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Mc Dowell, VA

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Mc Dowell, VA: 1 USPS ZIP, population 442. 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 MC-DOWELL-VA · Mc Dowell, VA 1 ZIPs · 442 pop · #20311/25278 · Highland County

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

  • INC-MID $54,145
  • RANK-BOTTOM #20311/25278
  • BELOW-PEER under Monterey
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-HIGH 100% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 442
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-MID $231,300

Nearest income peer: Monterey, VA (+ $7,234 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 Mc Dowell

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

20th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
442
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$54,145
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 ($54,145 average) · poverty 4.1%. The primary code (24458) carries the ACS household fields that matter.

Owner-occupancy here runs high (100.0%) - tenure is stable enough that the ZIP detail's owner share is the right next click, not a renter-heavy compare.

Within Virginia, Fork Union is the closest lower-income city and Clinchco the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Mc Dowell.

Population concentration

One ZIP, 24458, is all of Mc Dowell

There is no split to weigh here: 24458 holds every one of Mc Dowell's 442 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 Mc Dowell's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 7 establishments, 23 employees , annual payroll $487k (~16 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 24458 (7 units) .

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ZIP Codes in Mc Dowell, VA

These ZIP codes sit in Highland County, which covers 5 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Mc Dowell. See the Highland County roll-up →

Every one of the 4 cities sharing Highland County reports a higher average ZIP median income than Mc Dowell, Monterey, Blue Grass and Head Waters among them. That gap is the county's income spread, not a measure of the housing or commute picture below. Doe Hill marks the far end of that range at $79,444, 47% above Mc Dowell.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
24458 442 $54,145 7 2
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Mc Dowell 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 Mc Dowell, .