ZIP 24551 · Forest
Who lives in ZIP code 24551 (Forest, VA): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Forest, VA · Bedford County
uszips 2026
People28,554
Median age41.7
Household income$91,067
Home value$360,810
Median rent$1,265/mo
Poverty8.0%
College degree+45.9%
Commute23 min
Place
- Metro area
- Lynchburg, VA
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 149 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 10,969
Spans 3 counties
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
18.2% are 65 or older; 78.5% are adults.
Household income
44.4% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $46,179.
Education (adults 25+)
49.8% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
3.1% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 61.8%
- Never married
- 24.8%
- Divorced
- 9.1%
- Widowed
- 4.3%
- Family size
- 3.01
- Dual-income families
- 54.7%
Housing
- Own their home
- 82.5%
- Rent burden
- 27.8%
- Men / women
- 48% / 52%
Work
- In labor force
- 61.3%
- Unemployment
- 2.6%
- Self-employed
- 11.6%
- Farmers
- 0.9%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 36.1%
- Veterans
- 6.9%
- With a disability
- 8.4%
- No health insurance
- 3.2%
- Limited English
- 0.8%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.