PlainZIP

Bristow, VA

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Bristow, VA: 1 USPS ZIP, population 28,498. 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 BRISTOW-VA · Bristow, VA 1 ZIPs · 28,498 pop · #351/25278 · Prince William County

INC-TOP · RANK-TOP · ABOVE-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-HIGH · POP-SMALL · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-HIGH

  • INC-TOP $183,750
  • RANK-TOP #351/25278
  • ABOVE-PEER over Catharpin
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-HIGH 93% owners
  • POP-SMALL 28,498
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-HIGH $615,600

Nearest income peer: Catharpin, VA ( $7,500 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 Bristow

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Bristow 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, Bristow, VA sits among US cities with a top-decile household income, on a small-city population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

Top 1%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
28,498
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$183,750
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.

High-income footprint on only 1 ZIP: the city page and the ZIP page nearly coincide. Headline income $183,750 and home value $615,600 should be read as near-neighborhood numbers ; bachelor's attainment averages 56.4%.

Owner-occupancy here runs high (92.8%) - tenure is stable enough that the ZIP detail's owner share is the right next click, not a renter-heavy compare.

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

Population concentration

One ZIP, 20136, is all of Bristow

There is no split to weigh here: 20136 holds every one of Bristow's 28,498 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

Sparse ZBP book inside single-ZIP Bristow

Citywide ZBP: 421 establishments, 3,618 employees , annual payroll $215,803k (~15 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 20136 (421 units) ; leading NAICS Professional, scientific, and technical services (94) · also Construction · Health care and social assistance .

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ZIP Codes in Bristow, VA

These ZIP codes sit in Prince William County, which covers 16 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Bristow. See the Prince William County roll-up →

Bristow sits in the upper half of Prince William County on income: Woodbridge, Manassas and Dumfries report less, while Haymarket reports more. Quantico marks the far end of that range at $70,268, 62% below Bristow.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
20136 28,498 $183,750 421 751
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Bristow 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 Bristow, .