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Chilhowie, VA

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Chilhowie, VA: 1 USPS ZIP, population 6,979. 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 CHILHOWIE-VA · Chilhowie, VA 1 ZIPs · 6,979 pop · #20840/25278 · Smyth County

INC-MID · RANK-BOTTOM · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-TOWN · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-LOW

  • INC-MID $52,721
  • RANK-BOTTOM #20840/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Sugar Grove
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 75% owners
  • POP-TOWN 6,979
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $156,700

Nearest income peer: Sugar Grove, VA (+ $850 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 Chilhowie

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Chilhowie 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, Chilhowie, 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.

18th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
6,979
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$52,721
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 ($52,721 average) · poverty 13.1%. The primary code (24319) carries the ACS household fields that matter.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (74.5%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Chilhowie as a pure owner town.

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

Population concentration

Chilhowie reads through its lone ZIP, 24319

6,979 ACS residents, one ZIP: 24319 is not the leading code inside Chilhowie, 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

Sparse ZBP book inside single-ZIP Chilhowie

Citywide ZBP: 104 establishments, 1,639 employees , annual payroll $72,505k (~15 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 24319 (104 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (20) · also Manufacturing · Accommodation and food services .

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ZIP Codes in Chilhowie, VA

These ZIP codes sit in Smyth County, which covers 5 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Chilhowie. See the Smyth County roll-up →

No other city sharing Smyth County reports a higher average ZIP median income than Chilhowie. Marion, Saltville and Atkins sit below it, so a household comparing this county on income alone starts here. Marion marks the far end of that range at $44,502, 16% below Chilhowie.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
24319 6,979 $52,721 104 34
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Chilhowie 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 Chilhowie, .