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22301 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 22301 covers Alexandria, Virginia, with a population of about 13,830 and a median household income of $188,211.

Population
13,8309,964 per square mile
Median age
36.91.8 points below the US average
Median household income
$188,2112.1× the Virginia median
Poverty rate
4%8.4 points below the US average
Typical home value
$1,067,606up 12.7% in five years
Median rent
$2,3681.6× the Virginia median
Degree or higher
83.4%48.4 points above the US average
Homeownership
55.6%9.4 points below the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
339

Where 22301 is

Alexandria, 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

Population13,830
Median age36.9
Family households56.1%
Born outside the US7.5%
Speaks a language other than English at home11.7%
White (non-Hispanic)73.6%
Black (non-Hispanic)9.2%
Asian (non-Hispanic)3.1%
Hispanic or Latino8.6%
Veterans9.8%
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$188,211
Income per person$102,509
Poverty rate4%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance1.7%

Household income distribution

Under $10k0.9%
$10–15k1.5%
$15–20k0.5%
$20–25k0.6%
$25–30k0.4%
$30–35k0.9%
$35–40k2.3%
$40–45k3.1%
$45–50k0.3%
$50–60k1.2%
$60–75k4.3%
$75–100k9.7%
$100–125k8.8%
$125–150k6.4%
$150–200k11.7%
$200k or more47.3%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed7,260
Mean adjusted gross income$219,685
Returns declaring $200,000 or more34.3%
Returns, under $25k11.7%
Returns, $25k–$50k8.1%
Returns, $50k–$75k10.1%
Returns, $75k–$100k9.4%
Returns, $100k–$200k26.4%
Returns, $200k or more34.3%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$997,800
Median gross rent$2,368
Rent as a share of household income25.4%
Owner-occupied55.6%
Vacant homes4.8%
Median year built1951

What the homes are

Detached house35.6%
Attached house29.9%
2 to 4 units8%
5 to 19 units10.6%
20 or more units15.8%
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$1,067,606as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 2.7%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 12.7%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 44.2%
Typical asking rent$2,727as of 2026-07
Typical asking rent, 1 yearup 1.5%
Typical asking rent, 5 yearsup 26%
Typical home value since 2000
201220192026$1,067,606$623,196

$623,196 in 2012 to $1,067,606 in 2026.

Typical asking rent
201920222026$2,727$2,087

$2,109 in 2019 to $2,727 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate1.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher83.4%
High school diploma or higher98.7%
Works from home32.9%
Drives to work alone42%
Takes public transport11.5%
Commutes 45 minutes or more18.5%
Health

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

Obesity28.7% 4.7 pts below the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes7.1% 4.9 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes7% 6.2 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure25.3% 8.8 pts below the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health10.3% 10 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)4.9% 6.4 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression22.3% same as the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity14.1% 11.3 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis19.7% 5.4 pts below the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking18.6% 2.6 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication70.1% 4.6 pts below the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)6.7% 1 pts below the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma9.6% 0.8 pts below the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease3.3% 2.9 pts below the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year77.2% 0.5 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening89.9% 4 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability9.7% 5.1 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening70.5% 6.2 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD3.1% 3.5 pts below the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist77% 15.7 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability19.4% 11.3 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support17% 7.8 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity5.8% 11.3 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps4% 10.3 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability3.9% 2.8 pts below the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol34% 2.2 pts below the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity6.1% 7.7 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability4.4% 4 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport4.1% 5.1 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness30.3% 4.1 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)13.6% 3.2 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability6.8% 7.2 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)8.8% 4.7 pts below the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability1.7% 2.3 pts below the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat3.9% 4.9 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours31.8% 4.6 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke1.8% 1.6 pts below the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost4% 9 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability2.3% 3.3 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments339
People employed2,988
Annual payroll$174,760,000
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 24.1% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingVery Low to Relatively Low across the 9 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss32.6 out of 100
Community resilience35.8 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.

Strong wind79.4Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave67.8Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane67.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather66.7Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning66.5Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake62.8Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail53.9Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide46.7Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding40.9Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado33.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Coastal flooding25.4Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave22.9Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm20.3Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire19.9Very 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$188,211$90,974$78,538
Income per person$102,509$49,217$43,289
Poverty rate4%9.9%12.4%
Median home value$997,800$360,700$303,400
Median gross rent$2,368$1,514$1,348
Homeownership55.6%67.2%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher83.4%41.5%35%
Unemployment rate1.7%4.3%5.2%
Works from home32.9%16.2%13.5%
Born outside the US7.5%12.9%13.9%
Median age36.938.838.7
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 stationWASHINGTON REAGAN AP, VA US3.8 km away
Rain in a year42 in
Snow in a year14 in

Average high and low by month

January44.8°F / 30.1°F2.86 in rain, 4.9 in snow
February48.3°F / 31.8°F2.62 in rain, 5 in snow
March56.5°F / 38.6°F3.5 in rain, 2 in snow
April68°F / 48.4°F3.21 in rain
May76.5°F / 58°F3.94 in rain
June85.1°F / 67.5°F4.2 in rain
July89.6°F / 72.4°F4.33 in rain
August87.8°F / 71°F3.25 in rain
September80.7°F / 64.1°F3.93 in rain
October69.4°F / 52.2°F3.66 in rain
November58.2°F / 41.6°F2.91 in rain, 0.1 in snow
December48.8°F / 34.5°F3.41 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 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%.

Alexandria City 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 vulnerability9more vulnerable than 9% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status5more vulnerable than 5% of US census tracts
Household characteristics8more vulnerable than 8% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status35more vulnerable than 35% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport42more vulnerable than 42% of US census tracts
Walkability15.5 out of 20Most walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

22314 Alexandria, VA1.6 km away
22350 Alexandria, VA1.9 km away
22305 Alexandria, VA2 km away
22320 Alexandria, VA2 km away
22332 Alexandria, VA2.2 km away
22331 Alexandria, VA2.3 km away
22313 Alexandria, VA2.7 km away
22333 Alexandria, VA2.7 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.

Alexandria city100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area1.39 sq mi
Population density9,964 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude38.8200, -77.0589

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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