| ZIP Codes: | 9 ZIP Codes (7 Standard, 2 PO Box, 0 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Code: | 276 |
| Timezone: | Eastern (GMT -05:00) |
| Local Time: | 11:55:33 PM |
| Population: | 54,219 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 51191 |
| CBSA: | Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA |
| Land Area: | 551 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 5 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 36.7233, -81.9613 |
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54,219 residents live across 9 ZIPs covering 551 sq mi, served by 7 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 54,429 to 53,621 from 2014 to 2024 — a -1.5% change. 4 ZIPs gained residents, 3 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 24211 (Abingdon, $85,747 median) and poorest ZIP 24236 (Damascus, $28,983) are 9.2 miles apart — a 3.0× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 2.2× across this county — from $139,300 in 24236 (Damascus) to $306,600 in 24211 (Abingdon).
Density varies 8× across the county — from 18 people/sq mi in 24270 (Mendota) to 139 in 24211 (Abingdon).
Educational attainment ranges from 17.5% bachelor's+ in 24236 (Damascus) to 38.3% in 24211 (Abingdon) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within Virginia, this is the #36 most populous of 134 counties and ranks #95 for median household income .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $66,230 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
26.7% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (10,820 of 40,479 reporting). The most-educated ZIPs cluster around Abingdon.
7 Standard delivery, 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24210 | Abingdon | Standard | 16,814 | $62,734 | 143.7 | 1.5% |
| 24202 | Bristol | Standard | 12,389 | $60,905 | 126.9 | -6.1% |
| 24211 | Abingdon | Standard | 10,298 | $85,747 | 73.9 | 2.5% |
| 24340 | Glade Spring | Standard | 6,111 | $70,950 | 66.7 | 6.4% |
| 24361 | Meadowview | Standard | 4,484 | $70,556 | 56.9 | -14.4% |
| 24236 | Damascus | Standard | 3,109 | $28,983 | 59.6 | 0.1% |
| 24327 | Emory | PO Box | 598 | — | 0.0 | — |
| 24270 | Mendota | Standard | 416 | $45,417 | 22.9 | -21.7% |
| 24212 | Abingdon | PO Box | — | — | 0.0 | — |