PlainZIP

Wise, VA

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Wise, VA: 1 USPS ZIP, population 10,791. 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 WISE-VA · Wise, VA 1 ZIPs · 10,791 pop · #16164/25278 · Wise County

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

  • INC-MID $63,413
  • RANK-LOWER #16164/25278
  • ABOVE-PEER over Big Stone Gap
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 77% owners
  • POP-TOWN 10,791
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $130,800

Nearest income peer: Big Stone Gap, VA ( $8,161 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 Wise

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

36th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
10,791
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$63,413
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 $63,413 and poverty 12.5% concentrate in 24293.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (77.0%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Wise as a pure owner town.

Within Virginia, Buchanan is the closest lower-income city and Chincoteague Island the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Wise.

Population concentration

Wise's single ZIP 24293 carries the town

Wise is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 24293 is the entire residential footprint (10,791 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 Wise's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 187 establishments, 2,742 employees , annual payroll $87,998k (~17 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 24293 (187 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (46) · also Health care and social assistance · Professional, scientific, and technical services .

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ZIP Codes in Wise, VA

These ZIP codes sit in Wise County, which covers 7 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Wise. See the Wise County roll-up →

No other city sharing Wise County reports a higher average ZIP median income than Wise. Big Stone Gap, Coeburn and Pound sit below it, so a household comparing this county on income alone starts here. Appalachia marks the far end of that range at $37,795, 40% below Wise.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
24293 10,791 $63,413 187 71
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Wise 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 Wise, .