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ZIP Code 24073: Christiansburg, VA

ZIP code 24073 uses the postal name Christiansburg, Virginia and lies entirely in Montgomery County (Census 2020 ZIP-county file). About 30,000 people live there (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). Median household income is $76,800 (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). By Census place, its land lies in Christiansburg (16%) and Plum Creek (2%), and under 1% in smaller places; 82% is outside any Census place.

  • ACS2020-24
  • Census2020
  • FHFA2025
  • ZBP2023
  • IRS2022
2national area: Virginia, District of Columbia, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina and West Virginia
240sectional center: Roanoke, VA (SCF 240)
73delivery area within it
Town
Christiansburg · its only residential ZIP
Census places
Christiansburg (16%); Plum Creek (2%) census-designated place
Neighborhoods
Alleghany Addition, Apple Acres, Atkinson Acres, Beverly Hills, Blue Ridge Court, Brumfield Acres and 37 more GeoNames
Metro area
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA
House district
VA-9 119th Congress
Time zone
Eastern
Land area
89.6 sq mi · 331 people per sq mi
PO Box ZIPs
24068 also use the name Christiansburg

Where is ZIP code 24073?

24073 centers on 37.135°, -80.423° and covers 89.6 square miles of land plus 0.2 of water. It borders 6 ZIP codes: 24141, 24149, 24138, 24060, 24162, 24087.

24060 · Blacksburg24087 · Elliston24138 · Pilot24141 · Radford24149 · Riner24162 · Shawsville24073 · Christiansburg (this ZIP)2407324060241412414924087241622413824060 · Blacksburg24087 · Elliston24138 · Pilot24141 · Radford24149 · Riner24162 · Shawsville24073 · Christiansburg (this ZIP)2407324060241412414924087241622413824060 · Blacksburg24087 · Elliston24138 · Pilot24141 · Radford24149 · Riner24162 · Shawsville24073 · Christiansburg (this ZIP)24073240602414124149240872416224138
Shaded by median household income, in national fifths (ACS 2020-2024); 24073 outlined. Census 2020 ZCTA boundaries. <$54.1k$98.1k+no figure

The map draws ZIP code areas only. For the streets inside 24073, open its center on OpenStreetMap.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 ZCTA cartographic boundaries and the 2023 Gazetteer (2020 ZCTAs); ZIP-to-county shares, Census places and House districts (119th Congress) from the Census 2020 relationship files (shares of land); metro area from the OMB delineation (July 2023); town name and time zone from simplemaps US ZIP Codes (CC BY 4.0); neighborhoods from the GeoNames gazetteer (CC BY 4.0), placed in this ZIP code by PlainZIP.

How does 24073 compare with the rest of Montgomery County?

Rank of 24073 among the residential ZIP codes of its town, county and state (1 = the most; income and home value among ZIP codes of 1,000+ people living in households)
Measure24073In Montgomery CountyIn VA
People (ACS 2020-2024)29,6772nd of 10101st of 903
Median household income$77k1st of 5240th of 461
Median home value$253k2nd of 6354th of 552

Its median household income is higher than in 58% of U.S. residential ZIP codes, and it is denser than 68% of all U.S. residential ZIP codes. ZIP codes at the ACS caps ($250,000 or more for household income, $2,000,000 or more for home value) share the top rank.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B01003, B19013, B25077); ranks by PlainZIP over residential ZIP codes (ZCTAs).

How many people live in 24073?

The 2020 Census counted 32,093 people in 24073; the ACS, which samples households over 2020-2024, estimates 29,677. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew 7.7% (its boundary stayed at least 90% the same).

People, ACS 2020-2024
29,677
2020 Census count
32,093+7.7% since 2010 (29,793)
Households
13,261
Median age
41.0

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B01003, B01002, B11001); 2020 Census (DHC P1); 2010 Census (SF1 P1).

Who lives in 24073?

Of the 29,677 people the ACS estimates in 24073, 18.6% are under 18 and 20.0% are 65 or older. The largest group by race and Hispanic origin is White (not Hispanic) (83.9%).

  • Under 1818.6%
  • 18 to 6461.3%
  • 65 and older20.0%
Age of the people of 24073 (ACS 2020-2024, B01001)
  • White, not Hispanic83.9%
  • Black, not Hispanic4.9%
  • Other or two or more4.5%
  • Hispanic or Latino3.8%
  • Asian, not Hispanic2.9%
Race and Hispanic origin in 24073 (ACS 2020-2024, B03002); each person counted once

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B01001 age by sex, B03002 Hispanic or Latino origin by race); shares of the estimated population, small ZIP codes carry wide margins.

What do households in 24073 earn?

Median household income is $76,800 (ACS 2020-2024), the highest of the 5 ranked ZIP codes in Montgomery County. It is not measurably different from 2015-2019 ($73,667 in 2024 dollars): the change is within the surveys' margins of error.

Median household income
$76,800
Income per person
$42,690
Below the poverty line
11.6%
Unemployed (of the labor force)
2.4%
Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree
41.4%
Adjusted gross income per tax return, 2022
$72,31114,920 returns; wages 73% of AGI (IRS)

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 and 2015-2019 5-year estimates (B19013, B19301, B17001, B23025, B15003; 2015-2019 dollars converted with the BLS CPI-U, 1.22699); IRS Statistics of Income, ZIP code data, tax year 2022 (adjusted gross income per return, filed under the address on the return).

What are homes worth in 24073?

FHFA's house price index for 24073, built from repeat sales and appraisals of the same homes, rose 80% from 2015 to 2025 and rose 53% from 2020 to 2025, and moved +4.5% in 2025.

Median home value (owners' estimate)
$253,200
Median gross rent
$1,168
Homes owned by their occupants
65.3%
Housing units
14,658
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Index = 100 in 1985, the first year FHFA reports for 24073; 2025: 459.1. Annual, not seasonally adjusted; FHFA calls its ZIP-level indexes developmental.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B25077, B25064, B25003, B25001); FHFA House Price Index, annual five-digit ZIP, updated 2026-03-31.

What businesses are in 24073?

899 business establishments had a location in this ZIP code in 2023, 42 more than in 2018; the most are in retail trade (ZIP Code Business Patterns).

  • Retail trade176
  • Health care and social assistance120
  • Other services (except public administration)104
  • Accommodation and food services96
  • Construction89
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services71

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns 2023 and 2018 (establishments with paid employees, by the business's ZIP code).

Which ZIP codes are next to 24073?

ZIP codes that share a boundary with 24073, then the nearest by center
ZIPTownPeopleHousehold incomeDistance
24141Radford21,484$63k7.9 mi
24149Riner3,986$70k8.0 mi
24138Pilot1,432$62k8.2 mi
24060Blacksburg48,541$68k8.7 mi
24162Shawsville2,259$73k9.6 mi
24087Elliston3,941$41k11.8 mi
24061Blacksburg9,202–6.3 mi (near)
24142Radford2,205–7.0 mi (near)
24129New River114–9.3 mi (near)

Source: PlainZIP from the Census 2020 ZCTA boundaries (shared edges) and internal points; figures ACS 2020-2024.

Which other ZIP codes use the name Christiansburg?

1 more ZIP code carries the postal name Christiansburg, VA without a residential delivery area: PO boxes at the post office, or a single organization with its own ZIP code. The Census Bureau publishes no figures for it.

ZIP codes named Christiansburg without a residential area (GeoNames postal codes)
ZIPCounty
24068Montgomery County

Source: GeoNames postal codes (CC BY 4.0), downloaded 2026-10-09; a ZIP code with no Census ZCTA has no residential delivery area.