ZIP 24271 · Nickelsville
Who lives in ZIP code 24271 (Nickelsville, VA): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Nickelsville, VA · Scott County
uszips 2026
People2,525
Median age53.1
Household income$58,625
Home value$171,822
Median rent$722/mo
Poverty17.0%
College degree+19.4%
Commute37 min
Place
- Metro area
- Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA
- Wider region
- Johnson City-Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 15 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 1,133
Spans 2 counties
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
27.7% are 65 or older; 84.4% are adults.
Household income
23.6% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $32,266.
Education (adults 25+)
63.4% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
0.9% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 57.6%
- Never married
- 20.6%
- Divorced
- 12.8%
- Widowed
- 9.0%
- Family size
- 2.62
- Dual-income families
- 41.1%
Housing
- Own their home
- 83.6%
- Rent burden
- 27.8%
- Men / women
- 51% / 49%
Work
- In labor force
- 46.2%
- Unemployment
- 3.4%
- Self-employed
- 9.6%
- Farmers
- 23.4%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 8.5%
- Veterans
- 6.6%
- With a disability
- 25.4%
- No health insurance
- 4.7%
- Limited English
- 0.0%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.