| ZIP Codes: | 19 ZIP Codes (17 Standard, 2 PO Box, 0 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Codes: | 540 / 826 |
| Timezone: | Eastern (GMT -05:00) |
| Local Time: | 2:14:13 PM |
| Population: | 65,402 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 51165 |
| CBSA: | Harrisonburg, VA |
| Land Area: | 848 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 4 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 38.4960, -78.8762 |
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65,402 residents live across 19 ZIPs covering 848 sq mi, served by 19 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 62,471 to 65,402 from 2014 to 2024 — a +4.7% change. 10 ZIPs gained residents, 7 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 22846 (Penn Laird, $115,491 median) and poorest ZIP 22831 (Hinton, $44,559) are 18.1 miles apart — a 2.6× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 2.1× across this county — from $210,400 in 22831 (Hinton) to $450,000 in 22846 (Penn Laird).
Density varies 24× across the county — from 9 people/sq mi in 22831 (Hinton) to 216 in 22812 (Bridgewater).
Educational attainment ranges from 12.7% bachelor's+ in 22853 (Timberville) to 49.7% in 22840 (Mc Gaheysville) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within Virginia, this is the #30 most populous of 134 counties and ranks #50 for median household income .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $80,810 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
25.6% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (11,614 of 45,359 reporting).
17 Standard delivery, 2 PO Box only, 0 single-entity Unique ZIPs serve this county.
A frontier county — vast land area with only a few residents per square mile. Daily life looks very different here than in the country's denser counties.
| ZIP | City | Type | Population | Median Income | Area (sq mi) | 10-yr Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22812 | Bridgewater | Standard | 10,660 | $85,941 | 49.3 | 16.4% |
| 22827 | Elkton | Standard | 10,529 | $70,519 | 171.0 | 7.4% |
| 22815 | Broadway | Standard | 8,465 | $74,899 | 83.3 | 2.1% |
| 24441 | Grottoes | Standard | 6,520 | $82,083 | 52.1 | -2.7% |
| 22821 | Dayton | Standard | 6,116 | $84,603 | 89.7 | 3.5% |
| 22840 | Mc Gaheysville | Standard | 5,239 | $95,667 | 28.3 | 2.4% |
| 22853 | Timberville | Standard | 5,214 | $67,083 | 39.3 | 17.4% |
| 22841 | Mount Crawford | Standard | 3,090 | $92,862 | 31.1 | 6.5% |
| 22830 | Fulks Run | Standard | 2,209 | $61,038 | 126.2 | 20.3% |
| 24471 | Port Republic | Standard | 1,768 | $97,396 | 17.2 | 71.3% |
| 22846 | Penn Laird | Standard | 1,496 | $115,491 | 11.4 | -28.0% |
| 22850 | Singers Glen | Standard | 1,218 | $91,583 | 13.7 | 9.3% |
| 22832 | Keezletown | Standard | 1,136 | $64,766 | 21.3 | -7.5% |
| 22834 | Linville | Standard | 956 | $99,926 | 19.3 | -19.5% |
| 22831 | Hinton | Standard | 352 | $44,559 | 38.6 | -64.3% |
| 22811 | Bergton | Standard | 316 | $51,477 | 29.3 | -36.5% |
| 22820 | Criders | Standard | 118 | — | 26.5 | -36.2% |
| 22833 | Lacey Spring | PO Box | — | — | 0.0 | — |
| 22848 | Pleasant Valley | PO Box | — | — | 0.0 | — |