Local servicesHospitalCentra Lynchburg General Hospital13.5 miPost officeEvington Post Officeunder a mileTown hallAltavista Town Hall8.9 miPoliceVirginia State Police Aviation Division Administrative Office7.1 miFire stationEvington Volunteer Fire Department Station 1 Headquarters1.2 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportLynchburg Regional Airport - Preston Glenn Field LYH7.3 miMajor airportPiedmont Triad International Airport GSO87 miInterstateI-8130 miUS highwayUS 294.3 miAmtrakLynchburg, VA LYH13 miCoachAltavista (Walmart)Virginia Breeze, Operated by Dillon's6.5 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 24550 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 44 min5:57 am – 8:40 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 36 min7:27 am – 5:03 pm
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People7,941 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 42.33,086 householdsMedian household income $68,026Median home value $201,700Median rent $806 a month77% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $951 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Work and commuting6.6% unemployment rate69% of adults are in the labour force, 4,339 employedMain industries: education and health care 22%, manufacturing 22%, construction 14%Average commute 22 minutes78% drive alone, 8% car-pool, 13% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
Education and languages23% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher93% finished high school, 6% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 91%, other languages 4%, Vietnamese 3%, Spanish 2%8% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 87°F, lows 65°FColdest month January: highs 46°F, lows 26°F43 in of rain a year, on about 74 dayswettest month July12 in of snow a year, on about 6 days27 days above 90°F, 95 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Lynchburg Rgnl Ap station, 7 mi away
Parks and public landsBedford Rec Site 3park · 4.9 mi · 133 acresCountywide Parkpark · 4.9 mi · 318 acresThe National D-Day Memorialhistoric site · 15.7 miSmith Mountain Lake State Parkstate park · 19.9 miBooker T. Washington National Monumentnational monument · 26.4 mi · 244 acresGeorge Washington and Jefferson National Forestnational forest · 55.0 mi · 455 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes2 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.8 on 21 Oct 199848 mi away, near Dillwyn, VirginiaMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 16 May 200940 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowCampbell County, VA, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsLightning Relatively ModerateStrong wind Relatively ModerateSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality84% of days had good air in 2025306 of 365 days measured59 moderate daysMedian index 37, worst day 80main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Roanoke County, VA, 38 mi away
Internet at home88% of households have a broadband subscription55% have cable, fibre or DSL23% rely on a mobile data plan alone10% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Drinking waterCampbell County Central Systemserves 21,761 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation771 ft235 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
