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22172 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 22172 covers Triangle, Virginia, with a population of about 12,046 and a median household income of $113,043.

Population
12,046585 per square mile
Median age
35.33.4 points below the US average
Median household income
$113,0431.2× the Virginia median
Poverty rate
7.7%4.7 points below the US average
Typical home value
$538,132up 16.7% in five years
Median rent
$1,588about the Virginia median
Degree or higher
41.4%6.4 points above the US average
Homeownership
65%about the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
87

Where 22172 is

Triangle, 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

Population12,046
Median age35.3
Family households72.8%
Born outside the US24.9%
Speaks a language other than English at home35.9%
White (non-Hispanic)21.4%
Black (non-Hispanic)39.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)13.3%
Hispanic or Latino21.6%
Veterans16.1%
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$113,043
Income per person$43,260
Poverty rate7.7%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance4.7%

Household income distribution

Under $10k3.8%
$10–15k1.5%
$15–20k1.1%
$20–25k0.9%
$25–30k4.0%
$30–35k1.3%
$35–40k1.8%
$40–45k5.3%
$45–50k3.3%
$50–60k5.6%
$60–75k4.6%
$75–100k12.4%
$100–125k7.7%
$125–150k12.4%
$150–200k13.5%
$200k or more20.9%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed5,440
Mean adjusted gross income$71,112
Returns declaring $200,000 or more6.6%
Returns, under $25k29.0%
Returns, $25k–$50k24.3%
Returns, $50k–$75k14.7%
Returns, $75k–$100k8.3%
Returns, $100k–$200k17.1%
Returns, $200k or more6.6%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$509,600
Median gross rent$1,588
Rent as a share of household income30.4%
Owner-occupied65%
Vacant homes5.3%
Median year built1996

What the homes are

Detached house58.8%
Attached house10.5%
2 to 4 units8.9%
5 to 19 units16%
20 or more units3.8%
Mobile home2%
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$538,132as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 0%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 16.7%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 58%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$538,132$188,906

$188,906 in 2000 to $538,132 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate9.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher41.4%
High school diploma or higher91.8%
Works from home11.8%
Drives to work alone73%
Takes public transport1.8%
Commutes 45 minutes or more34.4%
Health

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

Obesity38.6% 5.2 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes12.4% same as the national average of 12%
Currently smokes13.2% same as the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure34.9% 0.8 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health19.5% 0.8 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)11.5% same as the national average of 11.3%
Depression20.8% 1.1 pts below the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity25.8% same as the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis21.7% 3.4 pts below the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking14.4% 1.6 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication74.3% same as the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)5% 2.7 pts below the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma11% 0.6 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease4.7% 1.5 pts below the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year79.5% 2.8 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening86.6% 0.7 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability15.1% same as the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening62.8% 1.5 pts below the national average of 64.3%
COPD5.1% 1.5 pts below the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist66.3% 5 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability31% same as the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support24.6% same as the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity18.7% 1.6 pts above the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps15.2% 0.9 pts above the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability4.7% 2 pts below the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol34.7% 1.5 pts below the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity16.3% 2.5 pts above the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability8.2% same as the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport10.1% 0.9 pts above the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness36% 1.6 pts above the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use77.7% 1.8 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)17% same as the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability13.4% 0.6 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)12.7% 0.8 pts below the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability3.9% same as the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat10.6% 1.8 pts above the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours40.9% 4.5 pts above the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3.1% same as the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost10.3% 2.7 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability5.5% same as the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments87
People employed644
Annual payroll$32,761,000
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 11.8% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingVery Low
Expected annual loss10.4 out of 100
Community resilience30.7 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.

Landslide67.3Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane53.9Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Coastal flooding48.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather47.7Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave41.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind41Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning39.6Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail37.8Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought37.2Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire34.2Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake29.4Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado28.3Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding24.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave18.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm14.2Very 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$113,043$90,974$78,538
Income per person$43,260$49,217$43,289
Poverty rate7.7%9.9%12.4%
Median home value$509,600$360,700$303,400
Median gross rent$1,588$1,514$1,348
Homeownership65%67.2%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher41.4%41.5%35%
Unemployment rate9.7%4.3%5.2%
Works from home11.8%16.2%13.5%
Born outside the US24.9%12.9%13.9%
Median age35.338.838.7
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 stationQUANTICO MCAS, VA US6 km away
Rain in a year41 in
Snow in a year12 in

Average high and low by month

January44.8°F / 28.3°F2.66 in rain, 3.5 in snow
February48.3°F / 30.4°F2.36 in rain, 5.8 in snow
March56.3°F / 37.1°F3.58 in rain, 1.4 in snow
April67.8°F / 47.1°F3.16 in rain
May75.5°F / 56.8°F3.63 in rain
June83.7°F / 65.9°F3.53 in rain
July88°F / 70.7°F4.64 in rain
August86.1°F / 69°F4.24 in rain
September79.5°F / 62.1°F3.43 in rain
October68.8°F / 49.7°F3.33 in rain
November57.8°F / 39.3°F3.14 in rain
December48.6°F / 32.2°F3.33 in rain, 1.7 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 supermarket58% 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%.

This ZIP code is served by 2 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Prince William County Public Schools74.4% of this ZIP code's land area
Quantico Marine Corps Center School District25.6% 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.

Walkability7.2 out of 20Below average
Nearby ZIP codes

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

22134 Quantico, VA2.5 km away
22026 Dumfries, VA3.2 km away
22135 Quantico, VA4.1 km away
22025 Dumfries, VA5.6 km away
22193 Woodbridge, VA10.5 km away
22191 Woodbridge, VA10.5 km away
22194 Woodbridge, VA13.5 km away
22195 Woodbridge, VA13.5 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.

Prince William County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area20.6 sq mi
Water area0.19 sq mi
Population density585 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude38.5509, -77.3229

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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