24426 Zip Code Detailed Profile

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Back to All US cities. City: Covington, VA Covington city County, VA Zip code population (2000): 15,500 Estimated zip code population in 2007: 15,189 Home Value Estimate Address: Unit (optional): City State AK AL AR AZ CA CO CT DC DE FL GA HI IA ID IL IN KS KY LA MA MD ME MI MN MO MS MT NC ND NE NH NJ NM NV NY OH OK OR PA RI SC SD TN TX UT VA VT WA WI WV WY Zip Recent Home Sales Address: City State AK AL AR AZ CA CO CT DC DE FL GA HI IA ID IL IN KS KY LA MA MD ME MI MN MO MS MT NC ND NE NH NJ NM NV NY OH OK OR PA RI SC SD TN TX UT VA VT WA WI WV WY Zip Min Price (optional) Max Price (optional) Prioritization: Sale Date Distance General Map Google Map MSN Map General Map Google Map MSN Map General Map Google Map MSN Map Please wait while loading the map... Houses and condos: 7,231 Renter-occupied apartments: 1,404 % of renters here:   22% State:   32% 2008 cost of living index in zip code 24426: 78.0 (low, U.S. average is 100) Land area: 362.4 sq. mi. Water area: 0.1 sq. mi. Population density: 42 people per square mile   (very low). Estimate of real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2007: This zip code:   1.1% ($446) Virginia:   1.5% ($1,143) List your B&M business here for free. Over a million visitors/week. Get a huge advantage over your competition Males: 7,600   (49.0%) Females: 7,900   (51.0%) Recent posts about zip code 24426 area on our local forum with over 400,000 registered users: Considering Lynchburg  (71 replies) moving to area (Covington) from Texas  (72 replies) Moving to Roanoke, VA  (173 replies) Why not Roanoke,NRV,Lynchburg forum???  (34 replies) Crime Statistics - Disturbing  (19 replies) Where are you from  (38 replies) Urban population: 8,805 Rural population: 6,695 Estimated median house/condo value in 2007: $138,331 24426:   $138,331 Virginia:   $262,100 According to our research of public records there were 21 registered sex offenders living in 24426 zip code in early 2007. The number of registered sex offenders compared to the number of residents in this zip code is smaller than the state average. Median resident age:   41.0 years Virginia median age:   35.7 years Average household size: This zip code:   2.4 people Virginia:   2.5 people Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 24426, filed in 2005: Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $37,874 (Individual Income Tax Returns) Here:   $37,874 State:   $56,704 Salary/wage: $34,686 (reported on 86.1% of returns) Here:   $34,686 State:   $48,441 (% of AGI for various income ranges: 91.7% for AGIs below $10k, 73.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 80.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 86.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 84.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 59.0% for AGIs over 100k) Taxable interest for individuals: $1,462 (reported on 47.5% of returns) This zip code:   $1,462 Virginia:   $1,688 (% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.7% for AGIs below $10k, 2.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.5% for AGIs over 100k) Taxable dividends: $3,042 (reported on 18.7% of returns) Here:   $3,042 State:   $4,028 (% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.3% for AGIs below $10k, 1.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 5.3% for AGIs over 100k) Net capital gain/loss: +$6,494 (reported on 12.7% of returns) Here:   +$6,494 State:   +$14,375 (% of AGI for various income ranges: -1.4% for AGIs below $10k, 0.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 10.3% for AGIs over 100k) Profit/loss from business: +$7,002 (reported on 9.8% of returns) Here:   +$7,002 State:   +$13,342 (% of AGI for various income ranges: -0.5% for AGIs below $10k, 3.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.7% for AGIs over 100k) IRA payment deduction: $3,040 (reported on 1.9% of returns) 24426:   $3,040 Virginia:   $2,943 (% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.1% for AGIs over 100k) Self-employed pension: $6,154 (reported on 0.2% of returns) Here:   $6,154 Virginia:   $17,430 Total itemized deductions: $14,444 (1% of AGI, reported on 18.4% of returns) Here:   $14,444 State:   $21,492 (% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.3% for AGIs below $10k, 4.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 5.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 6.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 9.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 10.4% for AGIs over 100k) Charity contributions deductions: $3,290 (4.3% of AGI, reported on 15.1% of returns) Here:   $3,290 Virginia:   $3,794 Here:   4.3% of AGI State:   3.5% of AGI (% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.2% for AGIs below $10k, 0.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.5% for AGIs over 100k) Total tax: $4,574 (reported on 75.9% of returns) 24426:   $4,574 State:   $9,537 (% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.3% for AGIs below $10k, 3.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 6.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 11.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 16.4% for AGIs over 100k) Earned income credit: $1,628 (reported on 16.5% of returns) Here:   $1,628 State:   $1,734 (% of AGI for various income ranges: 8.1% for AGIs below $10k, 3.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.2% for AGIs $25k-50k) Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 64.9% Here:   65% State:   52% (% for various income ranges: 55.3% for AGIs below $10k, 66.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 66.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 67.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 70.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 66.5% for AGIs over 100k)

This zip code:	$45,177
Virginia:	$59,562

Nearest zip codes: 24457, 24474, 24986, 24085, 24422, 24448.

Percentage of family households:

This zip code:	69.9%
Whole state:	68.5%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This zip code:	4.2%
Whole state:	4.7%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

• Lesbian couples: 0.1% of all households
• Gay men: 0.2% of all households

Housing units in zip code 24426 with a mortgage: 2,122 (144 second mortgage, 228 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,838

This zip code:	9.5%
Whole state:	9.9%

This zip code:	3.9%
Whole state:	4.2%

Here:	5.9
State:	6.6

Here:	4.8
State:	4.3

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Notable locations in this zip code not listed on our city pages: Churches in zip code 24426 include: Wet Grounds Church (A), White Rock Church (B), Highland Chapel (C), Hoke Chapel (D), Johnsons Creek Church (E), Lone Star Church (F), Mallow Presbyterian Church (G), Mill Branch Church (H), Moss Run Baptist Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Carter Cemetery (1), Hoke Cemetery (2), Lewis Tunnel Cemetery (3), Rose Hill Cemetery (4), Hooks Cemetery (5). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Robins Run (A), Robinson Branch (B), Fridleys Branch (C), Finley Branch (D), Fall Hollow Branch (E), Sampson Branch (F), Dunlap Creek (G), Dry Branch (H), Shawvers Run (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Post office: Covington Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2007 in zip code 24426: Less than $10,000: 74 $10,000 to $14,999: 37 $15,000 to $19,999: 37 $20,000 to $24,999: 55 $25,000 to $29,999: 68 $30,000 to $34,999: 54 $35,000 to $39,999: 31 $40,000 to $49,999: 74 $50,000 to $59,999: 128 $60,000 to $69,999: 188 $70,000 to $79,999: 221 $80,000 to $89,999: 254 $90,000 to $99,999: 240 $100,000 to $124,999: 671 $125,000 to $149,999: 557 $150,000 to $174,999: 479 $175,000 to $199,999: 465 $200,000 to $249,999: 450 $250,000 to $299,999: 342 $300,000 to $399,999: 310 $400,000 to $499,999: 115 $500,000 to $749,999: 48 $1,000,000 or more: 22

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in zip code 24426: Less than $100: 41 $100 to $149: 83 $150 to $199: 71 $200 to $249: 110 $250 to $299: 104 $300 to $349: 132 $350 to $399: 92 $400 to $449: 23 $450 to $499: 24 $500 to $549: 16 $750 to $799: 10 $900 to $999: 11 $2,000 or more: 37 No cash rent: 241

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007: $110,311.

Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2007 for:

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $144,728
• Black or African American householders: $90,014
• Asian householders: $248,200
• Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $121,342
• Two or more races householders: $200,104
• Hispanic or Latino householders: $382,118

24426:	$139,300
Virginia:	$262,100

Detached houses: $173,449

Here:	$173,449
State:	$357,398

Townhouses or other attached units: $124,787

Here:	$124,787
State:	$371,438

In 2-unit structures: $68,637

Here:	$68,637
State:	$295,743

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $125,948

Here:	$125,948
State:	$316,638

Mobile homes: $27,753

Here:	$27,753
State:	$37,843

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 5,895
• One, attached: 88
• Two: 150
• 3 or 4: 114
• 5 to 9: 59
• 10 to 19: 124
• 20 to 49: 36
• 50 or more: 15
• Mobile homes: 702
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 5

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 5,331 (82%) Carpooled: 743 (11%) Bus or trolley bus: 7 (0%) Taxi: 5 (0%) Motorcycle: 7 (0%) Bicycle: 8 (0%) Walked: 122 (2%) Other means: 43 (1%) Worked at home: 201 (3%)

Travel time to work Less than 5 minutes: 318 5 to 9 minutes: 1049 10 to 14 minutes: 1402 15 to 19 minutes: 1064 20 to 24 minutes: 864 25 to 29 minutes: 219 30 to 34 minutes: 518 35 to 39 minutes: 97 40 to 44 minutes: 64 45 to 59 minutes: 188 60 to 89 minutes: 259 90 or more minutes: 224

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 46.6%

Household type by relationship
Households: 15,074

• In family households: 12,991 (3,688 male householders, 876 female householders)

  3,792 spouses, 3,881 children (3,648 natural, 117 adopted, 116 stepchildren), 270 grandchildren, 90 brothers or sisters, 50 parents, 134 other relatives, 210 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 2,083 (716 male householders (605 living alone)), 1,130 female householders (1,089 living alone)), 237 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 224 (140 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 2,315 2-persons, 1,076 3-persons, 802 4-persons, 277 5-persons, 70 6-persons, 24 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,694 1-person, 104 2-persons, 15 3-persons, 20 4-persons, 5 5-persons, 8 6-persons.

2,290 married couples with children.
713 single-parent households (212 men, 501 women).

97.3% of residents of 24426 zip code speak English at home.
1.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (55% very well, 23% well, 18% not well, 5% not at all).
0.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (89% very well, 11% well).
0.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (45% very well, 10% well, 45% not well).

Foreign born population: 240 (1.5%)
(40.4% of them are naturalized citizens)

This zip code:	1.5%
Whole state:	8.1%

First ancestries reported:

United States or American: 3500

Other groups: 1636

German: 1120

English: 979

Irish: 888

Scotch-Irish: 300

Italian: 191

European: 147

Dutch: 106

French (except Basque): 96

Scottish: 74

British: 63

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 56

Swedish: 55

Jamaican: 51

Norwegian: 44

Arab:: 42

Polish: 41

Northern European: 32

Ukrainian: 26

Welsh: 25

Lebanese: 23

French Canadian: 21

Moroccan: 19

Portuguese: 16

Pennsylvania German: 13

Danish: 10

Austrian: 10

Celtic: 9

Hungarian: 8

Icelander: 7

Czechoslovakian: 6

Romanian: 6

Swiss: 6

Barbadian: 5

Median worth of mobile homes: $25,139

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 11857
• Northeast: 435
• Midwest: 340
• South: 2169
• West: 215

69% of the 24426 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 34% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 80% lived in Virginia.

Population in 1990: 16,958. Population change in the 1990s: -1,458 (-8.6%).

Here:	0.8%
Virginia:	9.5%

Here:	1.2%
Virginia:	8.2%

Here:	2.9%
Virginia:	20.6%

Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code:

• ALLEGHANY COUNTY (9212 WINTERBERRY AVENUE SU in COVINGTON, VA): $416,736 in 12 contracts from 2002 to 2004

  Contracts for Surveillance Services by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only, Army
  Signed by year: 2000: $0; 2001: $0; 2002: $89,472; 2003: $204,288; 2004: $122,976; 2005: $0; 2006: $0.
  
  Biggest contracts:
  $61,488 with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only for Surveillance Services. Signed on 2004-02-26. Completion date: 2004-04-01.
  $61,488, same as above. Signed on 2003-12-09. Completion date: 2004-04-01.
  $61,488 with Army for Surveillance Services. Signed on 2003-12-09. Completion date: 2004-04-01.
  $61,488, same as above. Signed on 2004-02-26. Completion date: 2004-04-01.
  

• JACKSON RIVER ENTERPRISES (825 W EDGEMONT DRIVE in COVINGTON, VA): $37,113 in 9 contracts from 2003 to 2006

  Contracts for Custodial Janitorial Services by Army
  Signed by year: 2000: $0; 2001: $0; 2002: $0; 2003: $10,587; 2004: $9,942; 2005: $10,401; 2006: $6,183.
  
  Biggest contracts:
  $9,977 with Army for Custodial Janitorial Services. Signed on 2005-05-10. Completion date: 2006-05-31.
  $9,774, same as above. Signed on 2004-04-22. Completion date: 2005-05-31.
  $8,728, same as above. Signed on 2003-08-13. Completion date: 2004-05-31.
  $6,183, same as above. Signed on 2006-05-18. Effective on 2006-06-01. Completion date: 2007-05-31.
  

• DENISE H REYNOLDS (3016 MALLOW ROAD in COVINGTON, VA; small business): $33,280 in 5 contracts from 2002 to 2004

  Contracts for Custodial Janitorial Services by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only, Army
  Signed by year: 2000: $0; 2001: $0; 2002: $859; 2003: $24,298; 2004: $8,123; 2005: $0; 2006: $0.
  
  Biggest contracts:
  $12,149 with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only for Custodial Janitorial Services. Signed on 2003-10-14. Completion date: 2002-10-31.
  $12,149 with Army for Custodial Janitorial Services. Signed on 2003-10-14. Completion date: 2002-10-31.
  $8,123, same as above. Signed on 2004-01-21. Completion date: 2002-10-31.
  $859 with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only for Custodial Janitorial Services. Signed on 2002-10-24. Completion date: 2002-10-31.
  

Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:

• Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (20-49 employees: 3 establishments, 10-19 employees: 2 establishments, 5-9 employees: 5 establishments, 1-4 employees: 7 establishments)
• Accommodation and Food Services: Limited-Service Restaurants (20-49: 3, 10-19: 4, 5-9: 2, 1-4: 1)
• Health Care and Social Assistance: Home Health Care Services (50-99: 1, 20-49: 1, 5-9: 1)