PlainZIP

Afton, VA

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Afton, VA: 1 USPS ZIP, population 4,186. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.

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ACS city ledger plate

Sheet AFTON-VA · Afton, VA 1 ZIPs · 4,186 pop · #6867/25278 · Nelson County

INC-HIGH · RANK-UPPER · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-VILLAGE · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-HIGH

  • INC-HIGH $88,028
  • RANK-UPPER #6867/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Roseland
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 82% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 4,186
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-HIGH $410,000

Nearest income peer: Roseland, VA ( $691 income $)

Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.

Income neighbourhood around Afton

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Afton on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.

median HH income

What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.

Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Afton, VA sits among US cities with an above-median household income, on a village-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

Top 27%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
4,186
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$88,028
avg ZIP median income

Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.

Above-median income on a short ZIP list (1) - lead code 22920 (4,186 residents). Household income $88,028 is the roll-up; open the ZIP for tenure and commute.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (81.8%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Afton as a pure owner town.

Within Virginia, Ford is the closest lower-income city and Cloverdale the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Afton.

Population concentration

One ZIP, 22920, is all of Afton

There is no split to weigh here: 22920 holds every one of Afton's 4,186 ACS residents. City-level and ZIP-level numbers on this site are the same number twice, check the ZIP page for the income/tenure/commute breakdown.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Dense ZBP book packed into Afton's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 114 establishments, 829 employees , annual payroll $30,132k (~27 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 22920 (114 units) ; leading NAICS Construction (24) · also Manufacturing · Health care and social assistance .

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ZIP Codes in Afton, VA

These ZIP codes sit in Nelson County, which covers 13 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Afton. See the Nelson County roll-up →

Afton sits in the upper half of Nelson County on income: Arrington, Gladstone and Shipman report less, while Nellysford, Faber and Schuyler report more. Montebello marks the far end of that range at $33,879, 62% below Afton.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
22920 4,186 $88,028 114 21
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Afton roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Afton, .