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22821 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 22821 covers Dayton, Virginia, with a population of about 6,074 and a median household income of $81,667.

Population
6,07484 per square mile
Median age
39.71 points above the US average
Median household income
$81,66710% below the Virginia median
Poverty rate
5.7%6.7 points below the US average
Typical home value
$364,518up 27.9% in five years
Median rent
$97935% below the Virginia median
Degree or higher
22.9%12.1 points below the US average
Homeownership
76.3%11.3 points above the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
134

Where 22821 is

Dayton, 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

Population6,074
Median age39.7
Family households79.2%
Born outside the US5.6%
Speaks a language other than English at home7.8%
White (non-Hispanic)87.1%
Black (non-Hispanic)2.4%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0.2%
Hispanic or Latino8.8%
Veterans6.5%
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

Median household income$81,667
Income per person$37,427
Poverty rate5.7%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance7.1%

Household income distribution

Under $10k1.4%
$10–15k1.8%
$15–20k2.8%
$20–25k2.1%
$25–30k4.1%
$30–35k5.6%
$35–40k3.4%
$40–45k3.3%
$45–50k7.2%
$50–60k7.9%
$60–75k8.7%
$75–100k13.6%
$100–125k16.0%
$125–150k5.7%
$150–200k12.1%
$200k or more4.4%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed2,690
Mean adjusted gross income$75,297
Returns declaring $200,000 or more4.8%
Returns, under $25k26.8%
Returns, $25k–$50k24.9%
Returns, $50k–$75k16.4%
Returns, $75k–$100k10.4%
Returns, $100k–$200k16.7%
Returns, $200k or more4.8%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$252,000
Median gross rent$979
Rent as a share of household income28.2%
Owner-occupied76.3%
Vacant homes6.4%
Median year built1976

What the homes are

Detached house81.9%
Attached house1.7%
2 to 4 units2.6%
5 to 19 units1.9%
Mobile home11.9%
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$364,518as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 2.5%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 27.9%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 72.3%
Typical home value since 2000
201020182026$364,518$179,273

$193,567 in 2010 to $364,518 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate1.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher22.9%
High school diploma or higher78.1%
Works from home7.3%
Drives to work alone80.9%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more7.4%
Health

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

Obesity32.5% 0.9 pts below the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes11.7% same as the national average of 12%
Currently smokes14.9% 1.7 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure35.7% 1.6 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health19.9% same as the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)10.2% 1.1 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression24.5% 2.6 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity26.1% 0.7 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis29.3% 4.2 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking15.1% 0.9 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication77.5% 2.8 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)9.2% 1.5 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma10.8% same as the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease7.1% 0.9 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year77.8% 1.1 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening85.9% same as the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability16.3% 1.5 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening66.8% 2.5 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD7.9% 1.3 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist66.8% 5.5 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability34.8% 4.1 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support21.2% 3.6 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity12.1% 5 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps9.7% 4.6 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability7.9% 1.2 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol39.7% 3.5 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity9.6% 4.2 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability8.9% 0.5 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport6.9% 2.3 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness35.1% 0.7 pts above the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use77.9% 2 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)17.6% 0.8 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability15.6% 1.6 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)14.8% 1.3 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability3.7% same as the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat5.9% 2.9 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours32.5% 3.9 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3.6% same as the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost10.7% 2.3 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability4.8% 0.8 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments134
People employed2,208
Annual payroll$95,275,000
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 79.7% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Low to Relatively Moderate across the 5 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss81 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.

Drought96Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide95.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding94.3Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning85.9Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane79.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind76.4Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather69.2Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire68.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail66.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave63.9Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Avalanche55.9Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake49.4Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave48Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado31Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm17.6Very 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$81,667$90,974$78,538
Income per person$37,427$49,217$43,289
Poverty rate5.7%9.9%12.4%
Median home value$252,000$360,700$303,400
Median gross rent$979$1,514$1,348
Homeownership76.3%67.2%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher22.9%41.5%35%
Unemployment rate1.9%4.3%5.2%
Works from home7.3%16.2%13.5%
Born outside the US5.6%12.9%13.9%
Median age39.738.838.7
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 US13.2 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 supermarket92% 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%.

Rockingham 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 vulnerability50more vulnerable than 50% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status47more vulnerable than 47% of US census tracts
Household characteristics53more vulnerable than 53% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status16more vulnerable than 16% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport64more vulnerable than 64% of US census tracts
Walkability4.1 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

22831 Hinton, VA10.9 km away
22812 Bridgewater, VA12.3 km away
22843 Mount Solon, VA15.4 km away
22850 Singers Glen, VA17.1 km away
22807 Harrisonburg, VA18.7 km away
22801 Harrisonburg, VA18.8 km away
22834 Linville, VA19 km away
22803 Harrisonburg, VA19 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 County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area72.5 sq mi
Water area0.28 sq mi
Population density84 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude38.4707, -79.0850

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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