Amherst, VA 24521

Welcome to Amherst, VA 24521.

Amherst, VA 24521 resides in Amherst County.

A typical household needs somewhere between $30,000 to $55,000 to live in this ZIP code and it is considered inexpensive in the state of Virginia. Population declined 15% in the past five years.

This ZIP code is in a suburban neighborhood in the Lynchburg, VA metropolitan area. It is highly sparsely populated with an estimated 25 to 50 residents per square mile.

Key Cost Indexes

Index Name	ZIP Code	County	State
Wealth Overall 1-100 (wealthiest)	69	59	92
Cost of Living 1-100 (costliest)	60	61	88
Earnings Power 1-100 (highest pay)	65	48	92
Tax Friendliness 1-100 (friendliest)	88	85	84
Retail Power 1-100 (strongest)	79	55	94
K-12 Resources 1-100 (most resourceful)	40	34	90
Inequality 1-100 (most unequal)	85	27	78
*See FAQ for index definitions.*

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Economic Significance

Indicator Name	As % County Total	As % State Total
Total population	33%	0.1-0.4%
Voter population	30%	0.1-0.4%
Privately-owned homes	33%	0.1-0.4%
Value of all homes	39%	0.1-0.4%
Value of all mortgage-free homes	39%	0.1-0.4%
Total real estate taxes	36%	0.1-0.4%
Total income	36%	0.1-0.4%
Total workers	31%	0.1-0.4%
Total wages and salaries	37%	0.1-0.4%
Total vehicles	32%	0.1-0.4%
Total retails	29%	0.1-0.4%
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Public Safety Record
Crime	Amherst	State of VA
Violent Crimes	3	1
Murder	1	4
Rape	1	1
Robbery	1	2
Assault	4	1
Property Crimes	1	2
Burglary	1	1
Larceny	1	2
Auto Theft	1	1
Locations without crime statistics display public safety record of nearby places or metro areas as references; Locations marked with * display crime scale estimates for similar neighborhoods.	Crime scale among places Blank: Not applicable/ No rating/ Insufficient data 1: Very low 2: Relatively low 3: Relatively moderate 4: Relatively high 5: Very high	Crime scale among states Blank: Not applicable/ No rating/ Insufficient data 1: Very low 2: Relatively low 3: Relatively moderate 4: Relatively high 5: Very high
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Climate


Average Weather
Month	Temperature (°F)	Precipitation (in”)
January	36.4	3.47
February	36.6	4.97
March	47.9	2.52
April	55.4	2.85
May	62.5	1.81
June	72	4.77
July	76.2	2.99
August	77	5.68
September	68.3	6.25
October	61.7	2.73
November	43.8	1.49
December	45.3	0.73

Type of Weather: Cfa
Type	Description	Examples
Af	Tropical rainforest	Palm Beach, FL Kahului, HI
Am	Tropical monsoon	Miami
As	Tropical dry summer	Honolulu
Aw	Tropical dry winter	Key West, FL Naples, FL
BSh	Hot semi-dry	Scottsdale, AZ
BSk	Cold semi-dry	San Diego Colorado Springs
BWh	Hot desert climate	Phonenix
BWk	Cold desert climate	Las Vegas
Cfa	Humid subtropical	Virginia Beach Dallas, TX New York City
Cfb	Subtropical highland/ Temperate oceanic	Mystic, CT
Cfc	Subpoloar oceanic	Spots of Alaska
Csa	Hot-summer Mediterranean	Newport Beach
Csb	Warm-summer Mediterranean	Seattle San Francisco
Dfa	Hot-summer humid continental	Boston Chicago
Dfb	Warm-summer humid continental	Maine Park City, UT
Dfc	Subarctic	Most of Alaska
Dsb	Mediterranean-influenced warm-summer humid continental	Boise, Idaho
Dsc	Mediterranean-influenced subarctic	Pruodoe Bay, AK

USDA Plant Hardiness Zone for ZIP Code 24521: 7b
	Average annual Minimum Extreme Temperature
Zone	From °F (°C)	To °F (°C)
0a		< −65 °F (−53.9 °C)
0b	−65 °F (−53.9 °C)	−60 °F (−51.1 °C)
1a	−60 °F (−51.1 °C)	−55 °F (−48.3 °C)
1b	−55 °F (−48.3 °C)	−50 °F (−45.6 °C)
2a	−50 °F (−45.6 °C)	−45 °F (−42.8 °C)
2b	−45 °F (−42.8 °C)	−40 °F (−40 °C)
3a	−40 °F (−40 °C)	−35 °F (−37.2 °C)
3b	−35 °F (−37.2 °C)	−30 °F (−34.4 °C)
4a	−30 °F (−34.4 °C)	−25 °F (−31.7 °C)
4b	−25 °F (−31.7 °C)	−20 °F (−28.9 °C)
5a	−20 °F (−28.9 °C)	−15 °F (−26.1 °C)
5b	−15 °F (−26.1 °C)	−10 °F (−23.3 °C)
6a	−10 °F (−23.3 °C)	−5 °F (−20.6 °C)
6b	−5 °F (−20.6 °C)	0 °F (−17.8 °C)
7a	0 °F (−17.8 °C)	5 °F (−15 °C)
7b	5 °F (−15 °C)	10 °F (−12.2 °C)
8a	10 °F (−12.2 °C)	15 °F (−9.4 °C)
8b	15 °F (−9.4 °C)	20 °F (−6.7 °C)
9a	20 °F (−6.7 °C)	25 °F (−3.9 °C)
9b	25 °F (−3.9 °C)	30 °F (−1.1 °C)
10a	30 °F (−1.1 °C)	35 °F (1.7 °C)
10b	35 °F (1.7 °C)	40 °F (4.4 °C)
11a	40 °F (4.4 °C)	45 °F (7.2 °C)
11b	45 °F (7.2 °C)	50 °F (10 °C)
12a	50 °F (10 °C)	55 °F (12.8 °C)
12b	55 °F (12.8 °C)	60 °F (15.6 °C)
13a	60 °F (15.6 °C)	65 °F (18.3 °C)
13b	> 65 °F (18.3 °C)

Time Zone for ZIP Code 24521: 3
Time Zone	Abbreviation	Name
1	AKS	Alaskan Standard Time
2	CST	Central Standard Time
3	EST	Eastern Standard Time
4	HST	Hawaii-Aleutian Standard Time
5	MST	Mountain Standard Time
6	PST	Pacific Standard Time

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