| ZIP Codes: | 8 ZIP Codes (7 Standard, 1 PO Box, 0 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Code: | 434 |
| Timezone: | Eastern (GMT -05:00) |
| Local Time: | 2:14:07 PM |
| Population: | 36,506 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 51031 |
| CBSA: | Lynchburg, VA |
| Land Area: | 540 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 4 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 37.1807, -79.1158 |
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36,506 residents live across 8 ZIPs covering 540 sq mi, served by 8 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 36,037 to 36,506 from 2014 to 2024 — a +1.3% change. 4 ZIPs gained residents, 3 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 24588 (Rustburg, $73,231 median) and poorest ZIP 24571 (Lynch Station, $32,218) are 18.3 miles apart — a 2.3× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 1.7× across this county — from $140,000 in 24528 (Brookneal) to $236,000 in 24588 (Rustburg).
Density varies 5× across the county — from 29 people/sq mi in 24554 (Gladys) to 153 in 24517 (Altavista).
Educational attainment ranges from 14.1% bachelor's+ in 24528 (Brookneal) to 28.7% in 24571 (Lynch Station) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within Virginia, this is the #50 most populous of 134 counties and ranks #103 for median household income .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $63,679 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
22.5% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (6,066 of 26,904 reporting).
7 Standard delivery, 1 PO Box only, 0 single-entity Unique ZIPs serve this county.
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.
| ZIP | City | Type | Population | Median Income | Area (sq mi) | 10-yr Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24588 | Rustburg | Standard | 8,817 | $73,231 | 72.3 | -1.6% |
| 24550 | Evington | Standard | 8,190 | $69,025 | 63.9 | 2.2% |
| 24517 | Altavista | Standard | 4,996 | $53,201 | 32.7 | -11.9% |
| 24538 | Concord | Standard | 4,867 | $71,224 | 90.9 | 8.3% |
| 24528 | Brookneal | Standard | 3,775 | $58,343 | 99.0 | 20.5% |
| 24554 | Gladys | Standard | 3,769 | $56,667 | 128.7 | -2.0% |
| 24571 | Lynch Station | Standard | 2,092 | $32,218 | 52.5 | 9.0% |
| 24576 | Naruna | PO Box | — | — | 0.0 | — |