Residential delivery area · Virginia
ZIP Code 24221: Blackwater, VA
ZIP code 24221 uses the postal name Blackwater, Virginia and lies mostly in Lee County (61% of its land) with the rest in Scott County (Census 2020 ZIP-county file). About 630 people live there (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). Median household income is $47,788 (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). Its land lies outside any incorporated or census-designated place.
- ACS2020-24
- Census2020
- IRS2022
- Town
- Blackwater · its only residential ZIP
- County
- Lee County (61%); Scott County (39%)
- House district
- VA-9 119th Congress
- State
- Virginia
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Land area
- 51.6 sq mi · 12 people per sq mi
Where is ZIP code 24221?
24221 centers on 36.625°, -82.999° and covers 51.6 square miles of land plus 0.0 of water. It borders 4 ZIP codes: 37765, 24263, 24244, 37869.
The map draws ZIP code areas only. For the streets inside 24221, 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 24221 compare with the rest of Lee County?
| Measure | 24221 | In Lee County | In VA |
|---|---|---|---|
| People (ACS 2020-2024) | 633 | 10th of 10 | 711th of 903 |
| Median household income | $48k | not ranked | not ranked |
| Median home value | $120k | not ranked | not ranked |
24221's income and home value are not ranked: it has fewer than 1,000 residents (633). Rankings use ZIP codes of 1,000 or more people living in households, with margins at most 25% of the figure.
It is denser than 19% of 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 24221?
The 2020 Census counted 785 people in 24221; the ACS, which samples households over 2020-2024, estimates 633. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell 16.3% (its boundary stayed at least 90% the same).
- People, ACS 2020-2024
- 633±254 (90% margin)
- 2020 Census count
- 785−16.3% since 2010 (938)
- Households
- 286
- Median age
- 59.4
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 24221?
Of the 633 people the ACS estimates in 24221, 13.7% are under 18 and 34.4% are 65 or older. The largest group by race and Hispanic origin is White (not Hispanic) (96.7%).
- Under 1813.7%
- 18 to 6451.8%
- 65 and older34.4%
- White, not Hispanic96.7%
- Hispanic or Latino2.7%
- Other or two or more0.6%
- Black, not Hispanic0.0%
- Asian, not Hispanic0.0%
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 24221 earn?
Median household income is $47,788 (ACS 2020-2024). It is not measurably different from 2015-2019 ($35,467 in 2024 dollars): the change is within the surveys' margins of error.
- Median household income
- $47,788±$7,473
- Income per person
- $29,513
- Below the poverty line
- 16.7%
- Unemployed (of the labor force)
- 0.6%
- Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree
- 13.9%
- Adjusted gross income per tax return, 2022
- $45,856270 returns; wages 76% 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 24221?
- Median home value (owners' estimate)
- $119,500
- Median gross rent
- –
- Homes owned by their occupants
- 99.0%
- Housing units
- 380
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B25077, B25064, B25003, B25001).
Which ZIP codes are next to 24221?
| ZIP | Town | People | Household income | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 37765 | Kyles Ford, TN | 370 | $23k | 4.9 mi |
| 24263 | Jonesville | 5,830 | $39k | 9.8 mi |
| 24244 | Duffield | 5,600 | $40k | 12.2 mi |
| 37869 | Sneedville, TN | 5,271 | $39k | 15.7 mi |
| 37731 | Eidson, TN | 564 | $53k | 5.3 mi (near) |
| 24277 | Pennington Gap | 5,839 | $32k | 8.7 mi (near) |
| 37873 | Surgoinsville, TN | 3,960 | $44k | 11.0 mi (near) |
| 24243 | Dryden | 1,452 | $52k | 11.8 mi (near) |
| 24282 | Saint Charles | 1,181 | $31k | 13.7 mi (near) |
Source: PlainZIP from the Census 2020 ZCTA boundaries (shared edges) and internal points; figures ACS 2020-2024.