Iron Gate, VA · standard
ZIP Code 24448
Alleghany County, Virginia — Census ACS demographics, housing tenure, and business patterns, benchmarked against every US ZIP.
- 376
- 472/sq mi
- $70,833
- Median income
- $84,500
- Median home value
- 13.2%
- Bachelor's or higher
The verdict
Iron Gate pairs a below-median household income with among the most affordable home values nationally, in a low-density, homeowner-dominated area.
- 48th pct
- household income, US ZIPs
- 5th pct
- home value, US ZIPs
- 472
- people per sq mi
- 92%
- owner-occupied homes
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates (2019–2023). Percentiles rank ZIP 24448 against every reporting US ZIP.
ZIP code 24448 is classified by USPS as a standard delivery area and covers roughly 0.8 square miles in Iron Gate, Alleghany County, Virginia. The area is home to 376 residents, producing a population density of 472 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 24448 against Virginia and the nation.
On the economic side, the median household income for ZIP 24448 sits at $70,833 (17% below the Virginia average), while per-capita income is $34,065. The poverty rate stands at 10.6% and the unemployment rate at 17.0%. On housing, the median home value is $84,500 (75% below the state average) with median rent at $715 per month, and 91.8% of occupied units are owner-occupied, a direct signal of whether 24448 behaves more like a homeowner neighborhood or a renter-heavy ZIP.
Education and household profile round out the picture: 13.2% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the median age is 40.1, and the average commute is —. We also surface 4 nearby ZIP codes within roughly 10 miles and 4 additional ZIPs sharing Alleghany County, so you can benchmark 24448 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 24448, Iron Gate, 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
376
Population
0.8
Area (sq mi)
472
People / sq mi
New York
Time Zone
standard
ZIP Type
Who lives in ZIP 24448?
40.1
Median Age
42.6%
Male
57.4%
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?
$70,833
Median Household Income
-17% vs state
$34,065
Per Capita Income
10.6%
Poverty Rate
17.0%
Unemployment Rate
How ZIP 24448 ranks nationally
Household income vs. every US ZIP code
Median household income — the full national distribution, with this ZIP marked
$70,833 48th percentile higher than 48% 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?
222
Total Housing Units
196
Occupied Units
26
Vacant Units
2.14
Avg Household Size
Occupancy Type
$84,500
Median Home Value
-75% vs state
$715
Median Rent
1961
Median Year Built
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
Nearby ZIP Codes
Want a side-by-side? Compare 24448 vs 24474 →
ZIP 24448 vs its nearest neighbors, by population
Resident population of this ZIP and the closest reporting ZIP codes within ~10 miles.
- 24422
Clifton Forge (24422)
6,315 residents
- 24085 2,182
Eagle Rock (24085)
2,182 residents
- 24474 544
Selma (24474)
544 residents
- 24448 376
Iron Gate (24448)
376 residents
- 24457 270
Low Moor (24457)
270 residents
What this shows Among its immediate neighbors, ZIP 24448 ranks #4 by population — useful context the national average alone can't give.
ZIP 24448 vs its nearest neighbors, by median income
Median household income of this ZIP and the closest reporting ZIP codes within ~10 miles.
- 24448
Iron Gate (24448)
$70,833 median income
- 24085
Eagle Rock (24085)
$53,633 median income
- 24422
Clifton Forge (24422)
$48,750 median income
- 24457
Low Moor (24457)
$47,634 median income
What this shows By household income, ZIP 24448 ranks the highest of 4 neighboring ZIPs — local affluence varies block to block, not just metro to metro.
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