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22801 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 22801 covers Harrisonburg, Virginia, with a population of about 39,870 and a median household income of $70,779.

Population
39,8701,175 per square mile
Median age
27.810.9 points below the US average
Median household income
$70,77922% below the Virginia median
Poverty rate
25%12.6 points above the US average
Typical home value
$375,740up 17.5% in five years
Median rent
$1,23518% below the Virginia median
Degree or higher
42.5%7.5 points above the US average
Homeownership
45%20 points below the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
1,567

Where 22801 is

Harrisonburg, 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

Population39,870
Median age27.8
Family households52.5%
Born outside the US15.9%
Speaks a language other than English at home24.2%
White (non-Hispanic)68%
Black (non-Hispanic)5.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)2.9%
Hispanic or Latino18%
Veterans3.9%
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$70,779
Income per person$35,466
Poverty rate25%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance6.7%

Household income distribution

Under $10k6.9%
$10–15k3.7%
$15–20k2.6%
$20–25k5.6%
$25–30k3.9%
$30–35k2.7%
$35–40k4.2%
$40–45k4.6%
$45–50k2.9%
$50–60k6.3%
$60–75k9.5%
$75–100k11.1%
$100–125k11.6%
$125–150k7.0%
$150–200k8.4%
$200k or more8.9%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed17,090
Mean adjusted gross income$75,517
Returns declaring $200,000 or more6.3%
Returns, under $25k29.8%
Returns, $25k–$50k25.6%
Returns, $50k–$75k14.8%
Returns, $75k–$100k9.1%
Returns, $100k–$200k14.5%
Returns, $200k or more6.3%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$340,600
Median gross rent$1,235
Rent as a share of household income29.7%
Owner-occupied45%
Vacant homes7.5%
Median year built1994

What the homes are

Detached house40.2%
Attached house23.4%
2 to 4 units7.6%
5 to 19 units23.2%
20 or more units5%
Mobile home0.6%
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$375,740as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 3.7%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 17.5%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 54.4%
Typical asking rent$1,922as of 2026-07
Typical asking rent, 1 yearup 11%
Typical asking rent, 5 yearsup 56.3%
Typical home value since 2000
201020182026$375,740$218,026

$223,643 in 2010 to $375,740 in 2026.

Typical asking rent
202120232026$1,922$1,230

$1,230 in 2021 to $1,922 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate5.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher42.5%
High school diploma or higher89.1%
Works from home8.2%
Drives to work alone71.2%
Takes public transport0.9%
Commutes 45 minutes or more6.4%
Health

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

Obesity32.8% 0.6 pts below the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes9.6% 2.4 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes12.4% 0.8 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure28.8% 5.3 pts below the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health19.6% 0.7 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)11.7% same as the national average of 11.3%
Depression26.4% 4.5 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity24.9% 0.5 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis21.1% 4 pts below the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking15.9% same as the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication69.5% 5.2 pts below the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)6.2% 1.5 pts below the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma11% 0.6 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease5.1% 1.1 pts below the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year75.5% 1.2 pts below the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening78.8% 7.1 pts below the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability19.2% 4.4 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening65.7% 1.4 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD5.9% 0.7 pts below the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist61.7% same as the national average of 61.3%
Any disability34.1% 3.4 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support20.8% 4 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity17.9% 0.8 pts above the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps15.5% 1.2 pts above the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability6.2% 0.5 pts below the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol32.7% 3.5 pts below the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity13% 0.8 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability10.1% 1.7 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport11% 1.8 pts above the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness36.7% 2.3 pts above the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use76.1% same as the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)20.1% 3.3 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability12% 2 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)13.1% same as the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability3.4% 0.6 pts below the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat8.7% same as the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours36.5% same as the national average of 36.4%
Stroke2.7% 0.7 pts below the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost10.4% 2.6 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability5.6% same as the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments1,567
People employed22,829
Annual payroll$1,064,557,000
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 41.3% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingVery Low to Relatively Moderate across the 17 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss43.5 out of 100
Community resilience33.8 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.

Strong wind78.1Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning77.7Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane76Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide75.5Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather66.4Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail65.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought63.9Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire61.1Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding59.9Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Avalanche59.3Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake53.7Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave49.5Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave35.7Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado34.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm26.5Relatively 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$70,779$90,974$78,538
Income per person$35,466$49,217$43,289
Poverty rate25%9.9%12.4%
Median home value$340,600$360,700$303,400
Median gross rent$1,235$1,514$1,348
Homeownership45%67.2%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher42.5%41.5%35%
Unemployment rate5.8%4.3%5.2%
Works from home8.2%16.2%13.5%
Born outside the US15.9%12.9%13.9%
Median age27.838.838.7
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 stationDALE ENTERPRISE, VA US5.6 km away
Rain in a year39 in
Snow in a year19 in

Average high and low by month

January42.1°F / 22.7°F2.71 in rain, 4.2 in snow
February46.1°F / 23.6°F2.22 in rain, 6.2 in snow
March53.6°F / 30.4°F3.21 in rain, 4.5 in snow
April64.7°F / 39.6°F3.27 in rain, 0.1 in snow
May73.5°F / 50.3°F4.02 in rain
June82°F / 59.7°F3.93 in rain
July86°F / 63.7°F4.08 in rain
August84.3°F / 62.1°F3.81 in rain
September77.8°F / 54.8°F3.74 in rain
October66.8°F / 43°F2.5 in rain, 0.2 in snow
November55.7°F / 32.5°F2.6 in rain, 0.6 in snow
December46°F / 26°F2.91 in rain, 3.6 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 supermarket30% 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.

Rockingham County Public Schools68.7% of this ZIP code's land area
Harrisonburg City Public Schools31.3% 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 vulnerability39more vulnerable than 39% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status40more vulnerable than 40% of US census tracts
Household characteristics41more vulnerable than 41% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status30more vulnerable than 30% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport49more vulnerable than 49% of US census tracts
Walkability7.8 out of 20Below average
Nearby ZIP codes

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

22803 Harrisonburg, VA0.2 km away
22807 Harrisonburg, VA0.9 km away
22802 Harrisonburg, VA6.6 km away
22848 Pleasant Valley, VA7.3 km away
22833 Lacey Spring, VA9 km away
22832 Keezletown, VA10.7 km away
22846 Penn Laird, VA11.5 km away
22841 Mount Crawford, VA11.7 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.

Rockingham County68.7% of this ZIP code's land area
Harrisonburg city31.3% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area33.92 sq mi
Water area0.12 sq mi
Population density1,175 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude38.4489, -78.8714

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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