,441

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 89.3% for AGIs below $10k, 83.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 85.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 80.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 74.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 60.1% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,016 (reported on 29.0% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,016
Virginia:	$1,688

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.8% for AGIs below $10k, 1.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.9% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable dividends: $1,032 (reported on 9.6% of returns)

Here:	$1,032
State:	$4,028

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.2% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Net capital gain/loss: +$4,633 (reported on 7.5% of returns)

Here:	+$4,633
State:	+$14,375

(% of AGI for various income ranges: -0.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, -0.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 3.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.4% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Profit/loss from business: +$10,400 (reported on 9.2% of returns)

Here:	+$10,400
State:	+$13,342

Total itemized deductions: $12,854 (22% of AGI, reported on 14.7% of returns)

Here:	$12,854
State:	$21,492

Here:	21.9% of AGI
State:	21.0% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 4.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 7.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 10.0% for AGIs over 100k)

Charity contributions deductions: $2,675 (5% of AGI, reported on 11.8% of returns)

Here:	$2,675
State:	$3,794

Here:	4.5% of AGI
State:	3.5% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.4% for AGIs below $10k, 0.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.8% for AGIs over 100k)

Total tax: $3,301 (reported on 75.0% of returns)

24579:	$3,301
State:	$9,537

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.8% for AGIs below $10k, 3.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 6.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 11.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 15.7% for AGIs over 100k)

Earned income credit: $1,698 (reported on 19.7% of returns)

Here:	$1,698
State:	$1,734

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 50.7%

Here:	51%
State:	52%

(% for various income ranges: 40.9% for AGIs below $10k, 47.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 56.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 50.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 66.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 68.8% for AGIs over 100k)

Nearest zip codes: 24555, 24578, 24526, 24066, 24450, 24416.
No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 47
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 455

Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 12 (0 now married, 11 unmarried)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 178 (86 now married, 91 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 24579 with a mortgage: 184 (14 second mortgage, 14 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 47

Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $987
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $362

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

• Zip code 24579 household income distribution in 2022

• 44$10,000 to $14,999
• 21$15,000 to $19,999
• 6$20,000 to $24,999
• 127$25,000 to $29,999
• 9$30,000 to $34,999
• 12$35,000 to $39,999
• 33$40,000 to $44,999
• 12$45,000 to $49,999
• 49$50,000 to $59,999
• 61$60,000 to $74,999
• 27$75,000 to $99,999
• 59$100,000 to $124,999
• 8$125,000 to $149,999
• 9$150,000 to $199,999
• 10$200,000 or more

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 24579

• 11$30,000 to $34,999
• 28$50,000 to $59,999
• 28$70,000 to $79,999
• 20$80,000 to $89,999
• 45$100,000 to $124,999
• 28$125,000 to $149,999
• 33$150,000 to $174,999
• 6$175,000 to $199,999
• 65$200,000 to $249,999
• 31$250,000 to $299,999
• 28$300,000 to $399,999

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

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $211,699
• Black or African American householders: $167,050
• Asian householders: $258,169
• Two or more races householders: $136,678
• Hispanic or Latino householders: $227,796

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $158,850 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $95,689 - $246,244

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 379
• One, attached: 7
• 3 or 4: 30
• Mobile homes: 267

Unemployment: 4.2%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 24579

• 77.6%416Drove a car alone
• 15.1%81Carpooled
• 1.7%9Motorcycle
• 1.9%10Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 24579

• 18Less than 5 minutes
• 725 to 9 minutes
• 20210 to 14 minutes
• 2815 to 19 minutes
• 6820 to 24 minutes
• 2125 to 29 minutes
• 5530 to 34 minutes
• 1040 to 44 minutes
• 1545 to 59 minutes
• 890 or more minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 74.4%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 1,118

• Male householders: 328 (205 living alone), Female householders: 174 (8 living alone)

• 184 spouses (157 opposite-sex spouses), 11 unmarried partners, (11 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 282 children (203 natural, 64 adopted, 8 stepchildren), 85 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 10 parents, 0 foster children, 0 other relatives, 23 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 17 (-1 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 132 2-persons, 123 3-persons, 14 4-persons, 12 6-persons, 8 7-or-more-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 212 1-person

117 married couples with children.
43 single-parent households (43 men).

99.7% of residents of 24579 zip code speak English at home.
0.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% very well).

Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• DES CHAMPS LABORATORIES INC (RT 130 DOUGLAS WAY in NATURAL BRIDGE STATION, VA)

  AIR SYNTHETIC MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
  STATE MASTER (Virginia pollutants databases) - CEDS-81319, AIR PROGRAM
  (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
  Business SIC classification: SHEET METALWORK
  Business NAICS classification: SHEET METAL WORK MANUFACTURING.
  Organizations: OPERNAME (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
  

• EDM INC (100 DOUGLAS WAY in NATURAL BRIDGE STATION, VA)

  AIR SYNTHETIC MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
  STATE MASTER (Virginia pollutants databases) - CEDS-81293, AIR PROGRAM
  Business SIC classification: INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL FANS AND BLOWERS AND AIR PURIFICATION EQUIPMENT
  Business NAICS classification: INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL FAN AND BLOWER MANUFACTURING.
  

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1.3%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 4.1%

Population in 1990: 1,419. Population change in the 1990s: +203 (+14.3%).

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

• This state: 872
• Northeast: 162
• Midwest: 20
• South: 47

66% of the 24579 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 53% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Virginia.

98% of the 24579 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 50% moved from this county.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 83% moved from different county within same state.

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school):
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 11 Students in private undergraduate colleges:

Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code:

• POWER SYSTEMS INTERNATIONAL, I (860 DOUGLAS WAY in NATURAL BRIDGE, VA) : $9,847,264 in 60 contracts from 2001 to 2006

  Contracts for Generators and Generators Sets, Electrical, Trailers, Miscellaneous Electrical and Electronic Components, Miscellaneous Items, and more by Navy, Army
  Signed by year: 2000: $0; 2001: $193,443; 2002: $0; 2003: $1,790,218; 2004: $6,606,416; 2005: $984,908; 2006: $272,279.
  
  Biggest contracts:
  $5,989,508 with Navy for Generators and Generators Sets, Electrical. Signed on 2004-07-21. Completion date: 2006-08-25.
  $781,221, same as above. Signed on 2003-04-28. Completion date: 2003-09-27.
  $661,745 with Navy for Trailers. Taking place in MD. Signed on 2003-12-02. Completion date: 2004-01-15.
  $499,900 with Navy for Generators and Generators Sets, Electrical. Signed on 2005-04-13. Completion date: 2006-06-25.
  

• DES CHAMPS LABORATORIES, INCOR (45 NATURAL BRIDGE SCHOOL R in NATURAL BRIDGE, VA; small business) : $333,700 in 2 contracts in 2004

  $166,850 with Army for Heat Exchangers and Steam Condensers. Signed on 2004-03-25. Completion date: 2004-08-31.
  $166,850 with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only for Heat Exchangers and Steam Condensers. Signed on 2004-03-25. Completion date: 2004-08-31.
  

• LOUGHHEAD BUILDING & SUPPLY CO (1467 WERTFAUKNER HWY in NATURAL BRIDGE STATI, VA; small business)
  23 employees, $0 revenue. Woman Owned Business

  $3,000 with Forest Service (disused code: now 12C2) for Construction of Structures and Facilities -- Other Administrative Facilities and Service Buildings. Signed on 2001-09-15. Completion date: 2001-10-15.

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

• Management of Companies and Enterprises: Corporate, Subsidiary, and Regional Managing Offices (20-49 employees: 1 establishment)
• Accommodation and Food Services: RV (Recreational Vehicle) Parks and Campgrounds (10-19: 1)
• Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services: Janitorial Services (5-9: 1)
• Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services: Solid Waste Landfill (5-9: 1)
• Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services: Veterinary Services (5-9: 1)
• Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (5-9: 1)

2002 - 2018 National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) incidents

According to the data from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fire incidents per year is 9. The highest number of fires - 25 took place in 2009, and the least - 1 in 2018. The data has a dropping trend.
When looking into fire subcategories, the most reports belonged to: Structure Fires (50.7%), and Outside Fires (30.3%).


• Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Zip Code 24579
• 7750.7%Structure Fires
• 4630.3%Outside Fires
• 1912.5%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
• 106.6%Other

See full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for zip code 24579, Virginia

Most common first names in zip code 24579 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
John	15	71.8 years
Robert	14	70.2 years
James	12	65.8 years
Charles	11	66.8 years
William	9	76.3 years
Elizabeth	8	79.4 years
Frances	8	68.0 years
Mary	7	74.4 years
Ruth	7	75.6 years
Ethel	7	78.1 years

Most common last names in zip code 24579 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Austin	26	73.5 years
Johnson	20	66.5 years
Watkins	12	69.3 years
Hill	11	71.1 years
Powell	11	68.7 years
Mcdaniel	11	74.3 years
Thompson	9	76.5 years
Shafer	9	76.5 years
Campbell	9	74.0 years
Hickman	8	81.2 years