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Iron Gate, Virginia

Iron GateVA

A town of 426.

Photo: Quintin Soloviev · CC BY 4.0
Population
426
residents
Median home value
$85K
Census ACS
Household income
$70K
median
Median age
39.8
years
Jobs based here
33
A commuter town
Small town

426 people, and everyone knows the way

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74°
Sunny
H 86° · L 60°

Upcoming events

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The data

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Natural hazards

High risk, with inland flooding at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 79% of U.S. communities.

79risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
79High riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingStrong windCold waves
1
paid flood claims since 1996
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Work & commute

Most working residents commute out of Iron Gate

Most working residents leave Iron Gate for work: only 0% work in town. The top destinations are Covington (14%), Clifton Forge (6%) and Selma (6%). Half commute less than 19 miles.

0%work in town

Where working residents work

In Iron Gate0%
Covington14%
Clifton Forge6%
Selma6%
Lexington4%
19 mi
median commute distance
33
jobs based in Iron Gate
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →
Climate

Four seasons, pleasant summers

Iron Gate has chilly winters and warm summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 87°, a January night drops to 25°, and about 10 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

10″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter27–47°
Spring42–68°
Summer62–85°
Fall45–68°
Oct 18
typical first frost
Apr 27
typical last frost
+1.0°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Health

How healthy Iron Gate is

Iron Gate beats the Virginia average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 13.

32 measures vs. Virginia
1 better18 too close to call13 worse
What stands outIron GateVA
More adults treating high blood pressure81.6%76.8%
More adults with COPD10.2%6.2%
Lewisgale Hospital Alleghany
8.7 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →
A commuter town

100% of working residents leave Iron Gate for work

Where Iron Gate’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

14% → Covington Covington 14% 6% → Clifton Forge Clifton Forge 6% 6% → Selma Selma 6% 4% → Lexington Lexington 4% 4% → Low Moor Low Moor 4% 3% → Salem Salem 3% Iron Gate · 0% stay
33jobs based in Iron Gate
0%of working residents work in town
19 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

CSX 1
2007 · CSX 1 · Wikimedia Commons
Iron Gate’s story

Iron Gate in pictures

9 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives.

VAMap-doton-IronGateIron Gate, VA Along the CSX James River LineIron Gate, Virginia
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About Iron Gate

Town in Virginia, United States

Iron Gate is a town in eastern Alleghany County, Virginia, United States. The population was 324 at the 2020 census. The town is located along U.S. Route 220, near Clifton Forge.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Population
324
Area
0.3 sq mi
Elevation
1,037 ft
ZIP code
24448
Area code
540

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