Alton, VA
Single-footprint Census roll-up for Alton, VA: 1 USPS ZIP, population 2,450. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.
U.S. Census Bureau, SimpleMaps US ZIP Code Database, delivery-area ZIP coverage
ACS city ledger plate
Sheet ALTON-VA · Alton, VA 1 ZIPs · 2,450 pop · #23486/25278 · Halifax County
INC-LOW · RANK-BOTTOM · ABOVE-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-VILLAGE · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-LOW
- INC-LOW $42,841
- RANK-BOTTOM #23486/25278
- ABOVE-PEER over Clover
- BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
- OWN-MID 78% owners
- POP-VILLAGE 2,450
- SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
- HOME-LOW $120,500
Nearest income peer: Clover, VA ( $1,803 income $)
Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.
Income neighbourhood around Alton
Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Alton on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.
- Clover · lowest
Clover · lowest
$41,038 median HH income
- Alton · this city
Alton · this city
$42,841 median HH income
- Nathalie · near
Nathalie · near
$50,362 median HH income
- South Boston · near
South Boston · near
$51,547 median HH income
- Crystal Hill · near
Crystal Hill · near
$57,686 median HH income
- Scottsburg · highest
Scottsburg · highest
$77,593 median HH income
What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.
National city placement
According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Alton, VA sits among US cities with one of the lowest household incomes among US cities, on a village-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.
- 7th pct
- household income vs 25,278 US cities
- 2,450
- city population (Census)
- 1
- USPS ZIP codes covered
- $42,841
- avg ZIP median income
Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.
Lower-income footing on only 1 ZIP ($42,841 average) · poverty 16.4%. The primary code (24520) carries the ACS household fields that matter.
Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (77.6%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Alton as a pure owner town.
Within Virginia, Drakes Branch is the closest lower-income city and Chatham the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Alton.
Population concentration
One ZIP, 24520, is all of Alton
There is no split to weigh here: 24520 holds every one of Alton's 2,450 ACS residents. City-level and ZIP-level numbers on this site are the same number twice, check the ZIP page for the income/tenure/commute breakdown.
Census ZBP business roll-up
Sparse ZBP book inside single-ZIP Alton
Citywide ZBP: 29 establishments, 312 employees , annual payroll $11,686k (~12 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 24520 (29 units) ; leading NAICS Construction (7) · also Other services (except public administration) · Retail trade .
ZIP Codes in Alton, VA
These ZIP codes sit in Halifax County, which covers 9 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Alton. See the Halifax County roll-up →
Alton sits in the lower half of Halifax County on income: South Boston, Halifax and Nathalie report more, and only Clover reports less. Scottsburg marks the far end of that range at $77,593, 81% above Alton.
| ZIP Code | Population | Median income | Establishments | Density |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24520 | 2,450 | $42,841 | 29 | 10 |
Alton roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Alton, .