Residential delivery area · Virginia

ZIP Code 24138: Pilot, VA

ZIP code 24138 uses the postal name Pilot, Virginia and lies mostly in Floyd County (50% of its land) with the rest in Montgomery County (Census 2020 ZIP-county file). About 1,400 people live there (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). Median household income is $62,400 (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). Its land lies outside any incorporated or census-designated place.

ACS2020-24
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2national area: Virginia, District of Columbia, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina and West Virginia

241sectional center: Roanoke, VA (SCF 240)

38delivery area within it

Town: Pilot · its only residential ZIP
County: Floyd County (50%); Montgomery County (50%)
Metro area: Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA
House district: VA-9 119th Congress
State: Virginia
Time zone: Eastern
Land area: 25.1 sq mi · 57 people per sq mi

Where is ZIP code 24138?

24138 centers on 37.052°, -80.317° and covers 25.1 square miles of land plus 0.0 of water. It borders 5 ZIP codes: 24072, 24162, 24149, 24073, 24091.

Shaded by median household income, in national fifths (ACS 2020-2024); 24138 outlined. Census 2020 ZCTA boundaries. <$54.1k$98.1k+no figure

The map draws ZIP code areas only. For the streets inside 24138, 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).

How does 24138 compare with the rest of Floyd County?

Rank of 24138 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)
Measure	24138	In Floyd County	In VA
People (ACS 2020-2024)	1,432	7th of 11	583rd of 903
Median household income	$62k	3rd of 5	335th of 461
Median home value	$236k	4th of 9	376th of 552

Its median household income is higher than in 34% of U.S. residential ZIP codes, and it is denser than 45% 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 24138?

The 2020 Census counted 1,445 people in 24138; the ACS, which samples households over 2020-2024, estimates 1,432. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell 10.4% (its boundary stayed at least 90% the same).

People, ACS 2020-2024: 1,432±388 (90% margin)
2020 Census count: 1,445−10.4% since 2010 (1,613)
Households: 504
Median age: 37.7

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 24138?

Of the 1,432 people the ACS estimates in 24138, 37.6% are under 18 and 13.0% are 65 or older. The largest group by race and Hispanic origin is White (not Hispanic) (95.4%).

Under 1837.6%
18 to 6449.4%
65 and older13.0%

Age of the people of 24138 (ACS 2020-2024, B01001)

White, not Hispanic95.4%
Black, not Hispanic2.7%
Asian, not Hispanic1.0%
Other or two or more0.9%
Hispanic or Latino0.0%

Race and Hispanic origin in 24138 (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 24138 earn?

Median household income is $62,400 (ACS 2020-2024), the 3rd highest of the 5 ranked ZIP codes in Floyd County. It fell from $101,311 in 2015-2019 (in 2024 dollars), a change larger than the surveys' margins of error.

Median household income: $62,400±$14,053
Income per person: $29,246
Below the poverty line: 12.9%
Unemployed (of the labor force): 6.2%
Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree: 27.4%
Adjusted gross income per tax return, 2022: $64,166670 returns; wages 72% 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 24138?

Median home value (owners' estimate): $235,700
Median gross rent: $888
Homes owned by their occupants: 85.1%
Housing units: 602

Index = 100 in 2001, the first year FHFA reports for 24138; 2023: 212.5. Annual, not seasonally adjusted; FHFA calls its ZIP-level indexes developmental. FHFA's series for 24138 stops in 2023: it publishes no ZIP index for a year with too few repeat sales.

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 24138?

14 business establishments had a location in this ZIP code in 2023, 4 more than in 2018; the most are in construction (ZIP Code Business Patterns).

Construction10

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 24138?

ZIP codes that share a boundary with 24138, then the nearest by center
ZIP	Town	People	Household income	Distance
24072	Check	1,238	$110k	4.2 mi
24162	Shawsville	2,259	$73k	6.5 mi
24149	Riner	3,986	$70k	6.8 mi
24073	Christiansburg	29,677	$77k	8.2 mi
24091	Floyd	7,417	$51k	9.1 mi
24079	Copper Hill	1,389	$72k	9.2 mi (near)
24059	Bent Mountain	893	$73k	12.5 mi (near)
24087	Elliston	3,941	$41k	12.5 mi (near)

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