PlainZIP

Ruther Glen, VA

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Ruther Glen, VA: 1 USPS ZIP, population 15,850. 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 RUTHER-GLEN-VA · Ruther Glen, VA 1 ZIPs · 15,850 pop · #6556/25278 · Caroline County

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

  • INC-HIGH $89,247
  • RANK-UPPER #6556/25278
  • BELOW-PEER under Woodford
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-HIGH 86% owners
  • POP-TOWN 15,850
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-MID $301,100

Nearest income peer: Woodford, VA (+ $4,356 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 Ruther Glen

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Ruther Glen on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.

median HH income

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Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Ruther Glen, VA sits among US cities with an above-median household income, on a town-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

Top 26%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
15,850
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$89,247
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 22546 (15,850 residents). Household income $89,247 is the roll-up; open the ZIP for tenure and commute.

Owner-occupancy here runs high (85.8%) - tenure is stable enough that the ZIP detail's owner share is the right next click, not a renter-heavy compare.

Within Virginia, Mineral is the closest lower-income city and Deerfield the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Ruther Glen.

Population concentration

Ruther Glen reads through its lone ZIP, 22546

15,850 ACS residents, one ZIP: 22546 is not the leading code inside Ruther Glen, it is the only one on file. Treat the ZIP page as the primary source for anything below the city-wide total.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Sparse ZBP book inside single-ZIP Ruther Glen

Citywide ZBP: 215 establishments, 2,789 employees , annual payroll $124,323k (~14 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 22546 (215 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (35) · also Construction · Accommodation and food services .

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ZIP Codes in Ruther Glen, VA

These ZIP codes sit in Caroline County, which covers 7 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Ruther Glen. See the Caroline County roll-up →

Ruther Glen lands mid-pack among the 5 cities sharing Caroline County: Woodford, Beaverdam and Port Royal earn more and Bowling Green and Milford earn less. Port Royal marks the far end of that range at $160,259, 80% above Ruther Glen.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
22546 15,850 $89,247 215 38
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Ruther Glen 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 Ruther Glen, .