Lynchburg, VA

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Lynchburg, VA: 4 USPS ZIPs, population 99,291. 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 LYNCHBURG-VA · Lynchburg, VA 4 ZIPs · 99,291 pop · #16262/25278 · Lynchburg County

INC-MID · RANK-LOWER · GAP-SOLO · BOOK-FEW · OWN-LOW · POP-SMALL · SPREAD-WIDE · HOME-MID

  • INC-MID $63,201
  • RANK-LOWER #16262/25278
  • GAP-SOLO Solo county
  • BOOK-FEW 4 ZIPs
  • OWN-LOW 57% owners
  • POP-SMALL 99,291
  • SPREAD-WIDE 24501→24503
  • HOME-MID $232,550

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.

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Lynchburg, VA sits among US cities with a below-median household income, on a small-city population base, across a handful of delivery areas.

36th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
99,291
city population (Census)
4
USPS ZIP codes covered
$63,201
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.

Below-median income with few delivery areas (4): read cost-of-living from the primary ZIP. Household income $63,201 and poverty 17.7% concentrate in 24502.

Owner-occupancy is comparatively low (57.0%) for this income tier, rent $1,055 may matter more than the home-value average.

Within Virginia, Dublin is the closest lower-income city and Boones Mill the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Lynchburg.

Within-city ZIP comparison

Where the ZIP codes inside Lynchburg differ

Lynchburg's city average masks two linked splits. Median household income runs from $42,222 in ZIP 24501 to $89,137 in ZIP 24503, while home values span $174,900 in 24501 to $347,500 in 24503. Compare the endpoint ZIPs before treating the city-level number as a neighborhood-level answer.

Income high-to-low ratio
2.1×

24501 to 24503

Home-value high-to-low ratio
2.0×

24501 to 24503

Poverty-rate spread
17.8 points

24503 to 24504

Derived from the published ACS 2023 ZIP-level records shown on this site. A high-to-low ratio compares the highest and lowest available ZIP values; it is not a score or forecast.

Population concentration

Lynchburg residents split across a short ZIP set

No ZIP owns Lynchburg: the largest, 24502, is only about 44% of 99,291 residents across 4 codes. Compare at least two ZIPs before treating the city roll-up as a neighborhood answer.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Employer-heavy short list in Lynchburg

Citywide ZBP: 2,839 establishments, 54,436 employees , annual payroll $3,033,225k (~29 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 4 of 4 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 24502 (1,329 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (421) · also Other services (except public administration) · Health care and social assistance .

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ZIP Codes in Lynchburg, VA

These ZIP codes sit in Lynchburg County, which covers 4 ZIP codes in all; 4 of them fall in Lynchburg. See the Lynchburg County roll-up →

Side-by-side: Compare 24502 vs 24501 →

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
24502 43,426 $68,872 1,329 604
24501 26,757 $42,222 815 268
24503 19,331 $89,137 354 179
24504 9,777 $52,571 341 118

Lynchburg 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 Lynchburg, .