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22554 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 22554 covers Stafford, Virginia, with a population of about 64,605 and a median household income of $148,268.

Population
64,6051,008 per square mile
Median age
353.7 points below the US average
Median household income
$148,2681.6× the Virginia median
Poverty rate
3.5%8.9 points below the US average
Typical home value
$568,375up 19.1% in five years
Median rent
$2,0001.3× the Virginia median
Degree or higher
45.4%10.4 points above the US average
Homeownership
80.2%15.2 points above the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
970

Where 22554 is

Stafford, 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

Population64,605
Median age35
Family households79.6%
Born outside the US15.2%
Speaks a language other than English at home20.1%
White (non-Hispanic)44.1%
Black (non-Hispanic)25.8%
Asian (non-Hispanic)4.5%
Hispanic or Latino16.6%
Veterans18.9%
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$148,268
Income per person$52,152
Poverty rate3.5%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance4.5%

Household income distribution

Under $10k1.3%
$10–15k0.2%
$15–20k0.6%
$20–25k0.5%
$25–30k0.9%
$30–35k1.0%
$35–40k1.4%
$40–45k1.4%
$45–50k1.4%
$50–60k4.1%
$60–75k6.4%
$75–100k11.8%
$100–125k10.4%
$125–150k10.1%
$150–200k19.6%
$200k or more29.1%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed30,370
Mean adjusted gross income$97,341
Returns declaring $200,000 or more11.7%
Returns, under $25k21.6%
Returns, $25k–$50k16.9%
Returns, $50k–$75k12.9%
Returns, $75k–$100k10.0%
Returns, $100k–$200k27.0%
Returns, $200k or more11.7%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$482,600
Median gross rent$2,000
Rent as a share of household income28.4%
Owner-occupied80.2%
Vacant homes4.5%
Median year built1997

What the homes are

Detached house70.3%
Attached house16.9%
2 to 4 units0.8%
5 to 19 units7.2%
20 or more units2.4%
Mobile home2.4%
Boat, RV or van0.1%
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$568,375as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 0%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 19.1%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 65.6%
Typical asking rent$2,553as of 2026-07
Typical asking rent, 1 yearup 1.1%
Typical asking rent, 5 yearsup 27.3%
Typical asking rent, 10 yearsup 57.9%
Typical home value since 2000
200120132026$568,624$195,244

$195,244 in 2001 to $568,375 in 2026.

Typical asking rent
201520202026$2,553$1,591

$1,591 in 2015 to $2,553 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate3.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher45.4%
High school diploma or higher93.1%
Works from home21.1%
Drives to work alone64.4%
Takes public transport1.9%
Commutes 45 minutes or more41.5%
Health

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

Obesity35.9% 2.5 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes9.9% 2.1 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes10.9% 2.3 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure29.7% 4.4 pts below the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health15.5% 4.8 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)8.5% 2.8 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression22.5% 0.6 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity21.2% 4.2 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis21.6% 3.5 pts below the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking16.2% same as the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication73.3% 1.4 pts below the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)5.7% 2 pts below the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma10.5% same as the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease4.1% 2.1 pts below the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year76.9% same as the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening87.3% 1.4 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability13.3% 1.5 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening66.7% 2.4 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD4.3% 2.3 pts below the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist69.5% 8.2 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability25.9% 4.8 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support22.1% 2.7 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity12% 5.1 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps8.8% 5.5 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability4.3% 2.4 pts below the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol34.1% 2.1 pts below the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity11.3% 2.5 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability6.4% 2 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport7% 2.2 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness34.2% same as the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use79.2% 3.3 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 disability10.2% 3.8 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)11.3% 2.2 pts below the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability2.8% 1.2 pts below the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat7% 1.8 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours38.5% 2.1 pts above the national average of 36.4%
Stroke2.4% 1 pts below the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost8.1% 4.9 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability3.7% 1.9 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments970
People employed11,845
Annual payroll$643,971,000
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 28.8% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingVery Low to Relatively Moderate across the 17 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss42.4 out of 100
Community resilience46.7 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.

Landslide81.1Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind80.1Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane69.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought67.4Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning66.1Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail64.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Coastal flooding63.7Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather57.5Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire56.6Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave55.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding49.6Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado44.8Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake44Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm30.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave19.5Relatively 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$148,268$90,974$78,538
Income per person$52,152$49,217$43,289
Poverty rate3.5%9.9%12.4%
Median home value$482,600$360,700$303,400
Median gross rent$2,000$1,514$1,348
Homeownership80.2%67.2%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher45.4%41.5%35%
Unemployment rate3.3%4.3%5.2%
Works from home21.1%16.2%13.5%
Born outside the US15.2%12.9%13.9%
Median age3538.838.7
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 stationQUANTICO MCAS, VA US12.3 km away
Rain in a year41 in
Snow in a year12 in

Average high and low by month

January44.8°F / 28.3°F2.66 in rain, 3.5 in snow
February48.3°F / 30.4°F2.36 in rain, 5.8 in snow
March56.3°F / 37.1°F3.58 in rain, 1.4 in snow
April67.8°F / 47.1°F3.16 in rain
May75.5°F / 56.8°F3.63 in rain
June83.7°F / 65.9°F3.53 in rain
July88°F / 70.7°F4.64 in rain
August86.1°F / 69°F4.24 in rain
September79.5°F / 62.1°F3.43 in rain
October68.8°F / 49.7°F3.33 in rain
November57.8°F / 39.3°F3.14 in rain
December48.6°F / 32.2°F3.33 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 supermarket23% of this ZIP code's area
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%.

Stafford County Public Schools99.6% 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 vulnerability18more vulnerable than 18% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status19more vulnerable than 19% of US census tracts
Household characteristics18more vulnerable than 18% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status55more vulnerable than 55% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport30more vulnerable than 30% 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.

22463 Garrisonville, VA2.9 km away
22555 Stafford, VA4.5 km away
22403 Fredericksburg, VA5.3 km away
22556 Stafford, VA7.1 km away
22430 Brooke, VA9.5 km away
22545 Ruby, VA11.3 km away
22134 Quantico, VA11.5 km away
22406 Fredericksburg, VA12.6 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.

Stafford County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area64.12 sq mi
Water area5.81 sq mi
Population density1,008 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude38.4586, -77.4306

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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