Rich Creek is a town in Giles County, Virginia, home to about 776 people across 0.8 square miles. Its ZIP code is 24147.
Homes sold for a median of $98 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a balanced market.
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Rich Creek. 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)101 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | Raleigh County Memorial Airport (BKW)32 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Winston-Salem, NC94 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Philadelphia, PA356 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Rich Creek; 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.
Rich Creek had 749 residents in the 2020 census, up 13% since 2000.
It’s the 419th largest of 669 towns in Virginia by population.
Giles County grew from 10,793 residents in 1900 to 16,787 in 2020.
Giles 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 42.3 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 23 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Pearisburg 4 Sse, VA weather station (10 miles away).
3,774 jobs at 299 businesses in Giles County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
5 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Rich Creek.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Primary care doctors | 1 |
|---|---|
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 2 |
| Mental health providers | 2 |
| 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 (1 nearby)
Libraries
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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