Stafford
Source:
Virginia
Stafford is a mid-size county in Virginia with 4 ZIP codes, 127,047 people, and top-decile household income among US counties. All data is sourced from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) 2023 5-Year Estimates.
National county placement
According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Stafford, VA sits among US counties with a top-decile household income, on a mid-size county population base, across a handful of delivery areas.
- Top 1%
- household income vs 3,210 US counties
- 127,047
- combined ZIP population
- 4
- USPS ZIP codes covered
- $136,548
- avg ZIP median income
Income percentile ranks this county's average ZIP median household income against 3,210 US counties with ACS income on at least one ZIP.
Stafford lands in the national county income distribution as top-decile household income on mid-size county footing (FIPS 51179, 4 ZIPs, combined population 127,047). On this short ZIP list the county page is mainly the FIPS bridge - household ACS fields live on the primary ZIP.
High income on only 4 ZIPs: the county page and the ZIP page nearly describe the same place. Prefer the ZIP detail for ACS household fields; keep this page for the FIPS join to county-level rents and crime tables.
Large population on a short ZIP list is unusual - confirm the densest ZIP carries most residents before reading HUD/FBI county tables as if they describe every delivery area equally.
Within Virginia, Alexandria is the closest lower-income county and Prince William the closest higher-income county by average ZIP household income. Their 6 and 16 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Stafford. Use those locations as statewide context before treating the county average as a local-market answer.
4
Total ZIPs
127,047
Total Population
ZIP Codes in Stafford
Side-by-side: Compare 22554 vs 22405 →
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the population of Stafford?
Stafford has a total population of 127,047 across 4 ZIP codes, based on U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2023 data.
What ZIP codes are in Stafford?
Stafford includes 4 ZIP codes: 22554, 22405, 22556, 22406.