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22033 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 22033 covers Fairfax, Virginia, with a population of about 38,676 and a median household income of $134,532.

Population
38,6764,945 per square mile
Median age
38.5about the US average
Median household income
$134,5321.5× the Virginia median
Poverty rate
5.2%7.2 points below the US average
Typical home value
$706,484up 18.6% in five years
Median rent
$2,2531.5× the Virginia median
Degree or higher
66.7%31.7 points above the US average
Homeownership
62.8%2.2 points below the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
1,225

Where 22033 is

Fairfax, 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

Population38,676
Median age38.5
Family households63.6%
Born outside the US35.8%
Speaks a language other than English at home43.2%
White (non-Hispanic)43.4%
Black (non-Hispanic)7.2%
Asian (non-Hispanic)33.2%
Hispanic or Latino9.9%
Veterans6.7%
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$134,532
Income per person$67,966
Poverty rate5.2%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance3.5%

Household income distribution

Under $10k2.4%
$10–15k1.9%
$15–20k0.8%
$20–25k0.8%
$25–30k1.1%
$30–35k0.7%
$35–40k1.3%
$40–45k0.5%
$45–50k1.9%
$50–60k3.0%
$60–75k6.2%
$75–100k11.1%
$100–125k12.3%
$125–150k10.9%
$150–200k17.7%
$200k or more27.5%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed19,970
Mean adjusted gross income$129,356
Returns declaring $200,000 or more17.9%
Returns, under $25k18.3%
Returns, $25k–$50k13.9%
Returns, $50k–$75k13.5%
Returns, $75k–$100k11.2%
Returns, $100k–$200k25.1%
Returns, $200k or more17.9%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$621,600
Median gross rent$2,253
Rent as a share of household income27.5%
Owner-occupied62.8%
Vacant homes2.5%
Median year built1990

What the homes are

Detached house28.3%
Attached house27.7%
2 to 4 units3.1%
5 to 19 units27.3%
20 or more units13%
Mobile home0.2%
Boat, RV or van0.3%
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$706,484as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yeardown 0.3%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 18.6%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 55.8%
Typical asking rent$2,388as of 2026-07
Typical asking rent, 1 yeardown 1%
Typical asking rent, 5 yearsup 24.4%
Typical asking rent, 10 yearsup 40.7%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$708,551$194,675

$194,675 in 2000 to $706,484 in 2026.

Typical asking rent
201520202026$2,412$1,696

$1,696 in 2015 to $2,388 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate3.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher66.7%
High school diploma or higher95.1%
Works from home25.2%
Drives to work alone62.1%
Takes public transport3%
Commutes 45 minutes or more19.5%
Health

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

Obesity22.4% 11 pts below the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes9.1% 2.9 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes7.7% 5.5 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure26.2% 7.9 pts below the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health12% 8.3 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)6.1% 5.2 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression18.8% 3.1 pts below the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity17.6% 7.8 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis18.9% 6.2 pts below the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking14.5% 1.5 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication73.4% 1.3 pts below the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)6.2% 1.5 pts below the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma9.1% 1.3 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 year76.7% same as the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening89% 3.1 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability10.4% 4.4 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening65.4% 1.1 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD3.4% 3.2 pts below the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist75.5% 14.2 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability20.5% 10.2 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support21.6% 3.2 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity8.3% 8.8 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps5.2% 9.1 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability4.3% 2.4 pts below the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol35.7% 0.5 pts below the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity7.3% 6.5 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability4.9% 3.5 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport5% 4.2 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness33.1% 1.3 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use81% 5.1 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)12.5% 4.3 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability8% 6 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)9.3% 4.2 pts below the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability2% 2 pts below the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat4.4% 4.4 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours34.6% 1.8 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke2.1% 1.3 pts below the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost4.9% 8.1 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability3% 2.6 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments1,225
People employed33,175
Annual payroll$2,897,647,000
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 24.4% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingVery Low to Relatively Moderate across the 13 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss32.5 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.

Hurricane71.6Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather69.7Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail62.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning53.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave51.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake46.9Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind46.7Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding46.3Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide44.7Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave31.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm29.4Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire27.6Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado16Very 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$134,532$90,974$78,538
Income per person$67,966$49,217$43,289
Poverty rate5.2%9.9%12.4%
Median home value$621,600$360,700$303,400
Median gross rent$2,253$1,514$1,348
Homeownership62.8%67.2%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher66.7%41.5%35%
Unemployment rate3.1%4.3%5.2%
Works from home25.2%16.2%13.5%
Born outside the US35.8%12.9%13.9%
Median age38.538.838.7
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 US8.7 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 supermarket41% of this ZIP code's area
No vehicle and far from a supermarket26% of this ZIP code's area
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 vulnerability21more vulnerable than 21% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status14more vulnerable than 14% of US census tracts
Household characteristics31more vulnerable than 31% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status68more vulnerable than 68% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport32more vulnerable than 32% of US census tracts
Walkability11.8 out of 20Above average
Nearby ZIP codes

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

22035 Fairfax, VA3.4 km away
20151 Chantilly, VA5.1 km away
20171 Herndon, VA5.3 km away
22124 Oakton, VA5.7 km away
22030 Fairfax, VA6.6 km away
20191 Reston, VA6.8 km away
20120 Centreville, VA7.7 km away
22038 Fairfax, VA8 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 area7.82 sq mi
Water area0.09 sq mi
Population density4,945 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude38.8776, -77.3885

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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