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22153 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 22153 covers Springfield, Virginia, with a population of about 32,656 and a median household income of $169,638.

Population
32,6563,687 per square mile
Median age
40.31.6 points above the US average
Median household income
$169,6381.9× the Virginia median
Poverty rate
2.4%10 points below the US average
Typical home value
$755,121up 16.9% in five years
Median rent
$2,7231.8× the Virginia median
Degree or higher
67%32 points above the US average
Homeownership
90.2%25.2 points above the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
459

Where 22153 is

Springfield, 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

Population32,656
Median age40.3
Family households81.1%
Born outside the US21.7%
Speaks a language other than English at home29.8%
White (non-Hispanic)54.8%
Black (non-Hispanic)8%
Asian (non-Hispanic)14.7%
Hispanic or Latino16.1%
Veterans11.2%
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$169,638
Income per person$67,264
Poverty rate2.4%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance2.1%

Household income distribution

Under $10k1.6%
$10–15k0.3%
$15–20k0.6%
$20–25k0.2%
$25–30k0.4%
$30–35k1.0%
$35–40k1.0%
$40–45k0.6%
$45–50k1.8%
$50–60k1.9%
$60–75k3.8%
$75–100k6.3%
$100–125k11.5%
$125–150k11.4%
$150–200k19.4%
$200k or more38.4%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed15,320
Mean adjusted gross income$125,752
Returns declaring $200,000 or more19.8%
Returns, under $25k18.7%
Returns, $25k–$50k12.2%
Returns, $50k–$75k10.6%
Returns, $75k–$100k9.3%
Returns, $100k–$200k29.4%
Returns, $200k or more19.8%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$652,300
Median gross rent$2,723
Rent as a share of household income23.5%
Owner-occupied90.2%
Vacant homes1.2%
Median year built1981

What the homes are

Detached house60.1%
Attached house38.8%
2 to 4 units0.1%
5 to 19 units1%
20 or more units0.1%
Mobile home0.1%
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$755,121as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 0.7%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 16.9%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 55%
Typical asking rent$3,344as of 2026-07
Typical asking rent, 1 yearup 4%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$755,121$203,332

$203,332 in 2000 to $755,121 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate6%
Bachelor's degree or higher67%
High school diploma or higher95.5%
Works from home25.2%
Drives to work alone62.6%
Takes public transport3.8%
Commutes 45 minutes or more26.8%
Health

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

Obesity24.1% 9.3 pts below the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes9.9% 2.1 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes7.5% 5.7 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure29% 5.1 pts below the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health12.2% 8.1 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%
Depression18.9% 3 pts below the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity17.1% 8.3 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis21.7% 3.4 pts below the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking14.5% 1.5 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication76.2% 1.5 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)7.5% same as the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma9.4% 1 pts below the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease4.5% 1.7 pts below the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year78.5% 1.8 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening90.7% 4.8 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability9.9% 4.9 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening70.2% 5.9 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD3.7% 2.9 pts below the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist76.9% 15.6 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability21% 9.7 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support20.2% 4.6 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity7.6% 9.5 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps4.9% 9.4 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability4.7% 2 pts below the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol37.8% 1.6 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity7.1% 6.7 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability4.8% 3.6 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport4.7% 4.5 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness31.5% 2.9 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use81.3% 5.4 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)12% 4.8 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability8.7% 5.3 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)9.7% 3.8 pts below the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability2.1% 1.9 pts below the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat4.3% 4.5 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours34% 2.4 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke2.3% 1.1 pts below the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost5.4% 7.6 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 establishments459
People employed7,034
Annual payroll$401,945,000
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 14.4% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingVery Low to Relatively Low across the 11 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss24.3 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.

Hurricane64.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide63.2Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather63Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail54Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning45.7Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave44Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind36.1Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake35.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire34.5Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding33.6Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave28.3Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm19.3Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado12.4Very 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$169,638$90,974$78,538
Income per person$67,264$49,217$43,289
Poverty rate2.4%9.9%12.4%
Median home value$652,300$360,700$303,400
Median gross rent$2,723$1,514$1,348
Homeownership90.2%67.2%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher67%41.5%35%
Unemployment rate6%4.3%5.2%
Works from home25.2%16.2%13.5%
Born outside the US21.7%12.9%13.9%
Median age40.338.838.7
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 US17 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 supermarket85% 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 vulnerability11more vulnerable than 11% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status18more vulnerable than 18% of US census tracts
Household characteristics36more vulnerable than 36% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status57more vulnerable than 57% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport4more vulnerable than 4% of US census tracts
Walkability10.7 out of 20Above average
Nearby ZIP codes

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

22152 Springfield, VA3.4 km away
22122 Newington, VA4.6 km away
22199 Lorton, VA4.6 km away
22150 Springfield, VA5.8 km away
22039 Fairfax Station, VA6.3 km away
22015 Burke, VA6.3 km away
22079 Lorton, VA6.5 km away
22161 Springfield, VA6.6 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 area8.86 sq mi
Water area0.17 sq mi
Population density3,687 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude38.7449, -77.2370

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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