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Bedford, VA

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Bedford, VA: 1 USPS ZIP, population 18,952. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.

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ACS city ledger plate

Sheet BEDFORD-VA · Bedford, VA 1 ZIPs · 18,952 pop · #11528/25278 · Bedford County

INC-MID · RANK-MID · BELOW-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-TOWN · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-MID

  • INC-MID $73,957
  • RANK-MID #11528/25278
  • BELOW-PEER under Goodview
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 80% owners
  • POP-TOWN 18,952
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-MID $239,800

Nearest income peer: Goodview, VA (+ $6,289 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 Bedford

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Bedford on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.

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.

Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Bedford, 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
18,952
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$73,957
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 24523 (18,952 residents). Household income $73,957 is the roll-up; open the ZIP for tenure and commute.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (80.3%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Bedford as a pure owner town.

Within Virginia, Bloxom is the closest lower-income city and Boydton the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Bedford.

Population concentration

One ZIP, 24523, is all of Bedford

There is no split to weigh here: 24523 holds every one of Bedford's 18,952 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

Dense ZBP book packed into Bedford's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 486 establishments, 4,929 employees , annual payroll $203,154k (~26 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 24523 (486 units) ; leading NAICS Other services (except public administration) (72) · also Construction · Retail trade .

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ZIP Codes in Bedford, VA

These ZIP codes sit in Bedford County, which covers 11 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Bedford. See the Bedford County roll-up →

Bedford lands mid-pack among the 8 cities sharing Bedford County: Forest, Moneta and Goodview earn more and Huddleston, Thaxton and Montvale earn less. Thaxton marks the far end of that range at $54,052, 27% below Bedford.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
24523 18,952 $73,957 486 33
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Bedford 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 Bedford, .