State profile · VA
Virginia ZIP Codes
Demographics, income, and housing across every ZIP code in Virginia, benchmarked against all 50 states, DC and Puerto Rico.
- 896
- ZIP codes
- 8,001,239
- Population
- $85,582
- Avg ZIP income
- 126
- Counties
The verdict
Virginia holds the 11th-most ZIP codes in the country, with an average ZIP household income 19% above the national ZIP median — 15th of 52 states & territories.
- #11
- of 52 by ZIP count
- #15
- of 52 by avg income
- 8,001,239
- people across all ZIPs
- 126
- counties covered
Ranks compare this state against all reporting states using ZIP-level Census ACS 5-Year aggregates.
Virginia (VA) contains 896 ZIP codes spread across 126 counties and 724 distinct cities. Together those ZIP areas cover a total population of 8,001,239 based on Census ACS 5-Year Estimates. ZIP-level granularity matters here: Virginia stretches across very different economic zones, and a single state-wide average hides the 10x spread you will see between its highest-income and lowest-income ZIP codes in the table below.
The economic baseline across Virginia ZIPs shows an average median household income of $85,582 and an average home value of $334,455, with a state-wide average median age of 44.9. These averages are computed over every ZIP in VA with reported data, not weighted by population, so small rural ZIPs count the same as metropolitan ones. Use them as a reference line, then drill into the ZIP tables to see where affluent suburbs, rural counties, and urban cores deviate from the state mean.
The largest urban concentrations in Virginia by population are Virginia Beach, Richmond, Alexandria, Norfolk, Chesapeake, and each city aggregates multiple ZIP codes worth of Census data on its own city page. Every record in this view comes from publicly available federal datasets, primarily the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey and USPS ZIP Code Tabulation Area files, with no proprietary scoring, estimation, or editorial adjustment. Click any county to drill down to its ZIP-level detail, or jump directly to a ZIP code to see household income, housing cost, demographic breakdown, nearby ZIPs, and FHFA home-price history for that specific five-digit area.
Largest cities in Virginia
Top 10 cities by population in Virginia
Total resident population aggregated from every ZIP code the Census assigns to each city.
- Virginia Beach
Virginia Beach, VA
437,994 residents
- Richmond
Richmond, VA
366,961 residents
- Alexandria
Alexandria, VA
321,490 residents
- Norfolk
Norfolk, VA
242,803 residents
- Chesapeake
Chesapeake, VA
222,272 residents
- Arlington
Arlington, VA
207,410 residents
- Woodbridge
Woodbridge, VA
184,039 residents
- Henrico
Henrico, VA
182,585 residents
- Newport News
Newport News, VA
179,275 residents
- Roanoke 165,571
Roanoke, VA
165,571 residents
What this shows Population concentrates heavily in the state's largest metros, while most of its 724 cities are far smaller, a pattern the ZIP-level tables below make concrete.
Counties in Virginia
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ZIP Codes in Virginia
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Official Data Resources
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Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year Estimates (2023); USPS ZIP Code Tabulation Areas via the HUD USPS Crosswalk.
Read our methodology to see how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.