PlainZIP

South Boston, VA

Single-footprint Census roll-up for South Boston, VA: 1 USPS ZIP, population 13,934. 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 SOUTH-BOSTON-VA · South Boston, VA 1 ZIPs · 13,934 pop · #21254/25278 · Halifax County

INC-MID · RANK-BOTTOM · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-ONE · OWN-LOW · POP-TOWN · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-LOW

  • INC-MID $51,547
  • RANK-BOTTOM #21254/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Nathalie
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-LOW 63% owners
  • POP-TOWN 13,934
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $168,900

Nearest income peer: Nathalie, VA ( $1,185 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 South Boston

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest South Boston 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, South Boston, VA sits among US cities with one of the lowest household incomes among US cities, on a town-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

16th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
13,934
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$51,547
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 ($51,547 average) · poverty 23.3%. The primary code (24592) carries the ACS household fields that matter.

Owner-occupancy is comparatively low (63.1%) for this income tier, rent $778 may matter more than the home-value average.

Within Virginia, Green Bay is the closest lower-income city and Cascade the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for South Boston.

Population concentration

One ZIP, 24592, is all of South Boston

There is no split to weigh here: 24592 holds every one of South Boston's 13,934 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

Dense ZBP book packed into South Boston's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 414 establishments, 7,870 employees , annual payroll $373,155k (~30 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 24592 (414 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (73) · also Health care and social assistance · Accommodation and food services .

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ZIP Codes in South Boston, VA

These ZIP codes sit in Halifax County, which covers 9 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in South Boston. See the Halifax County roll-up →

South Boston sits in the lower half of Halifax County on income: Halifax, Scottsburg and Virgilina report more, Alton and Clover report less. Scottsburg marks the far end of that range at $77,593, 51% above South Boston.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
24592 13,934 $51,547 414 43
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South Boston 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 South Boston, .