PlainZIP

Ferrum, VA

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Ferrum, VA: 1 USPS ZIP, population 5,408. 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 FERRUM-VA · Ferrum, VA 1 ZIPs · 5,408 pop · #23666/25278 · Franklin County

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

  • INC-LOW $41,769
  • RANK-BOTTOM #23666/25278
  • BELOW-PEER under Callaway
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 78% owners
  • POP-TOWN 5,408
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $152,700

Nearest income peer: Callaway, VA (+ $7,584 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 Ferrum

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

6th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
5,408
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$41,769
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 ($41,769 average) · poverty 22.1%. The primary code (24088) carries the ACS household fields that matter.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (77.9%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Ferrum as a pure owner town.

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

Population concentration

One ZIP, 24088, is all of Ferrum

There is no split to weigh here: 24088 holds every one of Ferrum's 5,408 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 Ferrum

Citywide ZBP: 50 establishments, 854 employees , annual payroll $25,208k (~9 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 24088 (50 units) ; leading NAICS Construction (14) · also Other services (except public administration) · Manufacturing .

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ZIP Codes in Ferrum, VA

These ZIP codes sit in Franklin County, which covers 10 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Ferrum. See the Franklin County roll-up →

Every one of the 9 cities sharing Franklin County reports a higher average ZIP median income than Ferrum, Rocky Mount, Boones Mill and Hardy among them. That gap is the county's income spread, not a measure of the housing or commute picture below. Union Hall marks the far end of that range at $98,250, 135% above Ferrum.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
24088 5,408 $41,769 50 18
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Ferrum 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 Ferrum, .