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22901 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 22901 covers Charlottesville, Virginia, with a population of about 36,922 and a median household income of $91,154.

Population
36,922708 per square mile
Median age
42.74 points above the US average
Median household income
$91,154about the Virginia median
Poverty rate
9%3.4 points below the US average
Typical home value
$538,414up 26.1% in five years
Median rent
$1,6121.1× the Virginia median
Degree or higher
60.6%25.6 points above the US average
Homeownership
57%8 points below the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
1,242

Where 22901 is

Charlottesville, 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

Population36,922
Median age42.7
Family households54.8%
Born outside the US12.2%
Speaks a language other than English at home15.9%
White (non-Hispanic)69.8%
Black (non-Hispanic)12.3%
Asian (non-Hispanic)4.8%
Hispanic or Latino8.9%
Veterans6.6%
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$91,154
Income per person$61,191
Poverty rate9%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance6%

Household income distribution

Under $10k4.2%
$10–15k2.6%
$15–20k1.4%
$20–25k3.2%
$25–30k3.0%
$30–35k3.7%
$35–40k3.8%
$40–45k2.5%
$45–50k2.4%
$50–60k7.7%
$60–75k9.3%
$75–100k10.4%
$100–125k10.4%
$125–150k8.3%
$150–200k10.3%
$200k or more16.9%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed18,020
Mean adjusted gross income$137,258
Returns declaring $200,000 or more14.1%
Returns, under $25k23.9%
Returns, $25k–$50k20.6%
Returns, $50k–$75k14.0%
Returns, $75k–$100k8.9%
Returns, $100k–$200k18.5%
Returns, $200k or more14.1%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$473,500
Median gross rent$1,612
Rent as a share of household income31.2%
Owner-occupied57%
Vacant homes5.7%
Median year built1983

What the homes are

Detached house47.6%
Attached house17.3%
2 to 4 units8.9%
5 to 19 units15.9%
20 or more units9.5%
Mobile home0.7%
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$538,414as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 1.4%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 26.1%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 71.2%
Typical asking rent$1,864as of 2026-07
Typical asking rent, 1 yeardown 1.4%
Typical asking rent, 5 yearsup 24.6%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$538,414$185,110

$185,110 in 2000 to $538,414 in 2026.

Typical asking rent
201820222026$1,891$1,269

$1,269 in 2018 to $1,864 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate3.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher60.6%
High school diploma or higher93.7%
Works from home20.2%
Drives to work alone65.6%
Takes public transport1.7%
Commutes 45 minutes or more5.6%
Health

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

Obesity29.7% 3.7 pts below the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes10.8% 1.2 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes9.4% 3.8 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure33.3% 0.8 pts below the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health15.1% 5.2 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)7.4% 3.9 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression21% 0.9 pts below the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity20.6% 4.8 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis26.3% 1.2 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking14.4% 1.6 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication78.2% 3.5 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)9.3% 1.6 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma10.2% same as the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease5.9% 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 screening88.8% 2.9 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability12% 2.8 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening72.6% 8.3 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD5.4% 1.2 pts below the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist72.1% 10.8 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability28% 2.7 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support18.6% 6.2 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity9.6% 7.5 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps7.4% 6.9 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability6.6% same as the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol37.8% 1.6 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity8.4% 5.4 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability6.6% 1.8 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport5.8% 3.4 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness32.1% 2.3 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use79.7% 3.8 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)14.3% 2.5 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability12.1% 1.9 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)11.5% 2 pts below the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability2.8% 1.2 pts below the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat5.4% 3.4 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours32.5% 3.9 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3.1% same as the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost7.5% 5.5 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 establishments1,242
People employed18,354
Annual payroll$854,630,000
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 63.6% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingVery Low to Relatively High across the 13 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss60.1 out of 100
Community resilience63.4 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 wind89.7Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide86.5Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane79.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding78.6Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning78.4Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire75.7Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather70.4Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake69.5Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought68.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail59.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave52.7Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm52.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado49.5Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Avalanche40.8Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave20.6Relatively 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$91,154$90,974$78,538
Income per person$61,191$49,217$43,289
Poverty rate9%9.9%12.4%
Median home value$473,500$360,700$303,400
Median gross rent$1,612$1,514$1,348
Homeownership57%67.2%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher60.6%41.5%35%
Unemployment rate3.1%4.3%5.2%
Works from home20.2%16.2%13.5%
Born outside the US12.2%12.9%13.9%
Median age42.738.838.7
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 stationFREE UNION, VA US2.5 km away
Rain in a year47 in
Snow in a year11 in

Average high and low by month

January45.4°F / 23.6°F3.5 in rain, 4.1 in snow
February49.1°F / 24.6°F2.84 in rain, 3.1 in snow
March57.6°F / 30.1°F3.89 in rain, 1.4 in snow
April68.9°F / 40.2°F3.32 in rain
May74.4°F / 50.8°F4.31 in rain
June81°F / 60.2°F4.83 in rain
July85.5°F / 64.3°F4.5 in rain
August83.8°F / 62.7°F3.44 in rain
September77.6°F / 55.8°F5.14 in rain
October68.7°F / 43.5°F3.68 in rain
November58.8°F / 32.9°F3.76 in rain, 0.1 in snow
December48.8°F / 26.5°F3.56 in rain, 2.2 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 supermarket7% of this ZIP code's area
No vehicle and far from a supermarket13% 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.

Albemarle County Public Schools94.6% of this ZIP code's land area
Charlottesville City Public Schools5.4% 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 vulnerability17more vulnerable than 17% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status22more vulnerable than 22% of US census tracts
Household characteristics41more vulnerable than 41% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status25more vulnerable than 25% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport15more vulnerable than 15% of US census tracts
Walkability6.7 out of 20Below average
Nearby ZIP codes

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

22945 Ivy, VA4.4 km away
22904 Charlottesville, VA8.9 km away
22905 Charlottesville, VA8.9 km away
22906 Charlottesville, VA8.9 km away
22907 Charlottesville, VA8.9 km away
22908 Charlottesville, VA8.9 km away
22910 Charlottesville, VA8.9 km away
22903 Charlottesville, VA9 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.

Albemarle County94.6% of this ZIP code's land area
Charlottesville city5.4% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area52.17 sq mi
Water area0.84 sq mi
Population density708 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude38.0936, -78.5611

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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