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Bridgewater, VA

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Bridgewater, VA: 1 USPS ZIP, population 8,927. 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 BRIDGEWATER-VA · Bridgewater, VA 1 ZIPs · 8,927 pop · #7444/25278 · Rockingham County

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

  • INC-HIGH $85,941
  • RANK-UPPER #7444/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Dayton
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 71% owners
  • POP-TOWN 8,927
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-MID $366,900

Nearest income peer: Dayton, VA ( $1,338 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 Bridgewater

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Bridgewater 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, Bridgewater, VA sits among US cities with an above-median household income, on a town-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

Top 29%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
8,927
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$85,941
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 22812 (8,927 residents). Household income $85,941 is the roll-up; open the ZIP for tenure and commute.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (71.0%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Bridgewater as a pure owner town.

Within Virginia, Henrico is the closest lower-income city and Hartfield the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 7 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Bridgewater.

Population concentration

One ZIP, 22812, is all of Bridgewater

There is no split to weigh here: 22812 holds every one of Bridgewater's 8,927 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

Mid-pack ZBP load on Bridgewater's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 177 establishments, 5,382 employees , annual payroll $250,728k (~20 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 22812 (177 units) ; leading NAICS Construction (33) · also Other services (except public administration) · Transportation and warehousing .

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ZIP Codes in Bridgewater, VA

These ZIP codes sit in Rockingham County, which covers 17 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Bridgewater. See the Rockingham County roll-up →

Bridgewater lands mid-pack among the 12 cities sharing Rockingham County: Mc Gaheysville, Mount Crawford and Penn Laird earn more and Elkton, Broadway and Grottoes earn less. Penn Laird marks the far end of that range at $115,491, 34% above Bridgewater.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
22812 8,927 $85,941 177 80
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Bridgewater 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 Bridgewater, .