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Lancaster, VA

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Lancaster, VA: 1 USPS ZIP, population 4,334. 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 LANCASTER-VA · Lancaster, VA 1 ZIPs · 4,334 pop · #11495/25278 · Lancaster County

INC-MID · RANK-MID · BELOW-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-HIGH · POP-VILLAGE · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-MID

  • INC-MID $74,051
  • RANK-MID #11495/25278
  • BELOW-PEER under White Stone
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-HIGH 90% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 4,334
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-MID $272,000

Nearest income peer: White Stone, VA (+ $6,732 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 Lancaster

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

Top 45%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
4,334
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$74,051
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 22503 (4,334 residents). Household income $74,051 is the roll-up; open the ZIP for tenure and commute.

Owner-occupancy here runs high (90.2%) - tenure is stable enough that the ZIP detail's owner share is the right next click, not a renter-heavy compare.

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

Population concentration

Lancaster's single ZIP 22503 carries the town

Lancaster is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 22503 is the entire residential footprint (4,334 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

Sparse ZBP book inside single-ZIP Lancaster

Citywide ZBP: 61 establishments, 309 employees , annual payroll $14,219k (~14 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 22503 (61 units) ; leading NAICS Construction (13) · also Other services (except public administration) · Health care and social assistance .

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ZIP Codes in Lancaster, VA

These ZIP codes sit in Lancaster County, which covers 5 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Lancaster. See the Lancaster County roll-up →

Lancaster sits in the lower half of Lancaster County on income: White Stone, Weems and Irvington report more, and only Kilmarnock reports less. Weems marks the far end of that range at $104,948, 42% above Lancaster.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
22503 4,334 $74,051 61 19
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Lancaster 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 Lancaster, .