East Stone Gap, VA · standard
ZIP Code 24246
Wise County, Virginia - Census ACS demographics, housing tenure, and business patterns, benchmarked against every US ZIP.
- 455
- 359/sq mi High-density area
- 0.0%
- Bachelor's or higher Below-average bachelor's attainment
National ZIP placement
East Stone Gap has 455 residents, placing it in the 17th percentile of the 33,099 US ZIP codes with a reported population, at 359 people per square mile.
Source: USPS ZIP record + U.S. Census Bureau ZIP population. Rank compares ZIP 24246 against every US ZIP with a reported population; income/home-value percentiles are not available for this ZIP.
ZIP code 24246 is a sparsely populated ZIP (a standard USPS delivery area) in East Stone Gap, Wise County, Virginia, home to just 455 residents across 1.3 square miles, a density of 359 people per square mile, in the New York time zone.
Median household income is not on file for ZIP 24246, but per-capita income is -. Both reported hardship measures are comparatively low in absolute terms: poverty is 0.0% and unemployment is 0.0%. The ACS does not report a median home value for this ZIP, so housing cost context is limited to the available tenure and rent fields.
Formal educational attainment runs low here: just 0.0% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the median age is 32.7, and the average commute is -. The page also surfaces 6 ZIP codes within roughly 10 miles and 6 more in Wise County, so 24246 can be compared with both its immediate and county-level context.
Every figure on this page is sourced from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates (including median rent) and the FHFA House Price Index, no estimates, no proprietary scoring. Verify with Census →
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates + ZIP Code Business Patterns + FHFA HPI ACS demographics and median rent, ZBP business establishments, FHFA HPI for ZIP 24246, East Stone Gap, VA · 2023 Census ACS 5-Year Estimates use a rolling 60-month sample for stable small-geography estimates; ZBP updated annually; FHFA HPI updated quarterly/annually.
Quick Facts
455
Population
1.3
Area (sq mi)
359
People / sq mi
New York
Time Zone
standard
ZIP Type
Who lives in ZIP 24246?
32.7
Median Age
29.5%
Male
70.5%
Female
0.0%
Foreign-Born
Hispanic or Latino is an ethnicity category from the Census Bureau and may overlap with other categories above.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
How much do residents earn?
0.0%
Poverty Rate
0.0%
Unemployment Rate
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What is the education profile here?
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What does housing look like?
Housing stock: occupied vs vacant
31housing units
31
Total Housing Units
31
Occupied Units
0
Vacant Units
2.52
Avg Household Size
Occupancy Type
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
Nearby ZIP Codes
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ZIP 24246 vs its nearest neighbors, by population
Resident population of this ZIP and the closest reporting ZIP codes within ~10 miles.
- 24219
Big Stone Gap (24219)
11,265 residents
- 24273
Norton (24273)
6,262 residents
- 24216 2,939
Appalachia (24216)
2,939 residents
- 24250 1,319
Fort Blackmore (24250)
1,319 residents
- 40855 860
Lynch (40855)
860 residents
- 40862 647
Partridge (40862)
647 residents
- 24246 455
East Stone Gap (24246)
455 residents
What this shows Among its immediate neighbors, ZIP 24246 ranks #7 by population - useful context the national average alone can't give.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What county is ZIP code 24246 in?
ZIP code 24246 (East Stone Gap) is located in Wise County, Virginia. Wise County contains multiple ZIP codes, see the full list at /counties/wise-va.
What is the population of ZIP code 24246?
ZIP code 24246 in East Stone Gap, VA has a population of 455 according to the Census Bureau ACS 2023 estimates.
What is the demographic makeup of ZIP 24246?
The largest racial group in ZIP 24246 is White at 100.0%.
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