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ZIP Code 24401: Staunton, VA

ZIP code 24401 uses the postal name Staunton, Virginia and lies mostly in Augusta County (85% of its land) with the rest in Staunton city (Census 2020 ZIP-county file). About 39,000 people live there (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). Median household income is $66,300 (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). By Census place, its land lies in Staunton (15%) and Jolivue (1%), and 7% in smaller places; 77% 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
244sectional center: Richmond, VA (SCF 230)
01delivery area within it
Town
Staunton · its only residential ZIP
County
Augusta County (85%); Staunton city (15%)
Census places
Staunton (15%); Jolivue (1%) census-designated place
Metro area
Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA
House district
VA-6 119th Congress
Time zone
Eastern
Land area
132.4 sq mi · 293 people per sq mi
PO Box ZIPs
24402 also use the name Staunton

Where is ZIP code 24401?

24401 centers on 38.134°, -79.086° and covers 132.4 square miles of land plus 0.6 of water. It borders 11 ZIP codes: 22939, 24482, 24479, 24477, 24437, 24440, 24467, 22980, 24421, 24459 and more.

22843 · Mount Solon22939 · Fishersville22980 · Waynesboro24421 · Churchville24437 · Fort Defiance24440 · Greenville24459 · Middlebrook24467 · Mount Sidney24477 · Stuarts Draft24479 · Swoope24482 · Verona24401 · Staunton (this ZIP)24401228432298024421244592447924477244402446724437244822293922843 · Mount Solon22939 · Fishersville22980 · Waynesboro24421 · Churchville24437 · Fort Defiance24440 · Greenville24459 · Middlebrook24467 · Mount Sidney24477 · Stuarts Draft24479 · Swoope24482 · Verona24401 · Staunton (this ZIP)24401228432298024421244592447924477244402446724437244822293922843 · Mount Solon22939 · Fishersville22980 · Waynesboro24421 · Churchville24437 · Fort Defiance24440 · Greenville24459 · Middlebrook24467 · Mount Sidney24477 · Stuarts Draft24479 · Swoope24482 · Verona24401 · Staunton (this ZIP)24401228432298024421244592447924477244402446724437
Shaded by median household income, in national fifths (ACS 2020-2024); 24401 outlined. Census 2020 ZCTA boundaries. <$54.1k$98.1k+no figure

The map draws ZIP code areas only. For the streets inside 24401, 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 24401 compare with the rest of Augusta County?

Rank of 24401 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)
Measure24401In Augusta CountyIn VA
People (ACS 2020-2024)38,7561st of 2853rd of 903
Median household income$66k10th of 13308th of 461
Median home value$279k10th of 18315th of 552

Its median household income is higher than in 41% of U.S. residential ZIP codes, and it is denser than 67% 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 24401?

The 2020 Census counted 38,522 people in 24401; the ACS, which samples households over 2020-2024, estimates 38,756. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew 8.5% (its boundary stayed at least 90% the same).

People, ACS 2020-2024
38,756
2020 Census count
38,522+8.5% since 2010 (35,499)
Households
16,804
Median age
43.6

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 24401?

Of the 38,756 people the ACS estimates in 24401, 18.0% are under 18 and 24.1% are 65 or older. The largest group by race and Hispanic origin is White (not Hispanic) (81.1%).

  • Under 1818.0%
  • 18 to 6457.9%
  • 65 and older24.1%
Age of the people of 24401 (ACS 2020-2024, B01001)
  • White, not Hispanic81.1%
  • Black, not Hispanic8.8%
  • Other or two or more4.9%
  • Hispanic or Latino4.2%
  • Asian, not Hispanic0.9%
Race and Hispanic origin in 24401 (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 24401 earn?

Median household income is $66,300 (ACS 2020-2024), the 10th highest of the 13 ranked ZIP codes in Augusta County. It is not measurably different from 2015-2019 ($65,975 in 2024 dollars): the change is within the surveys' margins of error.

Median household income
$66,300
Income per person
$37,344
Below the poverty line
11.1%
Unemployed (of the labor force)
4.8%
Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree
34.4%
Adjusted gross income per tax return, 2022
$68,75118,360 returns; wages 65% 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 24401?

FHFA's house price index for 24401, built from repeat sales and appraisals of the same homes, rose 91% from 2015 to 2025 and rose 59% from 2020 to 2025, and moved +6.6% in 2025.

Median home value (owners' estimate)
$278,600
Median gross rent
$1,041
Homes owned by their occupants
65.3%
Housing units
18,086
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Index = 100 in 1977, the first year FHFA reports for 24401; 2025: 778.6. 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 24401?

1,003 business establishments had a location in this ZIP code in 2023, 3 fewer than in 2018; the most are in retail trade (ZIP Code Business Patterns).

  • Retail trade173
  • Other services (except public administration)146
  • Accommodation and food services111
  • Health care and social assistance100
  • Construction94
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services72

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 24401?

ZIP codes that share a boundary with 24401, then the nearest by center
ZIPTownPeopleHousehold incomeDistance
22939Fishersville6,908$84k6.6 mi
24482Verona5,312$76k6.7 mi
24479Swoope1,791$81k8.6 mi
24477Stuarts Draft11,482$84k9.3 mi
24437Fort Defiance1,468$87k9.9 mi
24440Greenville2,710$46k10.3 mi
24467Mount Sidney2,318$94k10.4 mi
22980Waynesboro32,965$64k11.4 mi
24421Churchville3,450$98k11.5 mi
24459Middlebrook535$95k12.4 mi
22843Mount Solon2,697$89k16.5 mi
24469New Hope0–10.7 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 Staunton?

1 more ZIP code carries the postal name Staunton, 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 Staunton without a residential area (GeoNames postal codes)
ZIPCounty
24402Augusta 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.