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Lafayette ZIP codes, Virginia

No ZIP code is named for Lafayette, VA; addresses there use a neighbouring town's name. The ZIP code covering it is 24087. Its area code is 540.

USPS city name
0 ZIP codes
Overlapping the city
1 more
Population
628
Area code
540

NANPA lists no telephone rate centre for Lafayette itself, so these are the area codes of the nearest one, Shawsville (6.4 miles). A town on an area-code boundary can differ from its neighbour.

Lafayette in numbers

About 628 people live in Lafayette, in 280 households. The median household income is $34,596 a year, 63% below the Virginia median of $93,170 (US: $80,734). The median age is 42.7; 10.9% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher (42.2% across Virginia); the average commute takes 23 minutes.

Population628Lafayette628
Households280Lafayette280
Median age42.7Lafayette42.7Virginia39.0US 38.9
Median household income$34,596Lafayette$34,596Virginia$93,170US $80,734
Bachelor's degree or higher10.9%Lafayette10.9%Virginia42.2%US 35.7%
Mean commute22.9 minLafayette22.9 minVirginia27.3 minUS 26.4 min
Population density986 / sq miLafayette986 / sq mi

U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, for the census place Lafayette CDP. Survey estimates carry margins of error, wider for small places. Sources and methods.

ZIP codes covering Lafayette

These ZIP codes cover part of Lafayette but are addressed as somewhere else.

ZIP codes overlapping Lafayette
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
24087 Elliston , VA Standard 3,941 $41,204 $155,100

Map of Lafayette ZIP codes

24087

The ZIP codes of Lafayette, 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 Lafayette

The nearest larger towns are Elliston (952 people, 0.9 mi), Shawsville (1,411 people, 5.1 mi) and Glenvar (829 people, 5.2 mi).

Towns near Lafayette
TownPopulationDistance
Salem 25,618 9.0 mi
Cave Spring 25,742 10.9 mi
Blacksburg 45,446 12.2 mi
Merrimac 2,733 12.3 mi
Christiansburg 22,720 12.7 mi
Roanoke 98,355 13.9 mi
Hollins 17,097 15.8 mi
Vinton 8,056 17.6 mi
Cloverdale 3,208 18.6 mi
Daleville 3,797 20.3 mi
Radford 16,726 21.0 mi
Blue Ridge 2,800 23.3 mi
Rocky Mount 4,950 23.7 mi
Dublin 2,671 28.1 mi

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