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Warrenton, VA

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Warrenton, VA: 2 USPS ZIPs, population 29,809. 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 WARRENTON-VA · Warrenton, VA 2 ZIPs · 29,809 pop · #1265/25278 · Fauquier County

INC-TOP · RANK-TOP · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-FEW · OWN-MID · POP-SMALL · SPREAD-WIDE · HOME-HIGH

  • INC-TOP $137,118
  • RANK-TOP #1265/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Goldvein
  • BOOK-FEW 2 ZIPs
  • OWN-MID 80% owners
  • POP-SMALL 29,809
  • SPREAD-WIDE 20186→20187
  • HOME-HIGH $584,900

Nearest income peer: Goldvein, VA (+ $2,382 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 Warrenton

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Warrenton 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, Warrenton, VA sits among US cities with a top-decile household income, on a small-city population base, across a handful of delivery areas.

Top 5%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
29,809
city population (Census)
2
USPS ZIP codes covered
$137,118
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 2 ZIPs: the city page and the ZIP page nearly coincide. Headline income $137,118 and home value $584,900 should be read as near-neighborhood numbers ; bachelor's attainment averages 50.4%.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (80.3%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Warrenton as a pure owner town.

Within Virginia, Keswick is the closest lower-income city and Dumfries the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 2 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Warrenton.

Within-city ZIP comparison

Where the ZIP codes inside Warrenton differ

Income is the clearest internal divide in Warrenton. ZIP 20186 reports $97,801 in median household income, while ZIP 20187 reports $176,435. The city average sits between those published endpoints, so it is a starting point rather than a substitute for the ZIP records.

Income high-to-low ratio
1.8×

20186 to 20187

Home-value high-to-low ratio
1.2×

20186 to 20187

Poverty-rate spread
2.7 points

20187 to 20186

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 20187 skews compact Warrenton

In this 2-ZIP cluster, 20187 covers about 51% of Warrenton's 29,809 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 Warrenton

Citywide ZBP: 1,121 establishments, 13,545 employees , annual payroll $842,871k (~38 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 2 of 2 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 20186 (733 units) ; leading NAICS Professional, scientific, and technical services (179) · also Construction · Retail trade .

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ZIP Codes in Warrenton, VA

These ZIP codes sit in Fauquier County, which covers 16 ZIP codes in all; 2 of them fall in Warrenton. See the Fauquier County roll-up →

Warrenton sits in the upper half of Fauquier County on income: Bealeton, Catlett and Midland report less, while Marshall, Broad Run and Delaplane report more. Upperville marks the far end of that range at $50,278, 63% below Warrenton.

Side-by-side: Compare 20187 vs 20186 →

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
20187 15,252 $176,435 388 121
20186 14,557 $97,801 733 87
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Warrenton 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 Warrenton, .