ZIP 24579 vs ZIP 24555

This side-by-side compares ZIP 24579 (Natural Bridge Station, VA) and ZIP 24555 (Glasgow, VA) using the same Census ACS 5-Year table fields for both — no averages swapped in, no national proxies. ZIP 24579 has a population of 1,389 at 16 people per square mile, while ZIP 24555 has 2,140 at 36 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 24579 reports a median household income of $45,944 against $56,080 in ZIP 24555, with per-capita income of $29,790 vs $29,791. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 13.8% in 24579 and 16.7% in 24555. Poverty rate reads 10.4% vs 17.5%, and unemployment 3.9% vs 3.1% — 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 $165,600 in 24579 versus $185,000 in 24555, with median rent of $678 and $804 per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 74.0% vs 75.7%. 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.