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Blackwater ZIP code, Virginia

The ZIP code for Blackwater, VA is 24221, and its area code is 276.

USPS city name
1 ZIP code
Population
633
Area code
276

NANPA lists no telephone rate centre for Blackwater itself, so these are the area codes of the nearest one, Pennington Gap (8.7 miles). A town on an area-code boundary can differ from its neighbour.

Blackwater in numbers

About 633 people live in Blackwater, in 286 households. The median household income is $47,788 a year, 49% below the Virginia median of $93,170 (US: $80,734). The median owner-occupied home is valued at $119,500 (69% below the Virginia median).

Population633Blackwater633
Households286Blackwater286
Median household income$47,788Blackwater$47,788Virginia$93,170US $80,734
Median home value$119,500Blackwater$119,500Virginia$383,700US $332,700

U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, for the ZIP code addressed as Blackwater. Survey estimates carry margins of error, wider for small places. Sources and methods.

ZIP codes addressed as Blackwater

ZIP codes with the USPS city name Blackwater
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
24221 Blackwater , VA Standard 633 $47,788 $119,500

Map of Blackwater ZIP codes

24221

The ZIP codes of Blackwater, VA, shaded. Outlines are Census ZIP Code Tabulation Areas (2020), which approximate the mail routes; PO-box and single-address codes have no area and are not drawn. Click any area to open its ZIP code.

Towns near Blackwater

The nearest larger towns are Jonesville (1,308 people, 7.7 mi), Pennington Gap (1,798 people, 9.4 mi) and Dryden (823 people, 11 mi).

Towns near Blackwater
TownPopulationDistance
Rogersville, TN 4,647 15.0 mi
Church Hill, TN 7,139 17.4 mi
Mount Carmel, TN 5,472 18.8 mi
Big Stone Gap 5,162 20.5 mi
Bean Station, TN 3,016 25.4 mi
Kingsport, TN 56,262 26.3 mi
Bloomingdale, TN 9,292 27.5 mi
Norton 3,577 29.6 mi
Colonial Heights, TN 3,258 29.6 mi
Mosheim, TN 2,511 29.7 mi

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