PlainZIP

Dryden, VA

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Dryden, VA: 1 USPS ZIP, population 2,222. 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 DRYDEN-VA · Dryden, VA 1 ZIPs · 2,222 pop · #20979/25278 · Lee County

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

  • INC-MID $52,308
  • RANK-BOTTOM #20979/25278
  • ABOVE-PEER over Blackwater
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-HIGH 92% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 2,222
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $140,400

Nearest income peer: Blackwater, VA ( $4,520 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 Dryden

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

17th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
2,222
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$52,308
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 ($52,308 average) · poverty 21.9%. The primary code (24243) carries the ACS household fields that matter.

Owner-occupancy here runs high (91.5%) - tenure is stable enough that the ZIP detail's owner share is the right next click, not a renter-heavy compare.

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

Population concentration

One ZIP, 24243, is all of Dryden

There is no split to weigh here: 24243 holds every one of Dryden's 2,222 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 Dryden

Citywide ZBP: 9 establishments, 68 employees , annual payroll $2,105k (~4 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 24243 (9 units) .

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ZIP Codes in Dryden, VA

These ZIP codes sit in Lee County, which covers 8 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Dryden. See the Lee County roll-up →

Dryden sits in the upper half of Lee County on income: Jonesville, Pennington Gap and Rose Hill report less, while Ewing reports more. Ewing marks the far end of that range at $78,281, 50% above Dryden.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
24243 2,222 $52,308 9 38
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Dryden 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 Dryden, .