ZIP 24517 · Altavista
Who lives in ZIP code 24517 (Altavista, VA): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Altavista, VA · Campbell County
uszips 2026
People4,996
Median age43.5
Household income$53,201
Home value$149,211
Median rent$894/mo
Poverty10.3%
College degree+23.6%
Commute23 min
Place
- Metro area
- Lynchburg, VA
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 59 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 2,053
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
21.3% are 65 or older; 79.0% are adults.
Household income
22.6% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $34,110.
Education (adults 25+)
38.1% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
2.5% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 44.1%
- Never married
- 31.5%
- Divorced
- 15.4%
- Widowed
- 9.0%
- Family size
- 3.19
- Dual-income families
- 50.3%
Housing
- Own their home
- 65.9%
- Rent burden
- 21.2%
- Men / women
- 44% / 56%
Work
- In labor force
- 61.5%
- Unemployment
- 7.6%
- Self-employed
- 7.9%
- Farmers
- 1.2%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 14.6%
- Veterans
- 8.9%
- With a disability
- 20.3%
- No health insurance
- 7.3%
- Limited English
- 0.4%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.