ZIP 22560 vs ZIP 22454

This side-by-side compares ZIP 22560 (Tappahannock, VA) and ZIP 22454 (Dunnsville, VA) using the same Census ACS 5-Year table fields for both — no averages swapped in, no national proxies. ZIP 22560 has a population of 6,704 at 28 people per square mile, while ZIP 22454 has 1,796 at 17 per square mile. That difference in population size and density alone reshapes how every other metric should be interpreted — a higher-income ZIP with 1,200 residents behaves very differently from one with 45,000.

On income and education, ZIP 22560 reports a median household income of $61,082 against $49,480 in ZIP 22454, with per-capita income of $35,079 vs $31,886. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 17.1% in 22560 and 16.4% in 22454. Poverty rate reads 10.8% vs 7.2%, and unemployment 3.1% vs 0.0% — these four fields alone drive most of the difference in the scorecard grades you will see for each ZIP.

Housing separates these two ZIPs further: median home value sits at $246,600 in 22560 versus $247,800 in 22454, with median rent of $977 and $978 per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 65.8% vs 74.5%. When reading the comparison table below, focus on paired metrics rather than single winners — a ZIP with lower home values and lower income is not strictly "worse" if rent-to-income ratios and commute times land in the same zone. Every value is pulled from the exact same ACS table so the two columns are genuinely comparable.