| ZIP Codes: | 13 ZIP Codes (12 Standard, 1 PO Box, 0 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Codes: | 540 / 826 |
| Timezone: | Eastern (GMT -05:00) |
| Local Time: | 2:14:13 PM |
| Population: | 45,666 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 51171 |
| Land Area: | 507 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 4 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 38.8730, -78.5690 |
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45,666 residents live across 13 ZIPs covering 507 sq mi, served by 12 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 43,283 to 45,666 from 2014 to 2024 — a +5.5% change. 9 ZIPs gained residents, 3 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 22847 (Quicksburg, $88,906 median) and poorest ZIP 22842 (Mount Jackson, $60,134) are 5.4 miles apart — a 1.5× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 1.6× across this county — from $222,500 in 22842 (Mount Jackson) to $363,700 in 22652 (Fort Valley).
Density varies 9× across the county — from 24 people/sq mi in 22652 (Fort Valley) to 205 in 22657 (Strasburg).
Educational attainment ranges from 15.5% bachelor's+ in 22660 (Toms Brook) to 53.9% in 22810 (Basye) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within Virginia, this is the #41 most populous of 134 counties and ranks #55 for median household income with the #46 fastest decade growth .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $67,952 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
21.7% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (7,028 of 32,424 reporting).
12 Standard delivery, 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22657 | Strasburg | Standard | 12,067 | $63,975 | 58.9 | 13.9% |
| 22664 | Woodstock | Standard | 9,293 | $73,530 | 46.7 | 2.4% |
| 22824 | Edinburg | Standard | 6,596 | $63,594 | 85.2 | 8.0% |
| 22842 | Mount Jackson | Standard | 5,580 | $60,134 | 83.0 | 6.3% |
| 22844 | New Market | Standard | 4,677 | $65,974 | 47.6 | 4.0% |
| 22644 | Maurertown | Standard | 2,561 | $75,606 | 61.1 | 5.2% |
| 22652 | Fort Valley | Standard | 1,625 | $81,722 | 69.1 | 44.8% |
| 22660 | Toms Brook | Standard | 1,468 | $67,917 | 12.4 | -22.5% |
| 22847 | Quicksburg | Standard | 1,054 | $88,906 | 15.1 | 4.0% |
| 22810 | Basye | Standard | 532 | $72,679 | 21.9 | -11.3% |
| 22641 | Strasburg | Standard | 165 | $136,167 | 4.6 | -76.3% |
| 22845 | Orkney Springs | Standard | 48 | — | 1.4 | — |
| 22626 | Fishers Hill | PO Box | — | — | 0.0 | — |