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Clifton Forge, VA

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Clifton Forge, VA: 1 USPS ZIP, population 6,315. 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 CLIFTON-FORGE-VA · Clifton Forge, VA 1 ZIPs · 6,315 pop · #22187/25278 · Alleghany County

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

  • INC-MID $48,750
  • RANK-BOTTOM #22187/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Low Moor
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 74% owners
  • POP-TOWN 6,315
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $113,400

Nearest income peer: Low Moor, VA ( $1,116 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 Clifton Forge

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

12th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
6,315
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$48,750
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 ($48,750 average) · poverty 14.6%. The primary code (24422) carries the ACS household fields that matter.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (73.5%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Clifton Forge as a pure owner town.

Within Virginia, Exmore is the closest lower-income city and Martinsville the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Clifton Forge.

Population concentration

Clifton Forge's single ZIP 24422 carries the town

Clifton Forge is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 24422 is the entire residential footprint (6,315 ACS residents), so the city page and the ZIP page tell the same household story, open that ZIP for income, tenure, and commute detail.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Mid-pack ZBP load on Clifton Forge's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 96 establishments, 795 employees , annual payroll $26,809k (~15 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 24422 (96 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (23) · also Other services (except public administration) · Accommodation and food services .

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ZIP Codes in Clifton Forge, VA

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

Every one of the 3 cities sharing Alleghany County reports a higher average ZIP median income than Clifton Forge, Covington and Iron Gate among them. That gap is the county's income spread, not a measure of the housing or commute picture below. Iron Gate marks the far end of that range at $70,833, 45% above Clifton Forge.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
24422 6,315 $48,750 96 29
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Clifton Forge 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 Clifton Forge, .