Moving to Iron Gate, Virginia
Population: 404. Estimated population in July 2024: 386 (-4.5% change)
Males: 198 (49.0%), Females: 206 (51.0%)
Zip code: 24448
Demographics
Median resident age: 46.2 years
Median household income: $26,094
Median house value: $41,800
Population by Race
Races in Iron Gate:
- White Non-Hispanic (94.6%)
- Black (5.2%)
Ancestries: United States (25.2%), German (9.2%), English (7.9%), Irish (7.9%), Italian (2.5%).
Land area: 0.3 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Iron Gate
- High school or higher: 66.3%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 3.6%
- Graduate or professional degree: 0.0%
- Unemployed: 0.6%
- Mean travel time to work: 23.8 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Iron Gate town
- Never married: 17.1%
- Now married: 57.1%
- Separated: 0.9%
- Widowed: 11.1%
- Divorced: 13.7%
0.0% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -12 (-2.9%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Iron Gate:
- COLUMBIA ALLEGHENY REGIONAL HOSPITAL (about 6 miles; LOWMOOR, VA)
- BATH COUNTY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 14 miles; HOT SPRINGS, VA)
- STONEWALL JACKSON HOSPITAL (about 22 miles; LEXINGTON, VA)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Iron Gate:
- ROANOKE REGIONAL/WOODRUM FIELD (about 36 miles; ROANOKE, VA; Abbreviation: ROA)
- GREENBRIER VALLEY (about 42 miles; LEWISBURG, WV; Abbreviation: LWB)
- LYNCHBURG REGIONAL/PRESTON GLENN FLD (about 53 miles; LYNCHBURG, VA; Abbreviation: LYH)
Other public-use airports nearest to Iron Gate:
- INGALLS FIELD (about 11 miles; HOT SPRINGS, VA; Abbreviation: HSP)
- NEW LONDON (about 49 miles; FOREST, VA; Abbreviation: W90)
- SMITH MOUNTAIN LAKE (about 51 miles; MONETA, VA; Abbreviation: W91)
Amtrak station near Iron Gate:
- 4 miles: CLIFTON FORGE (400 RIDGEWAY ST.). Services: enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for taxi service.
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Iron Gate:
- WASHINGTON AND LEE UNIVERSITY (about 22 miles; LEXINGTON, VA; Full-time enrollment: 2,063)
- VIRGINIA WESTERN COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 40 miles; ROANOKE, VA; Full-time enrollment: 3,535)
- NATIONAL BUSINESS COLLEGE (about 41 miles; SALEM, VA; Full-time enrollment: 2,382)
- LIBERTY UNIVERSITY (about 50 miles; LYNCHBURG, VA; Full-time enrollment: 5,348)
- VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIV (about 58 miles; BLACKSBURG, VA; Full-time enrollment: 25,754)
- RADFORD UNIVERSITY (about 70 miles; RADFORD, VA; Full-time enrollment: 8,034)
- JAMES MADISON UNIVERSITY (about 78 miles; HARRISONBURG, VA; Full-time enrollment: 14,447)