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22642 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 22642 covers Linden, Virginia, with a population of about 4,130 and a median household income of $108,807.

Population
4,130146 per square mile
Median age
43.85.1 points above the US average
Median household income
$108,8071.2× the Virginia median
Poverty rate
8.5%3.9 points below the US average
Typical home value
$411,601up 30.4% in five years
Median rent
$1,568about the Virginia median
Degree or higher
29.1%5.9 points below the US average
Homeownership
88%23 points above the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
54

Where 22642 is

Linden, 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

Population4,130
Median age43.8
Family households76%
Born outside the US6.7%
Speaks a language other than English at home5.2%
White (non-Hispanic)79.4%
Black (non-Hispanic)3.3%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0%
Hispanic or Latino9.6%
Veterans8.6%
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$108,807
Income per person$47,278
Poverty rate8.5%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance3.3%

Household income distribution

Under $10k1.4%
$10–15k0.0%
$15–20k1.5%
$20–25k1.4%
$25–30k0.8%
$30–35k1.2%
$35–40k3.1%
$40–45k0.6%
$45–50k3.6%
$50–60k5.1%
$60–75k11.4%
$75–100k14.0%
$100–125k14.4%
$125–150k12.5%
$150–200k19.6%
$200k or more9.4%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed2,430
Mean adjusted gross income$86,745
Returns declaring $200,000 or more6.2%
Returns, under $25k20.2%
Returns, $25k–$50k16.9%
Returns, $50k–$75k17.3%
Returns, $75k–$100k12.3%
Returns, $100k–$200k27.2%
Returns, $200k or more6.2%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$313,500
Median gross rent$1,568
Owner-occupied88%
Vacant homes21.9%
Median year built1991

What the homes are

Detached house96.7%
Attached house2.8%
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$411,601as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 3.9%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 30.4%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 94.9%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$411,601$89,894

$89,894 in 2000 to $411,601 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate3.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher29.1%
High school diploma or higher89.9%
Works from home10.1%
Drives to work alone76.9%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more67%
Health

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

Obesity36.5% 3.1 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes11% 1 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes13.3% same as the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure33% 1.1 pts below the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health16.6% 3.7 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)7.6% 3.7 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression23.9% 2 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity21.4% 4 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis26.1% 1 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking17.1% 1.1 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication74.9% same as the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)7.9% same as the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma10.5% same as the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease5.6% 0.6 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 screening87.3% 1.4 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability14.1% 0.7 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening67.4% 3.1 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD6.1% 0.5 pts below the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist69% 7.7 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability28.8% 1.9 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support19.8% 5 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity10.3% 6.8 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps8.3% 6 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability6.1% 0.6 pts below the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol37% 0.8 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity9.2% 4.6 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability7.1% 1.3 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport6.3% 2.9 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness31.8% 2.6 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use74.4% 1.5 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)16.6% same as the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability12% 2 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)13% 0.5 pts below the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability3.1% 0.9 pts below the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat5.9% 2.9 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours37.7% 1.3 pts above the national average of 36.4%
Stroke2.9% 0.5 pts below the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost9.5% 3.5 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability3.9% 1.7 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments54
People employed226
Annual payroll$8,845,000
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 35.8% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Low
Expected annual loss40.2 out of 100
Community resilience48.5 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.

Landslide95Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought81.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind80.8Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning79.8Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire68.5Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail65.9Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane65Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather64.6Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding64.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave48.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado33.3Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake28.1Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave23.9Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm14.2Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Avalanche4Very 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$108,807$90,974$78,538
Income per person$47,278$49,217$43,289
Poverty rate8.5%9.9%12.4%
Median home value$313,500$360,700$303,400
Median gross rent$1,568$1,514$1,348
Homeownership88%67.2%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher29.1%41.5%35%
Unemployment rate3.6%4.3%5.2%
Works from home10.1%16.2%13.5%
Born outside the US6.7%12.9%13.9%
Median age43.838.838.7
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 stationFRONT ROYAL, VA US11.9 km away
Rain in a year43 in
Snow in a year21 in

Average high and low by month

January43°F / 24.1°F2.85 in rain, 4.7 in snow
February46.5°F / 25.7°F2.45 in rain, 9.4 in snow
March54.3°F / 32.5°F3.77 in rain, 2.2 in snow
April66.6°F / 42.5°F3.41 in rain
May74.3°F / 51.3°F4.36 in rain
June82.3°F / 60°F4.49 in rain
July86.7°F / 64.1°F3.57 in rain
August84.6°F / 62.4°F3.96 in rain
September77.8°F / 55.6°F4.76 in rain
October67.3°F / 44.9°F3.35 in rain
November56°F / 35.1°F3.29 in rain
December46.8°F / 28.1°F3.11 in rain, 4.8 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 supermarketNone of this ZIP code
No vehicle and far from a supermarket52% 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.

Warren County Public Schools52.1% of this ZIP code's land area
Fauquier County Public Schools47.9% 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 vulnerability13more vulnerable than 13% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status25more vulnerable than 25% of US census tracts
Household characteristics31more vulnerable than 31% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status28more vulnerable than 28% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport16more vulnerable than 16% of US census tracts
Walkability4.6 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

22643 Markham, VA4.7 km away
22639 Hume, VA7.5 km away
20144 Delaplane, VA7.7 km away
22623 Chester Gap, VA8.6 km away
22640 Huntly, VA9.6 km away
22630 Front Royal, VA12.5 km away
22627 Flint Hill, VA13.9 km away
20115 Marshall, VA14.3 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.

Warren County52.1% of this ZIP code's land area
Fauquier County47.9% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area28.37 sq mi
Water area0.06 sq mi
Population density146 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude38.8812, -78.0478

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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