| ZIP Codes: | 5 ZIP Codes (4 Standard, 1 PO Box, 0 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Codes: | 540 / 826 |
| Timezone: | Eastern (GMT -05:00) |
| Local Time: | 2:14:07 PM |
| Population: | 4,708 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 51017 |
| Land Area: | 604 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 6 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 38.0780, -79.7686 |
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4,708 residents live across 5 ZIPs covering 604 sq mi, served by 5 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 5,355 to 4,708 from 2014 to 2024 — a -12.1% change. 3 ZIPs gained residents, 2 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 24412 (Bacova , $250,001 median) and poorest ZIP 24460 (Millboro, $46,711) are 10.7 miles apart — a 5.4× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 1.5× across this county — from $163,700 in 24445 (Hot Springs) to $250,800 in 24484 (Warm Springs).
Density varies 9× across the county — from 3 people/sq mi in 24484 (Warm Springs) to 24 in 24445 (Hot Springs).
Educational attainment ranges from 10.9% bachelor's+ in 24445 (Hot Springs) to 59.2% in 24412 (Bacova ) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within Virginia, this is the #128 most populous of 134 counties and ranks #38 for median household income .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $59,763 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
15.8% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (577 of 3,657 reporting).
4 Standard delivery, 1 PO Box only, 0 single-entity Unique ZIPs serve this county.
Median household income spans 5.4× between the wealthiest and poorest ZIPs — a sign of significant intra-county inequality.
A frontier county — vast land area with only a few residents per square mile. Daily life looks very different here than in the country's denser counties.
Bath County lost 12.1% of residents between 2014 and 2024. ZIPs that shed the largest share: