Amherst, VA
Single-footprint Census roll-up for Amherst, VA: 1 USPS ZIP, population 10,576. 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 AMHERST-VA · Amherst, VA 1 ZIPs · 10,576 pop · #11730/25278 · Amherst County
INC-MID · RANK-MID · ABOVE-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-TOWN · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-MID
- INC-MID $73,571
- RANK-MID #11730/25278
- ABOVE-PEER over Monroe
- BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
- OWN-MID 82% owners
- POP-TOWN 10,576
- SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
- HOME-MID $240,900
Nearest income peer: Monroe, VA ( $4,438 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 Amherst
Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Amherst on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.
- Madison Height · lowest
Madison Height · lowest
$62,030 median HH income
- Monroe · near
Monroe · near
$69,133 median HH income
- Amherst · this city
Amherst · this city
$73,571 median HH income
- Sweet Briar · highest
Sweet Briar · highest
$92,850 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, Amherst, VA sits among US cities with an above-median household income, on a town-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.
- Top 46%
- household income vs 25,278 US cities
- 10,576
- city population (Census)
- 1
- USPS ZIP codes covered
- $73,571
- 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.
Above-median income on a short ZIP list (1) - lead code 24521 (10,576 residents). Household income $73,571 is the roll-up; open the ZIP for tenure and commute.
Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (81.6%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Amherst as a pure owner town.
Within Virginia, Water View is the closest lower-income city and Blue Ridge the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Amherst.
Population concentration
Amherst reads through its lone ZIP, 24521
10,576 ACS residents, one ZIP: 24521 is not the leading code inside Amherst, it is the only one on file. Treat the ZIP page as the primary source for anything below the city-wide total.
Census ZBP business roll-up
Mid-pack ZBP load on Amherst's one ZIP
Citywide ZBP: 205 establishments, 1,823 employees , annual payroll $88,749k (~19 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 24521 (205 units) ; leading NAICS Other services (except public administration) (35) · also Construction · Retail trade .
ZIP Codes in Amherst, VA
These ZIP codes sit in Amherst County, which covers 4 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Amherst. See the Amherst County roll-up →
Amherst sits in the upper half of Amherst County on income: Madison Heights and Monroe report less, while Sweet Briar reports more. Sweet Briar marks the far end of that range at $92,850, 26% above Amherst.
| ZIP Code | Population | Median income | Establishments | Density |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24521 | 10,576 | $73,571 | 205 | 18 |
Amherst 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 Amherst, .