ZIP 24426 · Covington
Who lives in ZIP code 24426 (Covington, VA): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Covington, VA · Alleghany County
uszips 2026
People13,872
Median age45.4
Household income$55,138
Home value$118,586
Median rent$793/mo
Poverty15.2%
College degree+11.3%
Commute21 min
Place
- Metro area
- Outside any metro
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 15 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 6,063
Spans 3 counties
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
22.8% are 65 or older; 79.4% are adults.
Household income
18.7% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $32,613.
Education (adults 25+)
40.7% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
2.5% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 48.8%
- Never married
- 28.5%
- Divorced
- 14.8%
- Widowed
- 7.9%
- Family size
- 2.91
- Dual-income families
- 39.0%
Housing
- Own their home
- 79.6%
- Rent burden
- 27.3%
- Men / women
- 47% / 53%
Work
- In labor force
- 49.9%
- Unemployment
- 2.2%
- Self-employed
- 8.1%
- Farmers
- 1.9%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 13.0%
- Veterans
- 6.5%
- With a disability
- 14.0%
- No health insurance
- 6.4%
- Limited English
- 0.4%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.