ZIP code · Amherst · Virginia · United States
ZIP code 24521 — Amherst
ZIP code 24521 serves Amherst, Virginia.
- Postal code
- 24521Single source Value from one source, not cross-checked.
- City
- Amherst
- County
- Amherst FIPS 51009
- State
- Virginia
- Country
- United States
- Coordinates
- 37.6027, -79.0506 — precision precise (locality)
View on OpenStreetMap - Population
- 10,101 (ZCTA, ACS 5-year)
- Population density
- 47 / sq mi
- Land area
- 217.1 sq mi (562.4 km²) (ZCTA, ACS 5-year)
- Median household income
- $69,077
- Per-capita income
- $41,325
- Median age
- 44.7
- Households
- 4,078
- Housing units
- 4,592
- Median home value
- $233,600
- Median gross rent
- $830 / 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
- 434Telephone 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 24521
Climate — monthly normals
Warmest month Jul (avg high 87°F), coldest Jan (avg low 26°F).
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high °F | 48 | 52 | 60 | 70 | 77 | 84 | 87 | 86 | 80 | 71 | 61 | 51 |
| Avg low °F | 26 | 28 | 34 | 43 | 52 | 61 | 66 | 64 | 57 | 45 | 35 | 29 |
| Precip in | 3.5 | 2.7 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 3.7 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 4.0 |
NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals from the nearest station: TYE RVR 1 SE (6.8 mi) · NOAA NCEI
Places in ZIP 24521
- 4 schools
- 2 hospitals & clinics
- 2 doctors & dentists
- 1 pharmacies
- 1 supermarkets
- 13 restaurants & cafés
- 1 parks
- 1 playgrounds
- 1 gyms & sports centres
- 1 libraries
- 2 post offices
- 29 places of worship
- 2 banks
- 5 gas stations
- 6 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