Local servicesHospitalLewisGale Hospital Alleghany5.1 miPost officeIron Gate Post Officeunder a mileTown hallIron Gate Town Hallunder a milePoliceClifton Forge Police Department2.3 miFire stationIron Gate Volunteer Fire Department and First Respondersunder a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeDabney S Lancaster Community College3.6 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportGreenbrier Valley Airport LWB34 miMajor airportPiedmont Triad International Airport GSO118 miInterstateI-642.0 miUS highwayUS 220under a mileAmtrakClifton Forge, VA CLF2.4 miCoachLexington (Food Lion)Virginia Breeze, Operated by Dillon's19 miTransit2 stops within a mileRADARSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 24448 ZIP area.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 24448 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 47 min5:57 am – 8:44 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 33 min7:30 am – 5:03 pm
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People420 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 40.1196 householdsMedian household income $70,833Median home value $84,500Median rent $715 a month92% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $750 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting17.0% unemployment rate55% of adults are in the labour force, 151 employedMain industries: manufacturing 23%, education and health care 23%, transport, warehousing and utilities 21%Average commute 25 minutes87% drive alone, 7% car-pool, 3% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages13% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher85% finished high school, 4% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 100%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 84°F, lows 61°FColdest month January: highs 42°F, lows 23°F39 in of rain a year, on about 80 dayswettest month May10 in of snow a year, on about 4 days30 days above 90°F, 119 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Covington Fltr Plt station, 11 mi away
Nearby landmarksWilson Mountainpeak · 1.1 miCowpasture Riverriver · 1.1 miJackson Riverriver · 1.1 miDaisy Knobpeak · under a mileDabney S Lancaster Community Collegecollege · 3.6 miClifton Forge Reservoirreservoir · 4.7 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsDouthat State Parkstate park · 3.9 mi · 53 acresLake Robinson State Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 9.1 mi · 528 acresVOF Holdingstate recreation area · 12.3 mi · 791 acresShort Hills Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 13.4 mi · 83 acresShort Hillsstate conservation land · 13.4 mi · 83 acresNatural Bridge State Parkstate park · 16.7 mi · 1,531 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes4 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.6 on 30 May 197445 mi away, near Blacksburg, VirginiaMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 16 May 200940 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowAlleghany County, VA, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsStrong wind Relatively HighSource: 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, 37 mi away
Internet at home78% of households have a broadband subscription71% have cable, fibre or DSL4% rely on a mobile data plan alone21% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterTown of Iron Gateserves 408 people from surface water purchasedNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation1,040 ft317 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
