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Shipman, VA

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Shipman, VA: 1 USPS ZIP, population 1,735. 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 SHIPMAN-VA · Shipman, VA 1 ZIPs · 1,735 pop · #9535/25278 · Nelson County

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

  • INC-HIGH $79,135
  • RANK-UPPER #9535/25278
  • BELOW-PEER under Roseland
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 78% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 1,735
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-MID $319,000

Nearest income peer: Roseland, VA (+ $8,202 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 Shipman

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

Top 38%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
1,735
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$79,135
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 22971 (1,735 residents). Household income $79,135 is the roll-up; open the ZIP for tenure and commute.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (77.7%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Shipman as a pure owner town.

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

Population concentration

Shipman's single ZIP 22971 carries the town

Shipman is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 22971 is the entire residential footprint (1,735 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 Shipman

Citywide ZBP: 22 establishments, 70 employees , annual payroll $2,191k (~13 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 22971 (22 units) ; leading NAICS Construction (11) .

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ZIP Codes in Shipman, VA

These ZIP codes sit in Nelson County, which covers 13 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Shipman. See the Nelson County roll-up →

Shipman lands mid-pack among the 10 cities sharing Nelson County: Afton, Roseland and Nellysford earn more and Arrington, Gladstone and Lovingston earn less. Montebello marks the far end of that range at $33,879, 57% below Shipman.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
22971 1,735 $79,135 22 13
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Shipman 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 Shipman, .