ZIP 22601 vs ZIP 22602

This side-by-side compares ZIP 22601 (Winchester, VA) and ZIP 22602 (Winchester, VA) using the same Census ACS 5-Year table fields for both — no averages swapped in, no national proxies. ZIP 22601 has a population of 27,813 at 1,093 people per square mile, while ZIP 22602 has 28,443 at 100 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 22601 reports a median household income of $64,258 against $101,398 in ZIP 22602, with per-capita income of $36,719 vs $49,309. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 31.1% in 22601 and 32.5% in 22602. Poverty rate reads 20.7% vs 7.3%, and unemployment 6.1% vs 3.5% — 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 $339,800 in 22601 versus $379,700 in 22602, with median rent of $1,335 and $1,461 per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 43.8% vs 80.7%. 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.