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22736 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 22736 covers Richardsville, Virginia.

Median age
32.56.2 points below the US average
Poverty rate
12.7%about the US average
Typical home value
$500,696up 31.2% in five years
Degree or higher
1.8%33.2 points below the US average
Homeownership
97.6%32.6 points above the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
8

Where 22736 is

Richardsville, 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

Median age32.5
Family households83.9%
Born outside the US6.1%
Speaks a language other than English at home12.1%
White (non-Hispanic)57%
Black (non-Hispanic)0%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0%
Hispanic or Latino16.6%
Veterans9.5%
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

Income per person$22,458
Poverty rate12.7%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance35.6%

Household income distribution

Under $10k3.4%
$10–15k2.4%
$15–20k5.1%
$20–25k0.0%
$25–30k3.1%
$30–35k4.1%
$35–40k28.8%
$40–45k0.0%
$45–50k0.0%
$50–60k0.0%
$60–75k8.9%
$75–100k11.0%
$100–125k24.0%
$125–150k6.5%
$150–200k0.0%
$200k or more2.7%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed310
Mean adjusted gross income$89,203
Returns declaring $200,000 or more6.5%
Returns, under $25k19.4%
Returns, $25k–$50k22.6%
Returns, $50k–$75k16.1%
Returns, $75k–$100k9.7%
Returns, $100k–$200k25.8%
Returns, $200k or more6.5%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$315,200
Owner-occupied97.6%
Vacant homes11%
Median year built1989

What the homes are

Detached house97.3%
Mobile home2.7%
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$500,696as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 2%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 31.2%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 85.9%
Typical home value since 2000
200220142026$500,696$163,697

$163,697 in 2002 to $500,696 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate0%
Bachelor's degree or higher1.8%
High school diploma or higher84.3%
Works from home2.5%
Drives to work alone97.5%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more85.7%
Health

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

Obesity40.1% 6.7 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes13.2% 1.2 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes17.9% 4.7 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure38% 3.9 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health22.4% 2.1 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)9.5% 1.8 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression25.6% 3.7 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity28% 2.6 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis29.3% 4.2 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking16% same as the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication75.6% 0.9 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)8.1% same as the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma11.4% 1 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease7.3% 1.1 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year77% same as the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening84.8% 1.1 pts below the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability18% 3.2 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening61.5% 2.8 pts below the national average of 64.3%
COPD8.7% 2.1 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist63.6% 2.3 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability35% 4.3 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support21.7% 3.1 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity15.3% 1.8 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps13.8% 0.5 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability7.9% 1.2 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol39.4% 3.2 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity12% 1.8 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%
Loneliness33.7% 0.7 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use70.6% 5.3 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)19.2% 2.4 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability16.6% 2.6 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)15.9% 2.4 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability4.6% 0.6 pts above the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat8.2% 0.6 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours36.4% same as the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3.9% 0.5 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost9.6% 3.4 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability5.8% same as the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments8
People employed15
Annual payroll$573,000
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 79% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Moderate
Expected annual loss80.3 out of 100
Community resilience38.2 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.

Drought98.7Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind93.5Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning93Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding85.8Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane82.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide80.3Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail78.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake77.4Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather68.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave64.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire63.5Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado56.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm53.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave25.5Relatively 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$90,974$78,538
Income per person$22,458$49,217$43,289
Poverty rate12.7%9.9%12.4%
Median home value$315,200$360,700$303,400
Median gross rent$1,514$1,348
Homeownership97.6%67.2%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher1.8%41.5%35%
Unemployment rate0%4.3%5.2%
Works from home2.5%16.2%13.5%
Born outside the US6.1%12.9%13.9%
Median age32.538.838.7
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 stationFREDERICKSBURG SEWAGE, VA US26.2 km away
Rain in a year43 in
Snow in a year11 in

Average high and low by month

January45.9°F / 25.1°F2.72 in rain, 3.7 in snow
February49.3°F / 26.9°F2.5 in rain, 5.2 in snow
March57°F / 33.5°F3.96 in rain, 0.1 in snow
April68.5°F / 43.6°F3.37 in rain
May76.1°F / 53.2°F4.19 in rain
June84.3°F / 62.9°F3.88 in rain
July88.5°F / 67.6°F4.82 in rain
August86.6°F / 65.9°F2.99 in rain
September80.3°F / 58.9°F4.54 in rain
October70°F / 46.2°F3.72 in rain
November58.9°F / 35.2°F3.52 in rain
December50°F / 28.3°F3.19 in rain, 2.3 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 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%.

Culpeper 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 vulnerability42more vulnerable than 42% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status38more vulnerable than 38% of US census tracts
Household characteristics31more vulnerable than 31% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status37more vulnerable than 37% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport62more vulnerable than 62% 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.

22508 Locust Grove, VA7.8 km away
22742 Sumerduck, VA8.4 km away
22726 Lignum, VA9.6 km away
22720 Goldvein, VA11.2 km away
22718 Elkwood, VA11.7 km away
22471 Hartwood, VA12.1 km away
22433 Burr Hill, VA14.3 km away
22553 Spotsylvania, VA15 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.

Culpeper County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area24.25 sq mi
Water area0.38 sq mi
Latitude, longitude38.3924, -77.7195

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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