Raven is a community in Buchanan County, Virginia, home to about 1,345 people across 6.5 square miles. Its ZIP codes are 24612 and 24639, and parts of 24609 and 24649 are in Raven too.
Homes sold for a median of $91 per square foot across 2 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and 0 of 2 were seller’s markets.
Mostly Raven; also Richlands and Doran
Mostly Raven
Part is in Raven, part in Cedar Bluff and Claypool Hill
Part is in Raven
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Raven. 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)129 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | Tri-Cities Regional TN/VA Airport (TRI)54 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Winston-Salem, NC114 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Philadelphia, PA415 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Raven; 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.
Raven had 1,988 residents in the 2020 census, down 23% since 2000.
It’s the 341st largest of 669 towns in Virginia by population.
Buchanan County grew from 9,692 residents in 1900 to 20,355 in 2020.
Buchanan County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 83°F in summer, and winter lows average 23°F. About 44.8 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 18 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Richlands, VA weather station (5 miles away).
4,687 jobs at 343 businesses in Buchanan County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
2 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Raven’s ZIP codes.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Primary care doctors | 1 |
|---|---|
| Specialist doctors | 1 |
| Pharmacies | 2 |
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.
Grocery stores
Pharmacies
Libraries
Counts are within about 2 miles 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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Shares ZIP codes with Cedar Bluff, Claypool Hill, Richlands and Doran.
Town boundaries don’t always match ZIP codes: a ZIP code can cross into neighboring towns, and a town can share a ZIP code with its neighbors. Facts describe the town itself; market figures describe whole ZIP codes.