Iron Gate is a town in Alleghany County, Virginia, home to about 426 people across 0.3 square miles. Its ZIP code is 24448.
Homes sold for a median of $93 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Iron Gate. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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| Nearest major airport | Piedmont Triad International Airport (GSO)117 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | Greenbrier Valley Airport (LWB)34 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Greensboro, NC118 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Philadelphia, PA293 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Iron Gate; 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.
Iron Gate had 324 residents in the 2020 census, down 20% since 2000.
It’s the 501st largest of 669 towns in Virginia by population.
Alleghany County grew from 16,330 residents in 1900 to 15,223 in 2020.
Alleghany County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 82°F in summer, and winter lows average 23°F. About 40.2 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 18 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Gathright Dam, VA weather station (14 miles away).
2,492 jobs at 241 businesses in Alleghany County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2022 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
Nearest hospitals
Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances.
Grocery stores
Pharmacies
Libraries
Museums
Counts are within about 1 mile of the center of town.
Source: Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (openstreetmap.org/copyright), as mapped by volunteers; it can miss places or include closed ones.
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