Salem

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Virginia

Salem is a smaller county in Virginia with 1 ZIP code, 37,761 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, Salem, VA sits among US counties with an above-median household income, on a smaller county population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

Top 34%
household income vs 3,210 US counties
37,761
combined ZIP population
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$74,260
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.

Salem lands in the national county income distribution as above-median household income on smaller county footing (FIPS 51775, 1 ZIP, combined population 37,761). 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 (24153) 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 51775 averages as uniform.

Within Virginia, Cumberland is the closest lower-income county and Richmond the closest higher-income county by average ZIP household income. Their 2 and 7 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Salem. Use those locations as statewide context before treating the county average as a local-market answer.

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1

Total ZIPs

37,761

Total Population

ZIP Codes in Salem

ZIP Code City Population Density
24153 Salem 37,761 139

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the population of Salem?

Salem has a total population of 37,761 across 1 ZIP code, based on U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2023 data.

What ZIP codes are in Salem?

Salem includes 1 ZIP code: 24153.

Salem's figures come from Census ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023), mapped to ZIP codes via the HUD USPS Crosswalk. PlainZIP is not affiliated with the U.S. Census Bureau or any government agency. See our methodology for details.

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