| City: | Falls Church, Virginia |
| County: | Falls Church City County |
| Timezone: | Eastern (GMT -05:00) |
| Local Time: | 10:04:04 PM |
| Population: | No Population Data |
| Area Codes: | 571 / 703 |
| Classification: | PO Box |
| Coordinates: | 38.8669, -77.1528 |
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ZIP code 22040 serves Falls Church, Virginia, as a dedicated postal facility ZIP. It doesn't have traditional neighborhood boundaries or residential streets. Instead, it exists as a single point of service for PO Box customers and businesses that prefer this Falls Church address.
The Falls Church Finance Unit operates here, handling 304 PO Boxes and serving 226 businesses. These aren't customers who lack alternatives. Falls Church has full street delivery through neighboring ZIP codes like 22046, which physically surrounds this location. Businesses choose 22040 because it provides a stable mailing address that won't change if they relocate within the area. The single street associated with this ZIP is W Broad St, which holds 80 delivery records across various suite and unit numbers.
This setup is common in established suburbs near major cities. The Washington, DC metro area has robust carrier delivery everywhere, so PO Box adoption here reflects business preferences rather than necessity. Companies want the flexibility of a PO Box while maintaining a Falls Church address for local identity. The facility sits in Falls Church City, one of Virginia's smallest independent cities by area, which adds to the appeal of this address for regional businesses.
Only W Broad St appears in this ZIP's delivery records, with 80 suite and unit designations indicating a business building or complex rather than diverse residential streets.
ZIP Code 22040 supports both business and residential activity. According to the Business Census (2024), there are 5 business establishments, employing about 79 people with an annual payroll of $1,775,000.
| # Residential Mailboxes: | 0Source: USPS |
| # Business Mailboxes: | 0Source: USPS |
| Total Delivery Receptacles: | 509Source: USPS |
| Single Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| Multi Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| # of Businesses: | 5Source: CBP |
| 1st Quarter Payroll: | $491,000Source: CBP |
| Annual Payroll: | $1,775,000Source: CBP |
| # of Employees: | 79Source: CBP |
ZIP Code 22040 is located in Falls Church City County, Virginia, within the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area (CBSA 47900) and Virginia's 8th Congressional District. This Metro area has a population of 5,582,170 people, about 0.00% of whom live in ZIP Code 22040, and is subdivided into the Arlington-Alexandria-Reston, VA-WV division. It covers 0 sq mi of land and a water area of 0 sq mi.
| CBSA Name: | Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WVSource: Census |
| CBSA Number: | 47900Source: Census |
| CBSA Type: | MetroSource: Census |
| CBSA Division: | Arlington-Alexandria-Reston, VA-WV (CBSA Div 11694)Source: Census |
| CBSA Population: | 5,582,170Source: Census |
| MSA: | Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV CMSASource: Census |
| Land Area: | --Source: Census |
| Water Area: | --Source: Census |
| Congressional District: | 08Source: USPS |
| Congressional Land Area: | 149.24 sq miSource: Census |
| PMSA: | Washington, DC-MD-VA-WV PMSASource: Census |
| Intro Date: | < 2004-10Source: ZIP-Codes.com |
| Place FIPS Code: | 5127200Source: Census |
| Place Name: | Falls Church city; VirginiaSource: Census |
We could not locate which school district 22040 belongs to, but we will update this once new district data is released. There are no public schools nor private schools with a mailing address in this ZIP Code. Listing Nearby schools instead. It also has 6 colleges, universities or post secondary education institutions nearby which would be a short commute to.
Our sources include trusted federal and licensed data from the United States Postal Service, U.S. Census Bureau, U.S. Geological Survey, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, and the National Center for Education Statistics, along with proprietary datasets created by ZIP-Codes.com. Data last updated on February 1, 2026.