Horse Pasture is a community in Henry County, Virginia, home to about 2,236 people across 9.6 square miles. Its ZIP code is 24165, and parts of 24112 and 24148 are in Horse Pasture too.
Homes sold for a median of $121 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a balanced market.
Population2,236232 per sq mi
Median home value$123,600Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$121Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Part is in Horse Pasture, part in Ridgeway and Sandy Level
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Horse Pasture. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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History
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Around Horse Pasture
Distances
Nearest major airport
Piedmont Triad International Airport (GSO)38 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+
Greensboro, NC38 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+
Philadelphia, PA348 miles away
Straight-line distances from the center of Horse Pasture; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.
Population over time
Horse Pasture had 2,058 residents in the 2020 census, down 9% since 2000.
It’s the 274th largest of 669 towns in Virginia by population.
Henry County grew from 19,265 residents in 1900 to 50,948 in 2020.
Henry County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Weather by month
Average highs peak around 88°F in summer, and winter lows average 24°F. About 47.3 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 9 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Martinsville Fltr Plt, VA weather station (5 miles away).
Jobs in Henry County
12,670 jobs at 803 businesses in Henry County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
Health care
2 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Horse Pasture.
Nearest hospitals
Unc RockinghamGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Eden13.9 miles
Lifebrite Community Hospital of StokesCritical access hospital · emergency room · Danbury21.6 miles
Carilion Franklin Memorial HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Rocky Mount24.3 miles
Providers with an office here
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants
1
Mental health providers
1
Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances; providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.
Places in and around Horse Pasture
Grocery stores (1 nearby)
Food Lion1.9 mi
Pharmacies
First Pharmacy Of Martinsville4.0 mi
Walgreens4.1 mi
CVS Pharmacy4.4 mi
CVS Pharmacy5.4 mi
Libraries
Martinsville Public Library3.9 mi
Collinsville Library5.0 mi
Blue Ridge Regional Library5.4 mi
Museums
Virginia Museum of Natural History3.9 mi
Counts are within about 2 miles of the center of town.
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