PlainZIP

Gretna, VA

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Gretna, VA: 1 USPS ZIP, population 7,977. 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 GRETNA-VA · Gretna, VA 1 ZIPs · 7,977 pop · #23117/25278 · Pittsylvania County

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

  • INC-LOW $44,755
  • RANK-BOTTOM #23117/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Sutherlin
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 75% owners
  • POP-TOWN 7,977
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $140,200

Nearest income peer: Sutherlin, VA ( $936 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 Gretna

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

9th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
7,977
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$44,755
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 ($44,755 average) · poverty 21.7%. The primary code (24557) carries the ACS household fields that matter.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (74.5%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Gretna as a pure owner town.

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

Population concentration

One ZIP, 24557, is all of Gretna

There is no split to weigh here: 24557 holds every one of Gretna's 7,977 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 Gretna's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 124 establishments, 1,422 employees , annual payroll $62,137k (~16 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 24557 (124 units) ; leading NAICS Construction (22) · also Retail trade · Accommodation and food services .

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ZIP Codes in Gretna, VA

These ZIP codes sit in Pittsylvania County, which covers 14 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Gretna. See the Pittsylvania County roll-up →

Gretna lands mid-pack among the 12 cities sharing Pittsylvania County: Ringgold, Hurt and Dry Fork earn more and Chatham, Callands and Java earn less. Blairs marks the far end of that range at $73,715, 65% above Gretna.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
24557 7,977 $44,755 124 19
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Gretna 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 Gretna, .