| City: | Merrifield, Virginia |
| County: | Fairfax County |
| Timezone: | Eastern (GMT -05:00) |
| Local Time: | 10:04:21 PM |
| Population: | No Population Data |
| Area Codes: | 571 / 703 |
| Classification: | PO Box |
| Coordinates: | 38.8745, -77.2272 |
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Lee Highway defines the service area. The post office sits along this major Northern Virginia corridor, which carries 140 ZIP+4 records including apartment and business suites. Two modern package delivery options—SMART LOCKER and GOPOST—complement traditional PO Box service. The setup reflects suburban adaptation: residents get packages at their homes via 22031 but maintain PO Boxes at 22116 for business mail, privacy, or mail forwarding needs.
Lee Highway dominates the addressing system, reflecting the post office's location along a major Northern Virginia corridor. The presence of SMART LOCKER and GOPOST addresses shows the facility has adopted modern package delivery technology alongside traditional PO Box service.
ZIP Code 22116 supports both business and residential activity. According to the Business Census (2024), there are 9 business establishments, employing about 314 people with an annual payroll of $21,206,000.
| # Residential Mailboxes: | 0Source: USPS |
| # Business Mailboxes: | 0Source: USPS |
| Total Delivery Receptacles: | 1,386Source: USPS |
| Single Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| Multi Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| # of Businesses: | 9Source: CBP |
| 1st Quarter Payroll: | $3,806,000Source: CBP |
| Annual Payroll: | $21,206,000Source: CBP |
| # of Employees: | 314Source: CBP |
ZIP Code 22116 is located in Fairfax County, Virginia, within the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area (CBSA 47900) and Virginia's 11st Congressional District. This Metro area has a population of 5,582,170 people, about 0.00% of whom live in ZIP Code 22116, 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: | 11Source: USPS |
| Congressional Land Area: | 185.09 sq miSource: Census |
| PMSA: | Washington, DC-MD-VA-WV PMSASource: Census |
| Intro Date: | < 2004-10Source: ZIP-Codes.com |
| Place FIPS Code: | 5151192Source: Census |
| Place Name: | Merrifield CDP; VirginiaSource: Census |
We could not locate which school district 22116 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.