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22973 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 22973 covers Stanardsville, Virginia, with a population of about 5,980 and a median household income of $73,579.

Population
5,98058 per square mile
Median age
49.811.1 points above the US average
Median household income
$73,57919% below the Virginia median
Poverty rate
16.9%4.5 points above the US average
Typical home value
$342,262up 22.7% in five years
Degree or higher
20.5%14.5 points below the US average
Homeownership
76.2%11.2 points above the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
86

Where 22973 is

Stanardsville, 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

Population5,980
Median age49.8
Family households66.4%
Born outside the US3%
Speaks a language other than English at home4%
White (non-Hispanic)82.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)5.6%
Asian (non-Hispanic)1.5%
Hispanic or Latino3.7%
Veterans10.2%
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$73,579
Income per person$35,995
Poverty rate16.9%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance14%

Household income distribution

Under $10k4.5%
$10–15k3.0%
$15–20k3.1%
$20–25k4.7%
$25–30k3.2%
$30–35k2.5%
$35–40k7.4%
$40–45k5.2%
$45–50k5.7%
$50–60k2.2%
$60–75k10.1%
$75–100k24.3%
$100–125k4.2%
$125–150k7.8%
$150–200k5.5%
$200k or more6.6%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed2,950
Mean adjusted gross income$68,894
Returns declaring $200,000 or more4.4%
Returns, under $25k26.8%
Returns, $25k–$50k24.1%
Returns, $50k–$75k15.6%
Returns, $75k–$100k11.9%
Returns, $100k–$200k17.3%
Returns, $200k or more4.4%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$257,600
Rent as a share of household income24.7%
Owner-occupied76.2%
Vacant homes14%
Median year built1985

What the homes are

Detached house87%
Attached house3.4%
2 to 4 units1.1%
5 to 19 units1.7%
20 or more units0.2%
Mobile home6.5%
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$342,262as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 3.2%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 22.7%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 74.3%
Typical asking rent$1,250as of 2026-07
Typical home value since 2000
200920172026$342,262$177,995

$193,428 in 2009 to $342,262 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate5.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher20.5%
High school diploma or higher82.4%
Works from home9.8%
Drives to work alone72%
Takes public transport1%
Commutes 45 minutes or more32.1%
Health

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

Obesity38.9% 5.5 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes14.5% 2.5 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes16.3% 3.1 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure41.3% 7.2 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health22.4% 2.1 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)9.1% 2.2 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression24.5% 2.6 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity28.7% 3.3 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis33.8% 8.7 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking14.1% 1.9 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication80.3% 5.6 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)10.2% 2.5 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma11.1% 0.7 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease8.7% 2.5 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year79.7% 3 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening87.5% 1.6 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability16.4% 1.6 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening67.2% 2.9 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD9.6% 3 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist64.4% 3.1 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability36.6% 5.9 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support20.8% 4 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity13.6% 3.5 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps12.1% 2.2 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability9.1% 2.4 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol41.7% 5.5 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity10.3% 3.5 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability9.8% 1.4 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport7.6% 1.6 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness32.8% 1.6 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use76.1% same as the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)17.3% 0.5 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability18.4% 4.4 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)16.4% 2.9 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability4.5% 0.5 pts above the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat6.9% 1.9 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours34.9% 1.5 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke4.4% 1 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost14.3% 1.3 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability5.7% same as the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments86
People employed587
Annual payroll$21,653,000
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 56.6% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Low to Relatively Moderate across the 4 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss43.4 out of 100
Community resilience31.8 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.

Drought93.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind91Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide90.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire84.4Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning83.2Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding77.8Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane76.8Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail72.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather65.8Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave52.6Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake52.5Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Avalanche44.1Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado38.5Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm36.1Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave31.4Relatively 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$73,579$90,974$78,538
Income per person$35,995$49,217$43,289
Poverty rate16.9%9.9%12.4%
Median home value$257,600$360,700$303,400
Median gross rent$1,514$1,348
Homeownership76.2%67.2%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher20.5%41.5%35%
Unemployment rate5.7%4.3%5.2%
Works from home9.8%16.2%13.5%
Born outside the US3%12.9%13.9%
Median age49.838.838.7
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 stationCHARLOTTESVILLE AP, VA US19.5 km away
Rain in a year42 in

Average high and low by month

January47.3°F / 29.5°F2.96 in rain
February51.4°F / 31.3°F2.35 in rain
March59.6°F / 37.7°F3.54 in rain
April70.3°F / 46.6°F3.17 in rain
May77.5°F / 55.6°F4.17 in rain
June85.6°F / 64°F4.38 in rain
July89.7°F / 68.3°F3.37 in rain
August87.3°F / 66.5°F3.87 in rain
September81°F / 59.7°F4.09 in rain
October70.6°F / 47.9°F3.31 in rain
November59.7°F / 38.5°F3.36 in rain
December50.7°F / 32.2°F3.04 in rain
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 supermarket3% of this ZIP code's area
No vehicle and far from a supermarket10% 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.

Greene County Public Schools89.6% of this ZIP code's land area
Madison County Public Schools10.4% 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 vulnerability59more vulnerable than 59% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status52more vulnerable than 52% of US census tracts
Household characteristics70more vulnerable than 70% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status26more vulnerable than 26% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport62more vulnerable than 62% of US census tracts
Walkability5.4 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

22965 Quinque, VA2.1 km away
22935 Dyke, VA8.1 km away
22968 Ruckersville, VA8.8 km away
22723 Hood, VA9.9 km away
22748 Wolftown, VA12.7 km away
22738 Rochelle, VA15.5 km away
22940 Free Union, VA15.9 km away
22827 Elkton, VA16.5 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.

Greene County89.6% of this ZIP code's land area
Madison County10.4% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area103.4 sq mi
Water area0.3 sq mi
Population density58 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude38.3121, -78.4820

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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