PlainZIP

Gainesville, VA

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Gainesville, VA: 1 USPS ZIP, population 29,411. 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 GAINESVILLE-VA · Gainesville, VA 1 ZIPs · 29,411 pop · #573/25278 · Prince William County

INC-TOP · RANK-TOP · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-ONE · OWN-HIGH · POP-SMALL · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-HIGH

  • INC-TOP $164,279
  • RANK-TOP #573/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Nokesville
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-HIGH 86% owners
  • POP-SMALL 29,411
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-HIGH $659,100

Nearest income peer: Nokesville, VA ( $112 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 Gainesville

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

Top 2%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
29,411
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$164,279
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 $164,279 and home value $659,100 should be read as near-neighborhood numbers ; bachelor's attainment averages 57.2%.

Owner-occupancy here runs high (85.9%) - tenure is stable enough that the ZIP detail's owner share is the right next click, not a renter-heavy compare.

Within Virginia, Nokesville is the closest lower-income city and Herndon the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 2 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Gainesville.

Population concentration

Gainesville's single ZIP 20155 carries the town

Gainesville is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 20155 is the entire residential footprint (29,411 ACS residents), so the city page and the ZIP page tell the same household story, open that ZIP for income, tenure, and commute detail.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Dense ZBP book packed into Gainesville's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 912 establishments, 15,049 employees , annual payroll $712,740k (~31 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 20155 (912 units) ; leading NAICS Professional, scientific, and technical services (169) · also Health care and social assistance · Retail trade .

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ZIP Codes in Gainesville, VA

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

Gainesville lands mid-pack among the 10 cities sharing Prince William County: Bristow, Haymarket and Catharpin earn more and Woodbridge, Manassas and Dumfries earn less. Quantico marks the far end of that range at $70,268, 57% below Gainesville.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
20155 29,411 $164,279 912 393
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Gainesville 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 Gainesville, .