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22201 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 22201 covers Arlington, Virginia, with a population of about 38,419 and a median household income of $141,736.

Population
38,41916,741 per square mile
Median age
31.47.3 points below the US average
Median household income
$141,7361.6× the Virginia median
Poverty rate
8.5%3.9 points below the US average
Typical home value
$700,442up 3.3% in five years
Median rent
$2,4681.6× the Virginia median
Degree or higher
86.1%51.1 points above the US average
Homeownership
31.5%33.5 points below the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
1,342

Where 22201 is

Arlington, 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

Population38,419
Median age31.4
Family households33.3%
Born outside the US19.4%
Speaks a language other than English at home23.7%
White (non-Hispanic)68.7%
Black (non-Hispanic)3.5%
Asian (non-Hispanic)11.4%
Hispanic or Latino11.7%
Veterans4.4%
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$141,736
Income per person$95,055
Poverty rate8.5%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance2.5%

Household income distribution

Under $10k4.2%
$10–15k1.7%
$15–20k0.7%
$20–25k0.8%
$25–30k0.6%
$30–35k1.0%
$35–40k1.3%
$40–45k0.9%
$45–50k1.3%
$50–60k2.4%
$60–75k5.4%
$75–100k12.4%
$100–125k10.1%
$125–150k9.3%
$150–200k17.5%
$200k or more30.5%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed22,620
Mean adjusted gross income$159,754
Returns declaring $200,000 or more17%
Returns, under $25k11.0%
Returns, $25k–$50k12.1%
Returns, $50k–$75k16.7%
Returns, $75k–$100k15.7%
Returns, $100k–$200k27.5%
Returns, $200k or more17.0%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$760,700
Median gross rent$2,468
Rent as a share of household income24.8%
Owner-occupied31.5%
Vacant homes8%
Median year built1990

What the homes are

Detached house14.3%
Attached house5.5%
2 to 4 units3.2%
5 to 19 units12.3%
20 or more units64.6%
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$700,442as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 0.6%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 3.3%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 20.3%
Typical asking rent$2,883as of 2026-07
Typical asking rent, 1 yearup 0.4%
Typical asking rent, 5 yearsup 21.1%
Typical asking rent, 10 yearsup 26.8%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$700,442$216,633

$216,633 in 2000 to $700,442 in 2026.

Typical asking rent
201520202026$2,883$2,220

$2,220 in 2015 to $2,883 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate2.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher86.1%
High school diploma or higher96.7%
Works from home35.2%
Drives to work alone30.2%
Takes public transport24%
Commutes 45 minutes or more13.3%
Health

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

Obesity22.9% 10.5 pts below the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes5.1% 6.9 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes5.8% 7.4 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure19% 15.1 pts below the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health8.9% 11.4 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)5.4% 5.9 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression23.3% 1.4 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity11.7% 13.7 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis13.6% 11.5 pts below the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking20.3% 4.3 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication61.6% 13.1 pts below the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)4.4% 3.3 pts below the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma9% 1.4 pts below the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease2.4% 3.8 pts below the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year73.1% 3.6 pts below the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening85.8% same as the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability10.3% 4.5 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening69.6% 5.3 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD2.3% 4.3 pts below the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist76.6% 15.3 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability17.6% 13.1 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support17.4% 7.4 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity6% 11.1 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps4% 10.3 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability3.2% 3.5 pts below the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol27.9% 8.3 pts below the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity6.1% 7.7 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability4.2% 4.2 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport4.5% 4.7 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness34.2% same as the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use79.4% 3.5 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)14.4% 2.4 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability4.8% 9.2 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)7.2% 6.3 pts below the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability1.3% 2.7 pts below the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat3.8% 5 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours26% 10.4 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke1.2% 2.2 pts below the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost4.5% 8.5 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability2.2% 3.4 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments1,342
People employed29,491
Annual payroll$3,152,821,000
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 4% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingVery Low
Expected annual loss8 out of 100
Community resilience52.6 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.

Hurricane61.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather58.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind55.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave52.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning50.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail48.8Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado27.9Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake23.4Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm22.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave21.5Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide19.6Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire13.8Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding8.1Relatively 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$141,736$90,974$78,538
Income per person$95,055$49,217$43,289
Poverty rate8.5%9.9%12.4%
Median home value$760,700$360,700$303,400
Median gross rent$2,468$1,514$1,348
Homeownership31.5%67.2%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher86.1%41.5%35%
Unemployment rate2.7%4.3%5.2%
Works from home35.2%16.2%13.5%
Born outside the US19.4%12.9%13.9%
Median age31.438.838.7
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 stationDALECARLIA RSVR, MD US6 km away
Rain in a year49 in
Snow in a year6 in

Average high and low by month

January42.9°F / 25.5°F3.32 in rain, 2.9 in snow
February46.4°F / 27.3°F3.24 in rain, 1.4 in snow
March54.8°F / 33.5°F4.15 in rain, 0.7 in snow
April67.6°F / 43.6°F3.53 in rain
May75.7°F / 53.7°F4.44 in rain
June84°F / 62.8°F4.24 in rain
July88.2°F / 68°F5.11 in rain
August86.2°F / 66.3°F4.42 in rain
September79.4°F / 59.2°F4.54 in rain
October68°F / 46.8°F4.4 in rain
November56.4°F / 36.4°F3.32 in rain
December46.9°F / 29.6°F3.81 in rain, 0.8 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 supermarketNone of this ZIP code
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%.

Arlington 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 vulnerability16more vulnerable than 16% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status11more vulnerable than 11% of US census tracts
Household characteristics6more vulnerable than 6% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status42more vulnerable than 42% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport57more vulnerable than 57% of US census tracts
Walkability15.3 out of 20Most walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

22226 Arlington, VA0.9 km away
22211 Fort Myer, VA1.3 km away
22209 Arlington, VA1.7 km away
22230 Arlington, VA1.7 km away
22210 Arlington, VA1.8 km away
22212 Arlington, VA1.8 km away
22215 Arlington, VA1.8 km away
22216 Arlington, VA1.8 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.

Arlington County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area2.29 sq mi
Population density16,741 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude38.8871, -77.0932

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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