PlainZIP

Nelson, VA

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Nelson, VA: 1 USPS ZIP, population 613. 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 NELSON-VA · Nelson, VA 1 ZIPs · 613 pop · #20027/25278 · Mecklenburg County

INC-MID · RANK-LOWER · ABOVE-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-LOW · POP-VILLAGE · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-LOW

  • INC-MID $54,853
  • RANK-LOWER #20027/25278
  • ABOVE-PEER over Baskerville
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-LOW 64% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 613
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $127,600

Nearest income peer: Baskerville, VA ( $4,038 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 Nelson

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Nelson on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.

median HH income

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Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Nelson, 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.

21st pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
613
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$54,853
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 ($54,853 average) · poverty 5.6%. The primary code (24580) carries the ACS household fields that matter.

Owner-occupancy is comparatively low (64.4%) for this income tier, rent $676 may matter more than the home-value average.

Within Virginia, Bristol is the closest lower-income city and Buena Vista the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 2 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Nelson.

Population concentration

Nelson's single ZIP 24580 carries the town

Nelson is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 24580 is the entire residential footprint (613 ACS residents), so the city page and the ZIP page tell the same household story, open that ZIP for income, tenure, and commute detail.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Sparse ZBP book inside single-ZIP Nelson

Citywide ZBP: 8 establishments, 29 employees , annual payroll $390k (~13 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 24580 (8 units) ; leading NAICS Other services (except public administration) (3) .

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ZIP Codes in Nelson, VA

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

Nelson lands mid-pack among the 9 cities sharing Mecklenburg County: South Hill, Clarksville and Boydton earn more and Chase City, La Crosse and Buffalo Junction earn less. Buffalo Junction marks the far end of that range at $27,243, 50% below Nelson.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
24580 613 $54,853 8 11
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