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20194 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 20194 covers Reston, Virginia, with a population of about 12,334 and a median household income of $166,423.

Population
12,3343,956 per square mile
Median age
43.85.1 points above the US average
Median household income
$166,4231.8× the Virginia median
Poverty rate
3.5%8.9 points below the US average
Typical home value
$766,130up 18.6% in five years
Median rent
$2,3031.5× the Virginia median
Degree or higher
81.1%46.1 points above the US average
Homeownership
71.7%6.7 points above the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
166

Where 20194 is

Reston, Virginia — the area the Census Bureau draws for this ZIP code. ZIP codes are sets of delivery routes rather than areas, so this is the Census approximation of one, not a Postal Service boundary.

People and households

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Population12,334
Median age43.8
Family households56.8%
Born outside the US15.4%
Speaks a language other than English at home20.2%
White (non-Hispanic)70.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)5.1%
Asian (non-Hispanic)8.2%
Hispanic or Latino11.6%
Veterans5.6%
Population by age
MaleFemale0-45-910-1415-1920-2425-3435-4445-5455-6465-7475-8485+
Income and poverty

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median household income$166,423
Income per person$100,234
Poverty rate3.5%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance1.3%

Household income distribution

Under $10k2.3%
$10–15k0.8%
$15–20k0.4%
$20–25k0.8%
$25–30k0.6%
$30–35k0.7%
$35–40k1.6%
$40–45k0.2%
$45–50k1.2%
$50–60k2.2%
$60–75k2.4%
$75–100k8.7%
$100–125k10.6%
$125–150k8.9%
$150–200k16.5%
$200k or more42.0%

Income as declared to the IRS

Filed returns rather than survey responses, so this counts tax units and not households.

Tax returns filed6,850
Mean adjusted gross income$187,680
Returns declaring $200,000 or more28.6%
Returns, under $25k13.6%
Returns, $25k–$50k8.8%
Returns, $50k–$75k10.1%
Returns, $75k–$100k10.2%
Returns, $100k–$200k28.8%
Returns, $200k or more28.6%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$792,200
Median gross rent$2,303
Rent as a share of household income23.5%
Owner-occupied71.7%
Vacant homes1.1%
Median year built1990

What the homes are

Detached house36.8%
Attached house33.8%
2 to 4 units1.9%
5 to 19 units20.9%
20 or more units6.6%
Home values and rents today

Zillow Home Value Index and Zillow Observed Rent Index, courtesy of Zillow. Monthly and current, where the Census figures above are a five-year average and are capped at $2,000,000.

Typical home value$766,130as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yeardown 1.1%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 18.6%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 43.9%
Typical asking rent$2,530as of 2026-07
Typical asking rent, 1 yearup 1.2%
Typical asking rent, 5 yearsup 29.3%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$774,541$235,712

$235,712 in 2000 to $766,130 in 2026.

Typical asking rent
202120232026$2,530$1,956

$1,956 in 2021 to $2,530 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate4.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher81.1%
High school diploma or higher99.5%
Works from home35.6%
Drives to work alone55.4%
Takes public transport1.9%
Commutes 45 minutes or more17.9%
Health

CDC PLACES 2025 release, model-based estimates. These are modelled small-area estimates for adults, not counts of diagnosed cases.

Obesity23% 10.4 pts below the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes8.3% 3.7 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes6.2% 7 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure26.9% 7.2 pts below the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health10% 10.3 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)4.3% 7 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression20.3% 1.6 pts below the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity13.9% 11.5 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis21.3% 3.8 pts below the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking16% same as the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication75.3% 0.6 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)8.1% same as the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma9.4% 1 pts below the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease4.2% 2 pts below the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year77.9% 1.2 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening90.9% 5 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability9% 5.8 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening72.3% 8 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD3.4% 3.2 pts below the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist79.5% 18.2 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability19% 11.7 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support17.4% 7.4 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity5.1% 12 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps3.2% 11.1 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability4.5% 2.2 pts below the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol36.8% 0.6 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity5.2% 8.6 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability4.2% 4.2 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport3.7% 5.5 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness30.1% 4.3 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use82.5% 6.6 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)11.7% 5.1 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability7.4% 6.6 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)8.8% 4.7 pts below the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability1.8% 2.2 pts below the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat3.3% 5.5 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours31.8% 4.6 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke2% 1.4 pts below the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost2.8% 10.2 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability2.4% 3.2 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments166
People employed1,480
Annual payroll$71,442,000
Natural hazard risk

FEMA National Risk Index, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data — the NRI is not published per ZIP.

Overall riskHigher than 14.9% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingVery Low to Relatively Low across the 5 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss21.5 out of 100
Community resilience47 out of 100

By hazard

Score is out of 100 and is the area-weighted average across the census tracts this ZIP code covers. The rating beside it is the highest any one of those tracts carries.

Hurricane69.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather64.5Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail58.8Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide52.7Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning45.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave44.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind41.3Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding33.8Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake31.8Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire30.8Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave28.3Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm25.1Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado13.4Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Compared with Virginia and the United States

State and national columns are figures for those areas, not for this ZIP code. American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

This ZIPVirginiaUnited States
Median household income$166,423$90,974$78,538
Income per person$100,234$49,217$43,289
Poverty rate3.5%9.9%12.4%
Median home value$792,200$360,700$303,400
Median gross rent$2,303$1,514$1,348
Homeownership71.7%67.2%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher81.1%41.5%35%
Unemployment rate4.2%4.3%5.2%
Works from home35.6%16.2%13.5%
Born outside the US15.4%12.9%13.9%
Median age43.838.838.7
Climate

NOAA US Climate Normals 1991-2020, from the nearest weather station with a full year of records. The station and its distance are named above, because a station forty kilometres away describes somewhere else.

Weather stationVIENNA, VA US10.8 km away
Rain in a year44 in
Snow in a year18 in

Average high and low by month

January42.3°F / 23.4°F3.28 in rain, 6.5 in snow
February45.3°F / 24.3°F2.62 in rain, 7.5 in snow
March53.3°F / 31.6°F3.84 in rain, 2 in snow
April64.8°F / 41.2°F3.39 in rain
May71.6°F / 52.1°F4.28 in rain
June79.5°F / 61°F4.13 in rain
July83.8°F / 66.6°F4.26 in rain
August82.4°F / 64.9°F3.54 in rain
September75.9°F / 57.1°F4.16 in rain
October65.4°F / 45.2°F3.51 in rain
November55.8°F / 34.6°F3.13 in rain, 0.1 in snow
December46.2°F / 28.3°F3.43 in rain, 2.4 in snow
Access to food

USDA Food Access Research Atlas, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Each figure is the share of the ZIP code's land area that falls in a tract carrying that flag.

Low income and far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
Far from a supermarket49% of this ZIP code's area
No vehicle and far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
School districts

NCES Geographic Relationship File 2025, which states the association between each district and each ZIP code tabulation area directly. Elementary and secondary districts can cover the same ground, so shares need not total 100%.

Fairfax County Public Schools100% of this ZIP code's land area
Community and walkability

CDC/ATSDR Social Vulnerability Index 2022 and the EPA National Walkability Index, both estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Vulnerability figures are national percentile ranks, not measurements.

Overall social vulnerability4more vulnerable than 4% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status5more vulnerable than 5% of US census tracts
Household characteristics20more vulnerable than 20% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status44more vulnerable than 44% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport9more vulnerable than 9% of US census tracts
Walkability11.4 out of 20Above average
Nearby ZIP codes

The closest ZIP codes by centre point, which is not the same as sharing a border.

20190 Reston, VA2.1 km away
20170 Herndon, VA2.2 km away
22066 Great Falls, VA3.9 km away
20172 Herndon, VA4 km away
22095 Herndon, VA4 km away
20191 Reston, VA5.5 km away
20164 Sterling, VA6.8 km away
20171 Herndon, VA7.6 km away
Location, counties and time zone

County shares from Census 2020 ZCTA relationship files. Time zone from the USDOT National Transportation Atlas, which renders the boundaries written into 49 CFR Part 71.

Fairfax County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area3.12 sq mi
Water area0.05 sq mi
Population density3,956 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude38.9807, -77.3419

Figures are published for this ZIP code or its Census tabulation area unless a section says otherwise. Estimates whose margin of error made them unreliable are omitted rather than shown. Sources: US Census Bureau, CDC, IRS.

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