PlainZIP

Penhook, VA

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Penhook, VA: 1 USPS ZIP, population 2,582. 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 PENHOOK-VA · Penhook, VA 1 ZIPs · 2,582 pop · #15271/25278 · Franklin County

INC-MID · RANK-LOWER · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-ONE · OWN-HIGH · POP-VILLAGE · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-MID

  • INC-MID $65,361
  • RANK-LOWER #15271/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Rocky Mount
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-HIGH 88% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 2,582
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-MID $210,400

Nearest income peer: Rocky Mount, VA ( $138 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 Penhook

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Penhook 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, Penhook, VA sits among US cities with a below-median household income, on a village-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

40th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
2,582
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$65,361
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 (1): read cost-of-living from the primary ZIP. Household income $65,361 and poverty 4.4% concentrate in 24137.

Owner-occupancy here runs high (87.9%) - tenure is stable enough that the ZIP detail's owner share is the right next click, not a renter-heavy compare.

Within Virginia, Rocky Mount is the closest lower-income city and Pearisburg the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Penhook.

Population concentration

Penhook's single ZIP 24137 carries the town

Penhook is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 24137 is the entire residential footprint (2,582 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

Mid-pack ZBP load on Penhook's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 49 establishments, 192 employees , annual payroll $7,761k (~19 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 24137 (49 units) ; leading NAICS Construction (12) · also Retail trade · Professional, scientific, and technical services .

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ZIP Codes in Penhook, VA

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

Penhook lands mid-pack among the 9 cities sharing Franklin County: Hardy, Wirtz and Henry earn more and Boones Mill, Ferrum and Callaway earn less. Union Hall marks the far end of that range at $98,250, 50% above Penhook.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
24137 2,582 $65,361 49 13
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Penhook 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 Penhook, .