Residential delivery area · Virginia

ZIP Code 24637: Pounding Mill, VA

ZIP code 24637 uses the postal name Pounding Mill, Virginia and lies entirely in Tazewell County (Census 2020 ZIP-county file). About 3,800 people live there (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). Median household income is $57,112 (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). By Census place, its land lies in Claypool Hill (9%) and Pounding Mill (8%); 83% is outside any Census place.

  • ACS2020-24
  • Census2020
  • FHFA2022
  • ZBP2023
  • IRS2022
2national area: Virginia, District of Columbia, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina and West Virginia
246sectional center: Charleston, WV (SCF 250)
37delivery area within it
Town
Pounding Mill · its only residential ZIP
Census places
Claypool Hill (9%) census-designated place; Pounding Mill (8%) census-designated place
Micro area
Bluefield, WV-VA
House district
VA-9 119th Congress
Time zone
Eastern
Land area
32.0 sq mi · 118 people per sq mi

Where is ZIP code 24637?

24637 centers on 37.061°, -81.714° and covers 32.0 square miles of land plus 0.3 of water. It borders 2 ZIP codes: 24609, 24651.

24609 · Cedar Bluff24651 · Tazewell24637 · Pounding Mill (this ZIP)24637246512460924609 · Cedar Bluff24651 · Tazewell24637 · Pounding Mill (this ZIP)24637246512460924609 · Cedar Bluff24651 · Tazewell24637 · Pounding Mill (this ZIP)2463724651
Shaded by median household income, in national fifths (ACS 2020-2024); 24637 outlined. Census 2020 ZCTA boundaries. <$54.1k$98.1k+no figure

The map draws ZIP code areas only. For the streets inside 24637, 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 24637 compare with the rest of Tazewell County?

Rank of 24637 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)
Measure24637In Tazewell CountyIn VA
People (ACS 2020-2024)3,7786th of 18406th of 903
Median household income$57knot rankednot ranked
Median home value$162k1st of 7465th of 552

24637's median household income is not ranked: its 90% margin of error (±$23,808) is more than a quarter of the figure ($57,112). 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 56% 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 24637?

The 2020 Census counted 3,302 people in 24637; the ACS, which samples households over 2020-2024, estimates 3,778. Its boundary changed between the 2010 and 2020 censuses, so the two counts are not compared.

People, ACS 2020-2024
3,778±738 (90% margin)
2020 Census count
3,302
Households
1,509
Median age
44.7

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 24637?

Of the 3,778 people the ACS estimates in 24637, 18.6% are under 18 and 25.5% are 65 or older. The largest group by race and Hispanic origin is White (not Hispanic) (97.0%).

  • Under 1818.6%
  • 18 to 6456.0%
  • 65 and older25.5%
Age of the people of 24637 (ACS 2020-2024, B01001)
  • White, not Hispanic97.0%
  • Hispanic or Latino2.5%
  • Asian, not Hispanic0.4%
  • Other or two or more0.1%
  • Black, not Hispanic0.0%
Race and Hispanic origin in 24637 (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 24637 earn?

Median household income is $57,112 (ACS 2020-2024).

Median household income
$57,112±$23,808
Income per person
$38,125
Below the poverty line
14.6%
Unemployed (of the labor force)
2.7%
Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree
24.8%
Adjusted gross income per tax return, 2022
$72,1491,410 returns; wages 69% 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 24637?

Median home value (owners' estimate)
$161,700
Median gross rent
$780
Homes owned by their occupants
86.7%
Housing units
1,650
0 50 100 20122022 0 50 100 20122022 0 50 100 20122022
Index = 100 in 2012, the first year FHFA reports for 24637; 2022: 108.9. Annual, not seasonally adjusted; FHFA calls its ZIP-level indexes developmental. FHFA's series for 24637 stops in 2022: it publishes no ZIP index for a year with too few repeat sales.

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 24637?

85 business establishments had a location in this ZIP code in 2023, 5 more than in 2018; the most are in retail trade (ZIP Code Business Patterns).

  • Retail trade22
  • Construction11
  • Health care and social assistance10
  • Accommodation and food services10
  • Wholesale trade6
  • Finance and insurance5

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 24637?

ZIP codes that share a boundary with 24637, then the nearest by center
ZIPTownPeopleHousehold incomeDistance
24609Cedar Bluff6,923$54k5.3 mi
24651Tazewell5,982$44k11.7 mi
24641Richlands5,446$36k6.0 mi (near)
24316Broadford46–7.7 mi (near)
24612Doran113$19k8.0 mi (near)
24602Bandy1,213$45k9.0 mi (near)
24377Tannersville569$57k9.0 mi (near)
24601Amonate0–9.8 mi (near)
24370Saltville5,766$49k10.4 mi (near)

Source: PlainZIP from the Census 2020 ZCTA boundaries (shared edges) and internal points; figures ACS 2020-2024.