PlainZIP

Gate City, VA

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Gate City, VA: 1 USPS ZIP, population 8,773. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.

U.S. Census Bureau, SimpleMaps US ZIP Code Database, delivery-area ZIP coverage

ACS city ledger plate

Sheet GATE-CITY-VA · Gate City, VA 1 ZIPs · 8,773 pop · #23172/25278 · Scott County

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

  • INC-LOW $44,505
  • RANK-BOTTOM #23172/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Hiltons
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 75% owners
  • POP-TOWN 8,773
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $159,100

Nearest income peer: Hiltons, VA (+ $154 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 Gate City

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

8th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
8,773
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$44,505
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 ($44,505 average) · poverty 19.7%. The primary code (24251) carries the ACS household fields that matter.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (75.0%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Gate City as a pure owner town.

Within Virginia, Marion is the closest lower-income city and Hinton the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Gate City.

Population concentration

One ZIP, 24251, is all of Gate City

There is no split to weigh here: 24251 holds every one of Gate City's 8,773 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 Gate City

Citywide ZBP: 97 establishments, 820 employees , annual payroll $34,540k (~11 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 24251 (97 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (23) · also Other services (except public administration) · Professional, scientific, and technical services .

View your shortlist →

ZIP Codes in Gate City, VA

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

Gate City lands mid-pack among the 6 cities sharing Scott County: Nickelsville and Weber City earn more and Duffield and Dungannon earn less. Weber City marks the far end of that range at $60,923, 37% above Gate City.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
24251 8,773 $44,505 97 29
How we build city roll-ups · Guide: reading ZIP code data · BLS wages

Gate City 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 Gate City, .