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22727 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 22727 covers Madison, Virginia, with a population of about 5,785 and a median household income of $70,694.

Population
5,78554 per square mile
Median age
46.37.6 points above the US average
Median household income
$70,69422% below the Virginia median
Poverty rate
8.9%3.5 points below the US average
Typical home value
$426,964up 20.5% in five years
Median rent
$1,07429% below the Virginia median
Degree or higher
28.3%6.7 points below the US average
Homeownership
73.2%8.2 points above the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
160

Where 22727 is

Madison, 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

Population5,785
Median age46.3
Family households70.4%
Born outside the US4.4%
Speaks a language other than English at home8.3%
White (non-Hispanic)83.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)5.2%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0%
Hispanic or Latino6%
Veterans8.4%
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$70,694
Income per person$38,162
Poverty rate8.9%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance9.4%

Household income distribution

Under $10k3.8%
$10–15k3.5%
$15–20k0.7%
$20–25k4.7%
$25–30k4.8%
$30–35k2.3%
$35–40k4.3%
$40–45k10.9%
$45–50k1.7%
$50–60k6.4%
$60–75k8.3%
$75–100k9.9%
$100–125k9.8%
$125–150k13.9%
$150–200k8.4%
$200k or more6.6%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed2,590
Mean adjusted gross income$83,547
Returns declaring $200,000 or more6.2%
Returns, under $25k25.1%
Returns, $25k–$50k22.8%
Returns, $50k–$75k15.8%
Returns, $75k–$100k11.2%
Returns, $100k–$200k18.9%
Returns, $200k or more6.2%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$350,800
Median gross rent$1,074
Rent as a share of household income27%
Owner-occupied73.2%
Vacant homes8.3%
Median year built1981

What the homes are

Detached house90.9%
Attached house0.4%
2 to 4 units3.8%
5 to 19 units0.7%
20 or more units1.2%
Mobile home2.9%
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$426,964as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 2.7%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 20.5%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 77.8%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$426,964$152,019

$152,019 in 2000 to $426,964 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate5.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher28.3%
High school diploma or higher88.8%
Works from home9.4%
Drives to work alone78.2%
Takes public transport1.1%
Commutes 45 minutes or more17.9%
Health

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

Obesity38.4% 5 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes14.3% 2.3 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes15% 1.8 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure40.5% 6.4 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health20.8% 0.5 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)8.4% 2.9 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression23.6% 1.7 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity26.5% 1.1 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis33.1% 8 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking13.7% 2.3 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication80.7% 6 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)10.1% 2.4 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma11.1% 0.7 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease8% 1.8 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year80.6% 3.9 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening88.6% 2.7 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability15.3% 0.5 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening66.6% 2.3 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD8.7% 2.1 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist61.9% 0.6 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability34.4% 3.7 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support21% 3.8 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity12.5% 4.6 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps10.5% 3.8 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability8.3% 1.6 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol42.2% 6 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity9.8% 4 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability9% 0.6 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport7% 2.2 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness32.7% 1.7 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use73.9% 2 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)16.6% same as the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability17.3% 3.3 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)15.4% 1.9 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability4.2% same as the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat6.4% 2.4 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours35.7% 0.7 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke4.2% 0.8 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost12.5% 0.5 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability5.2% same as the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments160
People employed1,551
Annual payroll$64,804,000
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 49.5% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Low
Expected annual loss46.9 out of 100
Community resilience43.1 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.

Drought93.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind88.3Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide85.4Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane81.6Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire81.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding67.3Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail67.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning64.9Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake54.4Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather52.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Avalanche43Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave40.3Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado37.4Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave31.4Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm20.1Very 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$70,694$90,974$78,538
Income per person$38,162$49,217$43,289
Poverty rate8.9%9.9%12.4%
Median home value$350,800$360,700$303,400
Median gross rent$1,074$1,514$1,348
Homeownership73.2%67.2%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher28.3%41.5%35%
Unemployment rate5.1%4.3%5.2%
Works from home9.4%16.2%13.5%
Born outside the US4.4%12.9%13.9%
Median age46.338.838.7
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 stationSOMERSET, VA US14 km away
Rain in a year45 in
Snow in a year16 in

Average high and low by month

January44.9°F / 24°F2.99 in rain, 3.4 in snow
February48.2°F / 26.4°F2.7 in rain, 6.1 in snow
March56.4°F / 32.9°F3.62 in rain, 1.7 in snow
April67.5°F / 42.7°F3.53 in rain, 0.2 in snow
May74.9°F / 52.9°F4.57 in rain
June83.1°F / 61.8°F4.8 in rain
July87.1°F / 65.3°F3.95 in rain
August85.6°F / 63.9°F3.65 in rain
September79.3°F / 56.2°F4.56 in rain
October68.7°F / 43.8°F3.64 in rain
November58°F / 34.2°F3.47 in rain, 0.4 in snow
December48.7°F / 27.5°F3.51 in rain, 3.7 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 supermarket86% 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%.

Madison 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 vulnerability30more vulnerable than 30% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status51more vulnerable than 51% of US census tracts
Household characteristics22more vulnerable than 22% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status19more vulnerable than 19% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport34more vulnerable than 34% of US census tracts
Walkability5.3 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

22748 Wolftown, VA4.6 km away
22731 Pratts, VA5.1 km away
22738 Rochelle, VA5.4 km away
22725 Leon, VA7 km away
22709 Aroda, VA7.3 km away
22723 Hood, VA7.6 km away
22711 Banco, VA9.1 km away
22722 Haywood, VA10.1 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.

Madison County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area106.31 sq mi
Water area0.48 sq mi
Population density54 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude38.3700, -78.2976

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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