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22840 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 22840 covers Mc Gaheysville, Virginia, with a population of about 5,231 and a median household income of $93,580.

Population
5,231167 per square mile
Median age
46.67.9 points above the US average
Median household income
$93,580about the Virginia median
Poverty rate
6.6%5.8 points below the US average
Typical home value
$431,835up 40.2% in five years
Median rent
$1,536about the Virginia median
Degree or higher
45.3%10.3 points above the US average
Homeownership
84.8%19.8 points above the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
65

Where 22840 is

Mc Gaheysville, 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

Population5,231
Median age46.6
Family households81%
Born outside the US11.6%
Speaks a language other than English at home17.3%
White (non-Hispanic)77.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)1.8%
Asian (non-Hispanic)5.3%
Hispanic or Latino14.9%
Veterans7.6%
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$93,580
Income per person$57,089
Poverty rate6.6%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance12.4%

Household income distribution

Under $10k4.1%
$10–15k0.3%
$15–20k1.7%
$20–25k1.5%
$25–30k1.6%
$30–35k0.4%
$35–40k0.7%
$40–45k1.6%
$45–50k1.9%
$50–60k6.8%
$60–75k14.9%
$75–100k16.7%
$100–125k12.9%
$125–150k8.7%
$150–200k8.3%
$200k or more17.8%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed2,330
Mean adjusted gross income$82,869
Returns declaring $200,000 or more6.4%
Returns, under $25k22.7%
Returns, $25k–$50k20.2%
Returns, $50k–$75k16.7%
Returns, $75k–$100k10.7%
Returns, $100k–$200k23.2%
Returns, $200k or more6.4%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$355,700
Median gross rent$1,536
Rent as a share of household income43.1%
Owner-occupied84.8%
Vacant homes43.3%
Median year built1996

What the homes are

Detached house63.2%
Attached house29.2%
2 to 4 units2.1%
5 to 19 units0.8%
20 or more units1.7%
Mobile home3%
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$431,835as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 1.2%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 40.2%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 89.1%
Typical home value since 2000
201020182026$431,835$197,785

$202,875 in 2010 to $431,835 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate1.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher45.3%
High school diploma or higher92.4%
Works from home7.3%
Drives to work alone82.6%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more9.4%
Health

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

Obesity32.1% 1.3 pts below the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes11.3% 0.7 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes11.9% 1.3 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure35.5% 1.4 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health16.5% 3.8 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)7.3% 4 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression23.6% 1.7 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity22.1% 3.3 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis29.5% 4.4 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking14.8% 1.2 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication78.7% 4 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)9.7% 2 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma10.6% same as the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease6.3% same as the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year80% 3.3 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening88.9% 3 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability13.3% 1.5 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening70.4% 6.1 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD6.6% same as the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist73% 11.7 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability30.1% 0.6 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support18.5% 6.3 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity9.2% 7.9 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps7.4% 6.9 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability6.9% same as the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol40.2% 4 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity7.9% 5.9 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability7.2% 1.2 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport5.6% 3.6 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness32% 2.4 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use77.5% 1.6 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)15.6% 1.2 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability13.5% 0.5 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)13.2% same as the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability3.1% 0.9 pts below the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat5.1% 3.7 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours31.3% 5.1 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3.2% same as the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost8.8% 4.2 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 establishments65
People employed1,907
Annual payroll$65,283,000
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 45.1% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Low
Expected annual loss48.9 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.

Drought92Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide89.5Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane80.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire76.5Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind73.8Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning73.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding68.6Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail63.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather59.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Avalanche55.7Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave48.1Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake44.9Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave36.4Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado31.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm23.9Very 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$93,580$90,974$78,538
Income per person$57,089$49,217$43,289
Poverty rate6.6%9.9%12.4%
Median home value$355,700$360,700$303,400
Median gross rent$1,536$1,514$1,348
Homeownership84.8%67.2%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher45.3%41.5%35%
Unemployment rate1.3%4.3%5.2%
Works from home7.3%16.2%13.5%
Born outside the US11.6%12.9%13.9%
Median age46.638.838.7
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 US19.3 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 supermarket22% 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 vulnerability12more vulnerable than 12% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status15more vulnerable than 15% of US census tracts
Household characteristics35more vulnerable than 35% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status27more vulnerable than 27% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport13more vulnerable than 13% 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.

22846 Penn Laird, VA3.4 km away
24471 Port Republic, VA6.8 km away
22827 Elkton, VA10.1 km away
22832 Keezletown, VA10.6 km away
22848 Pleasant Valley, VA13.2 km away
22841 Mount Crawford, VA13.8 km away
22807 Harrisonburg, VA13.9 km away
22803 Harrisonburg, VA14.1 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.

Rockingham County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area31.41 sq mi
Water area0.2 sq mi
Population density167 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude38.3712, -78.7411

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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