ZIP 24530 vs ZIP 24137

This side-by-side compares ZIP 24530 (Callands, VA) and ZIP 24137 (Penhook, VA) using the same Census ACS 5-Year table fields for both — no averages swapped in, no national proxies. ZIP 24530 has a population of 1,088 at 12 people per square mile, while ZIP 24137 has 2,582 at 13 per square mile. That difference in population size and density alone reshapes how every other metric should be interpreted — a higher-income ZIP with 1,200 residents behaves very differently from one with 45,000.

On income and education, ZIP 24530 reports a median household income of $36,165 against $65,361 in ZIP 24137, with per-capita income of $31,625 vs $41,225. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 8.3% in 24530 and 26.0% in 24137. Poverty rate reads 26.5% vs 4.4%, and unemployment 4.2% vs 0.5% — these four fields alone drive most of the difference in the scorecard grades you will see for each ZIP.

Housing separates these two ZIPs further: median home value sits at $178,100 in 24530 versus $210,400 in 24137, with median rent of — and $935 per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 98.6% vs 87.9%. When reading the comparison table below, focus on paired metrics rather than single winners — a ZIP with lower home values and lower income is not strictly "worse" if rent-to-income ratios and commute times land in the same zone. Every value is pulled from the exact same ACS table so the two columns are genuinely comparable.