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22205 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 22205 covers Arlington, Virginia, with a population of about 17,566 and a median household income of $192,951.

Population
17,5666,439 per square mile
Median age
42.33.6 points above the US average
Median household income
$192,9512.1× the Virginia median
Poverty rate
3.9%8.5 points below the US average
Typical home value
$1,213,016up 15.7% in five years
Median rent
$1,8431.2× the Virginia median
Degree or higher
79.7%44.7 points above the US average
Homeownership
76.9%11.9 points above the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
330

Where 22205 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

Population17,566
Median age42.3
Family households67.4%
Born outside the US15.2%
Speaks a language other than English at home18.8%
White (non-Hispanic)74.1%
Black (non-Hispanic)1.4%
Asian (non-Hispanic)6.3%
Hispanic or Latino11.9%
Veterans8.7%
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$192,951
Income per person$95,447
Poverty rate3.9%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance2.6%

Household income distribution

Under $10k2.5%
$10–15k1.0%
$15–20k0.7%
$20–25k2.6%
$25–30k1.5%
$30–35k0.8%
$35–40k2.3%
$40–45k0.9%
$45–50k0.1%
$50–60k2.8%
$60–75k4.0%
$75–100k5.3%
$100–125k8.8%
$125–150k6.2%
$150–200k12.3%
$200k or more48.3%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed8,400
Mean adjusted gross income$225,377
Returns declaring $200,000 or more38.8%
Returns, under $25k16.7%
Returns, $25k–$50k9.3%
Returns, $50k–$75k8.5%
Returns, $75k–$100k6.7%
Returns, $100k–$200k20.1%
Returns, $200k or more38.8%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$1,070,500
Median gross rent$1,843
Rent as a share of household income31.3%
Owner-occupied76.9%
Vacant homes2.4%
Median year built1952

What the homes are

Detached house81.4%
Attached house4.7%
2 to 4 units0.9%
5 to 19 units10.7%
20 or more units1.9%
Mobile home0.5%
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$1,213,016as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 0.8%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 15.7%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 50.9%
Typical asking rent$4,515as of 2026-07
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$1,213,016$302,434

$302,434 in 2000 to $1,213,016 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate1.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher79.7%
High school diploma or higher97.5%
Works from home38.7%
Drives to work alone43.2%
Takes public transport8.6%
Commutes 45 minutes or more17.7%
Health

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

Obesity25% 8.4 pts below the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes8.4% 3.6 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes7.2% 6 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure28.1% 6 pts below the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health11.1% 9.2 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)5.3% 6 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression21.4% 0.5 pts below the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity14.1% 11.3 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis22.8% 2.3 pts below the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking16.6% 0.6 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication74.3% same as the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)8.1% same as the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma9.2% 1.2 pts below the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease4.3% 1.9 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 screening90.5% 4.6 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability9.4% 5.4 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 dentist78.8% 17.5 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability20.4% 10.3 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support16.7% 8.1 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity5.7% 11.4 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps3.9% 10.4 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability5% 1.7 pts below the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol37.3% 1.1 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity5.7% 8.1 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability4.6% 3.8 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport4% 5.2 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness30.6% 3.8 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use80% 4.1 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)12.6% 4.2 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability8.2% 5.8 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 threat3.6% 5.2 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours25.6% 10.8 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke2.1% 1.3 pts below the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost4.2% 8.8 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability2.6% 3 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments330
People employed5,933
Annual payroll$507,559,000
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 21.2% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingVery Low to Relatively Low across the 7 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss32.8 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.

Winter weather69.7Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind68.9Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane68.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave67.7Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning65.5Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail58.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake48.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding38.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado34.4Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm34.3Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide34.1Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire32.1Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave24Relatively 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$192,951$90,974$78,538
Income per person$95,447$49,217$43,289
Poverty rate3.9%9.9%12.4%
Median home value$1,070,500$360,700$303,400
Median gross rent$1,843$1,514$1,348
Homeownership76.9%67.2%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher79.7%41.5%35%
Unemployment rate1.9%4.3%5.2%
Works from home38.7%16.2%13.5%
Born outside the US15.2%12.9%13.9%
Median age42.338.838.7
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 stationDALECARLIA RSVR, MD US6.5 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 supermarket3% of this ZIP code's area
No vehicle and far from a supermarket6% 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%.

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 vulnerability21more vulnerable than 21% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status10more vulnerable than 10% of US census tracts
Household characteristics41more vulnerable than 41% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status45more vulnerable than 45% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport36more vulnerable than 36% of US census tracts
Walkability14 out of 20Above average
Nearby ZIP codes

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

22210 Arlington, VA2.3 km away
22212 Arlington, VA2.3 km away
22215 Arlington, VA2.3 km away
22216 Arlington, VA2.3 km away
22217 Arlington, VA2.3 km away
22219 Arlington, VA2.3 km away
22225 Arlington, VA2.3 km away
22227 Arlington, VA2.3 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 area2.73 sq mi
Population density6,439 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude38.8836, -77.1395

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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