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22853 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 22853 covers Timberville, Virginia, with a population of about 4,876 and a median household income of $61,415.

Population
4,876125 per square mile
Median age
44.65.9 points above the US average
Median household income
$61,41532% below the Virginia median
Poverty rate
9.8%2.6 points below the US average
Typical home value
$291,698up 32.3% in five years
Median rent
$96137% below the Virginia median
Degree or higher
13.2%21.8 points below the US average
Homeownership
69.3%4.3 points above the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
91

Where 22853 is

Timberville, 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

Population4,876
Median age44.6
Family households73.1%
Born outside the US5.2%
Speaks a language other than English at home13.5%
White (non-Hispanic)87.2%
Black (non-Hispanic)1.4%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0.2%
Hispanic or Latino10.3%
Veterans6.2%
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$61,415
Income per person$28,461
Poverty rate9.8%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance8.4%

Household income distribution

Under $10k2.5%
$10–15k2.8%
$15–20k5.5%
$20–25k3.8%
$25–30k5.3%
$30–35k3.5%
$35–40k6.7%
$40–45k4.7%
$45–50k2.3%
$50–60k11.2%
$60–75k7.6%
$75–100k22.1%
$100–125k10.2%
$125–150k4.7%
$150–200k4.4%
$200k or more2.8%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed2,280
Mean adjusted gross income$57,100
Returns declaring $200,000 or more2.2%
Returns, under $25k28.9%
Returns, $25k–$50k29.8%
Returns, $50k–$75k16.7%
Returns, $75k–$100k11.0%
Returns, $100k–$200k11.4%
Returns, $200k or more2.2%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$207,100
Median gross rent$961
Rent as a share of household income24.8%
Owner-occupied69.3%
Vacant homes8.2%
Median year built1978

What the homes are

Detached house70.5%
Attached house10.5%
2 to 4 units8.8%
5 to 19 units1.6%
20 or more units1.3%
Mobile home7.3%
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$291,698as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 3.9%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 32.3%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 84.3%
Typical home value since 2000
201020182026$291,698$139,480

$148,408 in 2010 to $291,698 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate9.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher13.2%
High school diploma or higher83.2%
Works from home3.8%
Drives to work alone85.9%
Takes public transport1.1%
Commutes 45 minutes or more11.6%
Health

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

Obesity34.7% 1.3 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes13.4% 1.4 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes16.6% 3.4 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure38.4% 4.3 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health22.3% 2 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)11.1% same as the national average of 11.3%
Depression24.9% 3 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity29% 3.6 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis31.3% 6.2 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking14.4% 1.6 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication78.5% 3.8 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)9.5% 1.8 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma11% 0.6 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 year78.4% 1.7 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening85.7% same as the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability17.3% 2.5 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening65.8% 1.5 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD9.1% 2.5 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist65.9% 4.6 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability37.4% 6.7 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support21.4% 3.4 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity14.2% 2.9 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps12.2% 2.1 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability8.7% 2 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol41% 4.8 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity10.9% 2.9 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability9.9% 1.5 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport7.8% 1.4 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness34.9% 0.5 pts above the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use74.5% 1.4 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)18.2% 1.4 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability17.6% 3.6 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)16.2% 2.7 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability4.3% same as the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat6.9% 1.9 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours33.4% 3 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke4.1% 0.7 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost16.1% 3.1 pts above 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 establishments91
People employed1,886
Annual payroll$80,278,000
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 58% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Low to Relatively Moderate across the 4 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss44.3 out of 100
Community resilience42.8 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.

Drought93.8Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide84.5Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind84.4Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane83.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire82.1Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding78.7Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning77.9Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail69.5Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather59.7Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave54.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Avalanche47.7Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave47Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake42.3Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado35.8Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm20Very 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$61,415$90,974$78,538
Income per person$28,461$49,217$43,289
Poverty rate9.8%9.9%12.4%
Median home value$207,100$360,700$303,400
Median gross rent$961$1,514$1,348
Homeownership69.3%67.2%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher13.2%41.5%35%
Unemployment rate9.9%4.3%5.2%
Works from home3.8%16.2%13.5%
Born outside the US5.2%12.9%13.9%
Median age44.638.838.7
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 stationEDINBURG, VA US23.6 km away
Rain in a year37 in
Snow in a year21 in

Average high and low by month

January42.5°F / 21.3°F2.38 in rain, 4.8 in snow
February46°F / 23°F1.81 in rain, 7.7 in snow
March53.5°F / 29.1°F2.88 in rain, 3.3 in snow
April65.1°F / 38.3°F3.12 in rain
May73.5°F / 48.7°F4.02 in rain
June81.3°F / 57.8°F4.3 in rain
July85.4°F / 61.9°F4.07 in rain
August84°F / 60°F3.4 in rain
September78.1°F / 52.7°F3.69 in rain
October67.1°F / 40.8°F2.55 in rain
November55.6°F / 31.3°F2.28 in rain, 0.1 in snow
December46.1°F / 24.4°F2.66 in rain, 5.1 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 supermarket35% 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 Schools91.5% of this ZIP code's land area
Shenandoah County Public Schools8.5% 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 vulnerability51more vulnerable than 51% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status62more vulnerable than 62% of US census tracts
Household characteristics57more vulnerable than 57% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status14more vulnerable than 14% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport44more vulnerable than 44% of US census tracts
Walkability5.2 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

22815 Broadway, VA4.6 km away
22844 New Market, VA8.8 km away
22847 Quicksburg, VA9.2 km away
22830 Fulks Run, VA14.3 km away
22834 Linville, VA14.9 km away
22833 Lacey Spring, VA15.1 km away
22850 Singers Glen, VA16.5 km away
22845 Orkney Springs, VA16.6 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 County91.5% of this ZIP code's land area
Shenandoah County8.5% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area38.99 sq mi
Water area0.24 sq mi
Population density125 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude38.6476, -78.7717

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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