PlainZIP

Lorton, VA

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Lorton, VA: 1 USPS ZIP, population 32,059. 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 LORTON-VA · Lorton, VA 1 ZIPs · 32,059 pop · #910/25278 · Fairfax County

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

  • INC-TOP $148,134
  • RANK-TOP #910/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Fairfax
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 76% owners
  • POP-SMALL 32,059
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-HIGH $637,600

Nearest income peer: Fairfax, VA (+ $930 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 Lorton

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

Top 4%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
32,059
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$148,134
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 $148,134 and home value $637,600 should be read as near-neighborhood numbers ; bachelor's attainment averages 60.2%.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (75.9%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Lorton as a pure owner town.

Within Virginia, Eastville is the closest lower-income city and Fairfax the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 4 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Lorton.

Population concentration

One ZIP, 22079, is all of Lorton

There is no split to weigh here: 22079 holds every one of Lorton's 32,059 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

Dense ZBP book packed into Lorton's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 898 establishments, 14,493 employees , annual payroll $899,664k (~28 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 22079 (898 units) ; leading NAICS Construction (164) · also Professional, scientific, and technical services · Other services (except public administration) .

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ZIP Codes in Lorton, VA

These ZIP codes sit in Fairfax County, which covers 44 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Lorton. See the Fairfax County roll-up →

Lorton lands mid-pack among the 12 cities sharing Fairfax County: Springfield, Herndon and Vienna earn more and Alexandria, Falls Church and Centreville earn less. Mc Lean marks the far end of that range at $201,975, 36% above Lorton.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
22079 32,059 $148,134 898 423
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Lorton 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 Lorton, .