PlainZIP

Damascus, VA

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Damascus, VA: 1 USPS ZIP, population 3,085. 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 DAMASCUS-VA · Damascus, VA 1 ZIPs · 3,085 pop · #24879/25278 · Washington County

INC-LOW · RANK-BOTTOM · BELOW-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-VILLAGE · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-LOW

  • INC-LOW $28,983
  • RANK-BOTTOM #24879/25278
  • BELOW-PEER under Mendota
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 77% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 3,085
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $139,300

Nearest income peer: Mendota, VA (+ $16,434 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 Damascus

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

2nd pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
3,085
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$28,983
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 ($28,983 average) · poverty 20.0%. The primary code (24236) carries the ACS household fields that matter.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (77.2%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Damascus as a pure owner town.

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

Population concentration

One ZIP, 24236, is all of Damascus

There is no split to weigh here: 24236 holds every one of Damascus's 3,085 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 Damascus's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 54 establishments, 504 employees , annual payroll $23,140k (~18 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 24236 (54 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (13) · also Construction · Accommodation and food services .

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ZIP Codes in Damascus, VA

These ZIP codes sit in Washington County, which covers 7 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Damascus. See the Washington County roll-up →

Every one of the 5 cities sharing Washington County reports a higher average ZIP median income than Damascus, Bristol, Abingdon and Glade Spring among them. That gap is the county's income spread, not a measure of the housing or commute picture below. Abingdon marks the far end of that range at $74,241, 156% above Damascus.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
24236 3,085 $28,983 54 21
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Damascus 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 Damascus, .