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22520 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 22520 covers Montross, Virginia, with a population of about 5,014 and a median household income of $69,063.

Population
5,01452 per square mile
Median age
47.89.1 points above the US average
Median household income
$69,06324% below the Virginia median
Poverty rate
9%3.4 points below the US average
Typical home value
$293,878up 14.3% in five years
Median rent
$96836% below the Virginia median
Degree or higher
20.1%14.9 points below the US average
Homeownership
85.4%20.4 points above the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
121

Where 22520 is

Montross, 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

Population5,014
Median age47.8
Family households62.1%
Born outside the US6%
Speaks a language other than English at home8%
White (non-Hispanic)58.4%
Black (non-Hispanic)23%
Asian (non-Hispanic)1%
Hispanic or Latino6.9%
Veterans11.9%
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$69,063
Income per person$41,445
Poverty rate9%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance14.6%

Household income distribution

Under $10k7.2%
$10–15k1.7%
$15–20k4.9%
$20–25k1.7%
$25–30k1.3%
$30–35k1.1%
$35–40k5.2%
$40–45k4.2%
$45–50k8.6%
$50–60k7.2%
$60–75k9.1%
$75–100k16.7%
$100–125k10.3%
$125–150k8.6%
$150–200k5.5%
$200k or more6.9%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed2,680
Mean adjusted gross income$73,415
Returns declaring $200,000 or more4.5%
Returns, under $25k26.5%
Returns, $25k–$50k23.5%
Returns, $50k–$75k16.0%
Returns, $75k–$100k11.2%
Returns, $100k–$200k18.3%
Returns, $200k or more4.5%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$242,700
Median gross rent$968
Rent as a share of household income29.5%
Owner-occupied85.4%
Vacant homes31.3%
Median year built1990

What the homes are

Detached house91.1%
Attached house0.4%
2 to 4 units0.9%
5 to 19 units0.1%
20 or more units0.2%
Mobile home7.4%
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$293,878as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yeardown 1.6%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 14.3%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 36.8%
Typical home value since 2000
201120182026$298,647$192,351

$192,351 in 2011 to $293,878 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate10%
Bachelor's degree or higher20.1%
High school diploma or higher84.7%
Works from home15.2%
Drives to work alone74.7%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more33.9%
Health

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

Obesity39.8% 6.4 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes17.9% 5.9 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes15.4% 2.2 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure45.6% 11.5 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health24.8% 4.5 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)10% 1.3 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression22% same as the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity31.4% 6 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis37.5% 12.4 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking11.5% 4.5 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication83.4% 8.7 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)10.4% 2.7 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma11.4% 1 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease9.6% 3.4 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year83.4% 6.7 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening89.5% 3.6 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability15.6% 0.8 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening69.3% 5 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD9.9% 3.3 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist59.5% 1.8 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Any disability39.3% 8.6 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support22.9% 1.9 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity16.5% 0.6 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps14.5% same as the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability9.4% 2.7 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol44.2% 8 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity12.4% 1.4 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability10.1% 1.7 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport8.7% 0.5 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness32.9% 1.5 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use77.2% 1.3 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)16% 0.8 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability21.4% 7.4 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)16.7% 3.2 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability5.2% 1.2 pts above the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat8.3% 0.5 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours38.3% 1.9 pts above the national average of 36.4%
Stroke5.3% 1.9 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost14.9% 1.9 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability6.6% 1 pts above the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments121
People employed928
Annual payroll$27,896,000
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 65.7% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Moderate to Relatively High across the 5 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss62.5 out of 100
Community resilience49.4 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.

Drought97.2Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane93.2Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Coastal flooding92.8Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind87Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide84.5Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail70.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm66.5Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather60.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning59.9Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire59.9Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake57.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado52.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding45Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave43.9Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave28.8Relatively 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$69,063$90,974$78,538
Income per person$41,445$49,217$43,289
Poverty rate9%9.9%12.4%
Median home value$242,700$360,700$303,400
Median gross rent$968$1,514$1,348
Homeownership85.4%67.2%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher20.1%41.5%35%
Unemployment rate10%4.3%5.2%
Works from home15.2%16.2%13.5%
Born outside the US6%12.9%13.9%
Median age47.838.838.7
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 stationWARSAW 2 NW, VA US13.6 km away
Rain in a year45 in
Snow in a year12 in

Average high and low by month

January46.8°F / 28.5°F3.02 in rain, 4.4 in snow
February50.4°F / 30.2°F2.6 in rain, 3.3 in snow
March58.5°F / 36.5°F3.66 in rain, 1.4 in snow
April69.7°F / 45.8°F3.18 in rain, 0.1 in snow
May77.1°F / 55.3°F3.9 in rain
June84.3°F / 63.5°F4.37 in rain
July88.4°F / 68.1°F4.73 in rain
August86.4°F / 66.1°F5.01 in rain
September80.4°F / 59.8°F4.15 in rain
October70.4°F / 48.6°F3.98 in rain
November59.5°F / 39.1°F3.29 in rain, 0.1 in snow
December50°F / 32.3°F3.3 in rain, 2.2 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 supermarket63% 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%.

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

Westmoreland County Public Schools97.4% of this ZIP code's land area
Richmond County Public Schools2.6% 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.

Overall social vulnerability64more vulnerable than 64% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status62more vulnerable than 62% of US census tracts
Household characteristics69more vulnerable than 69% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status59more vulnerable than 59% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport52more vulnerable than 52% of US census tracts
Walkability5.5 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

22581 Zacata, VA1.4 km away
22558 Stratford, VA6.6 km away
22524 Mount Holly, VA9 km away
22469 Hague, VA12.1 km away
22529 Oldhams, VA13.3 km away
22442 Coles Point, VA13.4 km away
20626 Coltons Point, MD14.2 km away
20606 Abell, MD15.5 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.

Westmoreland County97.4% of this ZIP code's land area
Richmond County2.6% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area96.49 sq mi
Water area11.94 sq mi
Population density52 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude38.1105, -76.7828

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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