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Big Stone Gap, VA

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Big Stone Gap, VA: 1 USPS ZIP, population 11,265. 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-STONE-GAP-VA · Big Stone Gap, VA 1 ZIPs · 11,265 pop · #19908/25278 · Wise County

INC-MID · RANK-LOWER · ABOVE-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-TOWN · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-LOW

  • INC-MID $55,252
  • RANK-LOWER #19908/25278
  • ABOVE-PEER over Coeburn
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 69% owners
  • POP-TOWN 11,265
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $160,500

Nearest income peer: Coeburn, VA ( $6,679 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 Stone Gap

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Big Stone Gap 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 Stone Gap, VA sits among US cities with one of the lowest household incomes among US cities, on a town-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

21st pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
11,265
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$55,252
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 ($55,252 average) · poverty 18.5%. The primary code (24219) carries the ACS household fields that matter.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (69.1%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Big Stone Gap as a pure owner town.

Within Virginia, Dry Fork is the closest lower-income city and Rawlings the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Big Stone Gap.

Population concentration

One ZIP, 24219, is all of Big Stone Gap

There is no split to weigh here: 24219 holds every one of Big Stone Gap's 11,265 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

Mid-pack ZBP load on Big Stone Gap's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 171 establishments, 2,159 employees , annual payroll $81,112k (~15 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 24219 (171 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (37) · also Health care and social assistance · Accommodation and food services .

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ZIP Codes in Big Stone Gap, VA

These ZIP codes sit in Wise County, which covers 7 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Big Stone Gap. See the Wise County roll-up →

Big Stone Gap sits in the upper half of Wise County on income: Coeburn, Pound and Appalachia report less, while Wise reports more. Appalachia marks the far end of that range at $37,795, 32% below Big Stone Gap.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
24219 11,265 $55,252 171 60
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Big Stone Gap 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 Stone Gap, .