Amherst
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Virginia
Amherst is a smaller county in Virginia with 4 ZIP codes, 31,627 people, and above-median household income among US counties. All data is sourced from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) 2023 5-Year Estimates.
National county placement
According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Amherst, VA sits among US counties with an above-median household income, on a smaller county population base, across a handful of delivery areas.
- Top 34%
- household income vs 3,210 US counties
- 31,627
- combined ZIP population
- 4
- USPS ZIP codes covered
- $74,396
- avg ZIP median income
Income percentile ranks this county's average ZIP median household income against 3,210 US counties with ACS income on at least one ZIP.
Amherst lands in the national county income distribution as above-median household income on smaller county footing (FIPS 51009, 4 ZIPs, combined population 31,627). On this short ZIP list the county page is mainly the FIPS bridge - household ACS fields live on the primary ZIP.
Above-median income with few ZIPs: treat the top code (24572) as the primary ACS record and this county page as the FIPS bridge. Intra-county contrast is limited by construction.
Population clears twenty-five thousand even with few ZIPs - density can still swing hard inside the short list. Compare the top two rows by population before treating FIPS 51009 averages as uniform.
Within Virginia, Richmond is the closest lower-income county and Hampton the closest higher-income county by average ZIP household income. Their 7 and 6 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Amherst. Use those locations as statewide context before treating the county average as a local-market answer.
4
Total ZIPs
31,627
Total Population
ZIP Codes in Amherst
Side-by-side: Compare 24572 vs 24521 →
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the population of Amherst?
Amherst has a total population of 31,627 across 4 ZIP codes, based on U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2023 data.
What ZIP codes are in Amherst?
Amherst includes 4 ZIP codes: 24572, 24521, 24574, 24595.