Head Waters, VA · standard
ZIP Code 24442
Highland County, Virginia — Census ACS demographics, housing tenure, and business patterns, benchmarked against every US ZIP.
- 120
- 1/sq mi
- $69,750
- Median income
- 70.5%
- Bachelor's or higher
The verdict
Head Waters pairs a below-median household income, in a rural, homeowner-dominated area.
- 46th pct
- household income, US ZIPs
- 1
- people per sq mi
- 93%
- owner-occupied homes
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates (2019–2023). Percentiles rank ZIP 24442 against every reporting US ZIP.
ZIP code 24442 is classified by USPS as a standard delivery area and covers roughly 120.0 square miles in Head Waters, Highland County, Virginia. The area is home to 120 residents, producing a population density of 1 people per square mile, and falls within the New York time zone. These USPS and Census boundary values drive every downstream statistic on this page, including the benchmarks that compare 24442 against Virginia and the nation.
On the economic side, the median household income for ZIP 24442 sits at $69,750 (18% below the Virginia average), while per-capita income is $40,106. The poverty rate stands at 0.0% and the unemployment rate at 0.0%. On housing, the median home value is — with median rent at — per month, and 92.6% of occupied units are owner-occupied, a direct signal of whether 24442 behaves more like a homeowner neighborhood or a renter-heavy ZIP.
Education and household profile round out the picture: 70.5% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the median age is 32.7, and the average commute is —. We also surface 4 nearby ZIP codes within roughly 10 miles and 4 additional ZIPs sharing Highland County, so you can benchmark 24442 against its immediate geography rather than a national average alone. Every figure is sourced from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, HUD Fair Market Rents, and FHFA Home Price Index data, no estimates, no proprietary scoring. Verify with HUD →
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates + ZIP Code Business Patterns + HUD FMR + FHFA HPI ACS demographics, ZBP business establishments, HUD Fair Market Rents, FHFA HPI for ZIP 24442, Head Waters, VA · 2023 Census ACS 5-Year Estimates use a rolling 60-month sample for stable small-geography estimates; ZBP updated annually; HUD FMR + FHFA HPI updated quarterly/annually.
Quick Facts
120
Population
120.0
Area (sq mi)
1
People / sq mi
New York
Time Zone
standard
ZIP Type
Who lives in ZIP 24442?
32.7
Median Age
47.1%
Male
52.9%
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?
$69,750
Median Household Income
-18% vs state
$40,106
Per Capita Income
0.0%
Poverty Rate
0.0%
Unemployment Rate
How ZIP 24442 ranks nationally
Household income vs. every US ZIP code
Median household income — the full national distribution, with this ZIP marked
$69,750 46th percentile higher than 46% of 30,318 US ZIPs
Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more US ZIPs. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source U.S. Census Bureau — ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2019–2023
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?
145
Total Housing Units
27
Occupied Units
118
Vacant Units
2.52
Avg Household Size
Occupancy Type
1955
Median Year Built
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
Nearby ZIP Codes
Want a side-by-side? Compare 24442 vs 24433 →
ZIP 24442 vs its nearest neighbors, by population
Resident population of this ZIP and the closest reporting ZIP codes within ~10 miles.
- 26815
Sugar Grove (26815)
646 residents
- 24458
Mc Dowell (24458)
442 residents
- 24485
West Augusta (24485)
389 residents
- 24442 120
Head Waters (24442)
120 residents
- 24433 99
Doe Hill (24433)
99 residents
What this shows Among its immediate neighbors, ZIP 24442 ranks #4 by population — useful context the national average alone can't give.
ZIP 24442 vs its nearest neighbors, by median income
Median household income of this ZIP and the closest reporting ZIP codes within ~10 miles.
- 24433
Doe Hill (24433)
$79,444 median income
- 24442
Head Waters (24442)
$69,750 median income
- 24485
West Augusta (24485)
$60,250 median income
- 26815
Sugar Grove (26815)
$60,104 median income
- 24458
Mc Dowell (24458)
$54,145 median income
What this shows By household income, ZIP 24442 ranks #2 of 5 neighboring ZIPs — local affluence varies block to block, not just metro to metro.
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