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Herndon, VA

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Herndon, VA: 2 USPS ZIPs, population 87,123. 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 HERNDON-VA · Herndon, VA 2 ZIPs · 87,123 pop · #556/25278 · Fairfax County

INC-TOP · RANK-TOP · BELOW-PEER · BOOK-FEW · OWN-LOW · POP-SMALL · SPREAD-TIGHT · HOME-TOP

  • INC-TOP $165,419
  • RANK-TOP #556/25278
  • BELOW-PEER under Burke
  • BOOK-FEW 2 ZIPs
  • OWN-LOW 63% owners
  • POP-SMALL 87,123
  • SPREAD-TIGHT 20170→20171
  • HOME-TOP $722,200

Nearest income peer: Burke, VA (+ $7,144 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 Herndon

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Herndon 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, Herndon, VA sits among US cities with a top-decile household income, on a small-city population base, across a handful of delivery areas.

Top 2%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
87,123
city population (Census)
2
USPS ZIP codes covered
$165,419
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 2 ZIPs: the city page and the ZIP page nearly coincide. Headline income $165,419 and home value $722,200 should be read as near-neighborhood numbers ; bachelor's attainment averages 66.2%.

Owner-occupancy is comparatively low (62.6%) for this income tier, rent $2,318 may matter more than the home-value average.

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

Within-city ZIP comparison

Where the ZIP codes inside Herndon differ

The published income range is comparatively compact across the ZIPs in Herndon: $159,466 in ZIP 20170 to $171,372 in 20171. The city average is therefore a more representative summary here, though each ZIP page still carries its own housing and demographic record.

Income high-to-low ratio
1.1×

20170 to 20171

Home-value high-to-low ratio
1.2×

20170 to 20171

Poverty-rate spread
4.1 points

20171 to 20170

Derived from the published ACS 2023 ZIP-level records shown on this site. A high-to-low ratio compares the highest and lowest available ZIP values; it is not a score or forecast.

Population concentration

Lead ZIP 20171 skews compact Herndon

In this 2-ZIP cluster, 20171 covers about 53% of Herndon's 87,123 residents. City averages lean toward that lead; open a thinner sibling ZIP for the contrast the mean hides.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Employer-heavy short list in Herndon

Citywide ZBP: 3,073 establishments, 90,517 employees , annual payroll $10,778,945k (~35 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 2 of 2 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 20171 (1,725 units) ; leading NAICS Professional, scientific, and technical services (1,252) · also Health care and social assistance · Accommodation and food services .

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ZIP Codes in Herndon, VA

These ZIP codes sit in Fairfax County, which covers 44 ZIP codes in all; 2 of them fall in Herndon. See the Fairfax County roll-up →

Herndon sits in the upper half of Fairfax County on income: Alexandria, Fairfax and Falls Church report less, while Vienna, Mc Lean and Burke report more. Falls Church marks the far end of that range at $119,452, 28% below Herndon.

Side-by-side: Compare 20171 vs 20170 →

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
20171 45,887 $171,372 1,725 1,463
20170 41,236 $159,466 1,348 1,815
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Herndon 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 Herndon, .