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22548 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 22548 covers Sharps, Virginia.

Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time

Where 22548 is

Sharps, 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.

Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Vacant homes55.4%

What the homes are

Detached house100%
Health

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

Obesity33.1% same as the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes17.6% 5.6 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes14.6% 1.4 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure47.2% 13.1 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health24.3% 4 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)9% 2.3 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression24% 2.1 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity30.3% 4.9 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis38.6% 13.5 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking11.9% 4.1 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication84.6% 9.9 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)12.5% 4.8 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma11.4% 1 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease10.3% 4.1 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year82.6% 5.9 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening88.4% 2.5 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability16% 1.2 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening74.2% 9.9 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD11.5% 4.9 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist64.4% 3.1 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability41.7% 11 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support20.7% 4.1 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity12.8% 4.3 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps10.9% 3.4 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability10.2% 3.5 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol46.2% 10 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity7.9% 5.9 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability10.8% 2.4 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport7.1% 2.1 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness33.9% 0.5 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)16.2% 0.6 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability22.6% 8.6 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)17% 3.5 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability5% 1 pts above the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat5.2% 3.6 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours31% 5.4 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke5.8% 2.4 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost13.3% same as the national average of 13%
Vision disability6.6% 1 pts above the national average of 5.6%
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 87% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively High
Expected annual loss83.8 out of 100
Community resilience51.1 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.

Drought99.1Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind97.1Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane95.6Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Coastal flooding93.7Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide88Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm85.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather73.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning72.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail71.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake69.1Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado69.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire67.1Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave63.6Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding54.6Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave36.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
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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$90,974$78,538
Income per person$49,217$43,289
Poverty rate9.9%12.4%
Median home value$360,700$303,400
Median gross rent$1,514$1,348
Homeownership67.2%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher41.5%35%
Unemployment rate4.3%5.2%
Works from home16.2%13.5%
Born outside the US12.9%13.9%
Median age38.838.7
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 US19.4 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 supermarket100% 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%.

Richmond 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 vulnerability81more vulnerable than 81% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status64more vulnerable than 64% of US census tracts
Household characteristics75more vulnerable than 75% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status58more vulnerable than 58% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport91more vulnerable than 91% of US census tracts
Walkability5.4 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

22437 Center Cross, VA5.9 km away
22504 Laneview, VA6.3 km away
22523 Morattico, VA8.8 km away
22460 Farnham, VA10.1 km away
23079 Jamaica, VA10.5 km away
22454 Dunnsville, VA13.3 km away
22528 Nuttsville, VA13.6 km away
23180 Water View, VA14.4 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.

Richmond County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area0.99 sq mi
Water area1.97 sq mi
Latitude, longitude37.8240, -76.7008

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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