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ZIP Code 24448: Iron Gate, VA
ZIP code 24448 is in Iron Gate, Virginia, entirely in Alleghany County (Census 2020 ZIP-county file). About 420 people live there (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). Median household income is $70,833 (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024).
- ACS2020-24
- Census2020
- Town
- Iron Gate · its only residential ZIP
- County
- Alleghany County
- Census places
- Iron Gate
- House district
- VA-6 119th Congress
- State
- Virginia
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Land area
- 0.3 sq mi · 1,368 people per sq mi
Where is ZIP code 24448?
24448 centers on 37.797°, -79.789° and covers 0.3 square miles of land plus 0.0 of water. It borders 2 ZIP codes: 24422, 24085.
The map draws ZIP code areas only. For the streets inside 24448, 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 24448 compare with the rest of Alleghany County?
| Measure | 24448 | In Alleghany County | In VA |
|---|---|---|---|
| People (ACS 2020-2024) | 420 | 6th of 7 | 766th of 903 |
| Median household income | $71k | not ranked | not ranked |
| Median home value | $85k | not ranked | not ranked |
24448's income and home value are not ranked: it has fewer than 1,000 residents (420). 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 81% 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 24448?
The 2020 Census counted 311 people in 24448; the ACS, which samples households over 2020-2024, estimates 420. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell 17.3% (its boundary stayed at least 90% the same).
- People, ACS 2020-2024
- 420±201 (90% margin)
- 2020 Census count
- 311−17.3% since 2010 (376)
- Households
- 196
- Median age
- 40.1
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 24448?
Of the 420 people the ACS estimates in 24448, 24.8% are under 18 and 21.4% are 65 or older. The largest group by race and Hispanic origin is White (not Hispanic) (90.0%).
- Under 1824.8%
- 18 to 6453.8%
- 65 and older21.4%
- White, not Hispanic90.0%
- Other or two or more5.2%
- Black, not Hispanic3.8%
- Hispanic or Latino1.0%
- 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 24448 earn?
Median household income is $70,833 (ACS 2020-2024). It is not measurably different from 2015-2019 ($43,712 in 2024 dollars): the change is within the surveys' margins of error.
- Median household income
- $70,833±$46,333
- Income per person
- $34,065
- Below the poverty line
- 10.6%
- Unemployed (of the labor force)
- 17.0%
- Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree
- 13.2%
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 24448?
- Median home value (owners' estimate)
- $84,500
- Median gross rent
- $715
- Homes owned by their occupants
- 91.8%
- Housing units
- 222
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B25077, B25064, B25003, B25001).
Which ZIP codes are next to 24448?
| ZIP | Town | People | Household income | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24422 | Clifton Forge | 5,334 | $49k | 3.2 mi |
| 24085 | Eagle Rock | 2,391 | $54k | 8.7 mi |
| 24474 | Selma | 146 | – | 3.3 mi (near) |
| 24457 | Low Moor | 425 | $48k | 4.2 mi (near) |
| 24445 | Hot Springs | 2,332 | $52k | 12.1 mi (near) |
| 24450 | Lexington | 17,714 | $77k | 13.3 mi (near) |
| 24426 | Covington | 13,872 | $55k | 14.5 mi (near) |
| 24578 | Natural Bridge | 457 | $68k | 15.6 mi (near) |
Source: PlainZIP from the Census 2020 ZCTA boundaries (shared edges) and internal points; figures ACS 2020-2024.