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Big Island, VA

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Big Island, VA: 1 USPS ZIP, population 1,593. 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 BIG-ISLAND-VA · Big Island, VA 1 ZIPs · 1,593 pop · #7499/25278 · Bedford County

INC-HIGH · RANK-UPPER · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-VILLAGE · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-MID

  • INC-HIGH $85,729
  • RANK-UPPER #7499/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Goode
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 75% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 1,593
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-MID $241,200

Nearest income peer: Goode, VA (+ $1,521 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 Big Island

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Big Island 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, Big Island, VA sits among US cities with an above-median household income, on a village-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

Top 30%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
1,593
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$85,729
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 24526 (1,593 residents). Household income $85,729 is the roll-up; open the ZIP for tenure and commute.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (74.9%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Big Island as a pure owner town.

Within Virginia, Bastian is the closest lower-income city and Henrico the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 7 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Big Island.

Population concentration

One ZIP, 24526, is all of Big Island

There is no split to weigh here: 24526 holds every one of Big Island's 1,593 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 Big Island

Citywide ZBP: 20 establishments, 414 employees , annual payroll $35,925k (~13 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 24526 (20 units) ; leading NAICS Other services (except public administration) (4) · also Retail trade · Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services .

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ZIP Codes in Big Island, VA

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

Big Island sits in the upper half of Bedford County on income: Bedford, Moneta and Goodview report less, while Forest reports more. Thaxton marks the far end of that range at $54,052, 37% below Big Island.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
24526 1,593 $85,729 20 9
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Big Island 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 Big Island, .