ZIP code · Alton · Virginia · United States
ZIP code 24520 — Alton
ZIP code 24520 serves Alton, Virginia.
- Postal code
- 24520Single source Value from one source, not cross-checked.
- City
- Alton
- County
- Halifax FIPS 51083
- State
- Virginia
- Country
- United States
- Coordinates
- 36.5894, -79.0202 — precision precise (locality)
View on OpenStreetMap - Population
- 2,225 (ZCTA, ACS 5-year)
- Population density
- 23 / sq mi
- Land area
- 94.7 sq mi (245.4 km²) (ZCTA, ACS 5-year)
- Median household income
- $39,773
- Per-capita income
- $23,686
- Median age
- 58.2
- Households
- 994
- Housing units
- 1,176
- Median home value
- $132,500
- Median gross rent
- $710 / month
- Congressional district
- VA-5 (119th Congress)
- USDA hardiness zone
- 7b (5 to 10 °F)Planting / growing zone from the 2023 USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map: average annual extreme minimum temperature, 1991–2020.
- Time zone
- America/New_York (UTC−5 / UTC−4 DST)
- Area code
- 434 (from the nearest rate centre)Telephone area codes serving this ZIP (NANPA central-office assignments). A ZIP and an area code are different boundaries; at a border both codes may apply.
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Map of ZIP code 24520
Climate — monthly normals
Warmest month Jul (avg high 90°F), coldest Jan (avg low 27°F).
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high °F | 51 | 54 | 62 | 72 | 79 | 86 | 90 | 88 | 83 | 73 | 63 | 54 |
| Avg low °F | 27 | 28 | 34 | 43 | 53 | 63 | 67 | 66 | 59 | 46 | 35 | 29 |
| Precip in | 3.6 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 3.7 | 4.3 | 4.9 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 4.7 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.6 |
NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals from the nearest station: S BOSTON (10.6 mi) · NOAA NCEI
Places in ZIP 24520
- 1 gyms & sports centres
- 1 post offices
- 17 places of worship
- 1 EV charging stations
- 1 police & fire stations
Places mapped inside this ZIP’s ZCTA area in OpenStreetMap. OSM is community-maintained: counts reflect what has been mapped, and completeness varies by area — treat them as at-least figures. © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) · Methodology
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US ZIP codes have five digits. They are postal routing areas, not administrative boundaries: a ZIP can span more than one city or county, and the city shown is the primary USPS name for that code.
GeoNames · U.S. Census Bureau (ACS) · U.S. Census Bureau · NOAA NCEI · usda-phzm. Data generated on 2026-08-21. Methodology · Report an error on this page