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Rural Retreat, VA

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Rural Retreat, VA: 1 USPS ZIP, population 4,953. 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 RURAL-RETREAT-VA · Rural Retreat, VA 1 ZIPs · 4,953 pop · #11701/25278 · Wythe County

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

  • INC-MID $73,614
  • RANK-MID #11701/25278
  • ABOVE-PEER over Wytheville
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-HIGH 86% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 4,953
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $170,100

Nearest income peer: Wytheville, VA ( $16,105 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 Rural Retreat

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

Top 46%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
4,953
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$73,614
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.

Above-median income on a short ZIP list (1) - lead code 24368 (4,953 residents). Household income $73,614 is the roll-up; open the ZIP for tenure and commute.

Owner-occupancy here runs high (85.9%) - tenure is stable enough that the ZIP detail's owner share is the right next click, not a renter-heavy compare.

Within Virginia, Blue Ridge is the closest lower-income city and Blairs the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Rural Retreat.

Population concentration

Rural Retreat reads through its lone ZIP, 24368

4,953 ACS residents, one ZIP: 24368 is not the leading code inside Rural Retreat, it is the only one on file. Treat the ZIP page as the primary source for anything below the city-wide total.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Sparse ZBP book inside single-ZIP Rural Retreat

Citywide ZBP: 74 establishments, 1,080 employees , annual payroll $48,069k (~15 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 24368 (74 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (13) · also Other services (except public administration) · Accommodation and food services .

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ZIP Codes in Rural Retreat, VA

These ZIP codes sit in Wythe County, which covers 8 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Rural Retreat. See the Wythe County roll-up →

No other city sharing Wythe County reports a higher average ZIP median income than Rural Retreat. Wytheville, Max Meadows and Ivanhoe sit below it, so a household comparing this county on income alone starts here. Barren Springs marks the far end of that range at $43,672, 41% below Rural Retreat.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
24368 4,953 $73,614 74 23
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Rural Retreat 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 Rural Retreat, .