Sterling, VA
Single-footprint Census roll-up for Sterling, VA: 3 USPS ZIPs, population 79,651. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.
U.S. Census Bureau, SimpleMaps US ZIP Code Database, delivery-area ZIP coverage
ACS city ledger plate
Sheet STERLING-VA · Sterling, VA 3 ZIPs · 79,651 pop · #853/25278 · Loudoun County
INC-TOP · RANK-TOP · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-FEW · OWN-MID · POP-SMALL · SPREAD-MOD · HOME-HIGH
- INC-TOP $150,712
- RANK-TOP #853/25278
- PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Lovettsville
- BOOK-FEW 3 ZIPs
- OWN-MID 67% owners
- POP-SMALL 79,651
- SPREAD-MOD 20166→20165
- HOME-HIGH $622,633
Nearest income peer: Lovettsville, VA (+ $771 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 Sterling
Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Sterling on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.
- Middleburg · lowest
Middleburg · lowest
$146,120 median HH income
- Sterling · this city
Sterling · this city
$150,712 median HH income
- Lovettsville · near
Lovettsville · near
$151,483 median HH income
- Leesburg · near
Leesburg · near
$171,577 median HH income
- Purcellville · near
Purcellville · near
$181,875 median HH income
- Paeonian Sprin · highest
Paeonian Sprin · highest
$250,001 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.
National city placement
According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Sterling, VA sits among US cities with a top-decile household income, on a small-city population base, across a handful of delivery areas.
- Top 3%
- household income vs 25,278 US cities
- 79,651
- city population (Census)
- 3
- USPS ZIP codes covered
- $150,712
- 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 3 ZIPs: the city page and the ZIP page nearly coincide. Headline income $150,712 and home value $622,633 should be read as near-neighborhood numbers ; bachelor's attainment averages 56.8%.
Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (67.4%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Sterling as a pure owner town.
Within Virginia, Fairfax is the closest lower-income city and Lovettsville the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 4 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Sterling.
Within-city ZIP comparison
Where the ZIP codes inside Sterling differ
The published income range is comparatively compact across the ZIPs in Sterling: $133,401 in ZIP 20166 to $183,076 in 20165. 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
- 1.4×
- Home-value high-to-low ratio
- 1.3×
- Poverty-rate spread
- 4.4 points
20166 to 20165
20164 to 20165
20165 to 20164
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 20164 skews compact Sterling
In this 3-ZIP cluster, 20164 covers about 47% of Sterling's 79,651 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 Sterling
Citywide ZBP: 3,572 establishments, 84,696 employees , annual payroll $6,234,839k (~45 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 3 of 3 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 20166 (1,902 units) ; leading NAICS Professional, scientific, and technical services (711) · also Construction · Retail trade .
ZIP Codes in Sterling, VA
These ZIP codes sit in Loudoun County, which covers 17 ZIP codes in all; 3 of them fall in Sterling. See the Loudoun County roll-up →
Sterling sits in the lower half of Loudoun County on income: Ashburn, Leesburg and Chantilly report more, and only Middleburg reports less. Paeonian Springs marks the far end of that range at $250,000+, 66% above Sterling.
Side-by-side: Compare 20164 vs 20165 →
Sterling 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 Sterling, .