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Afton ZIP code, Virginia

The ZIP code for Afton, VA is 22920, and its area codes are 540 and 826.

USPS city name
1 ZIP code
Overlapping the city
1 more
Population
266
Area codes
540, 826

NANPA lists no telephone rate centre for Afton itself, so these are the area codes of the nearest one, Greenwood (5.2 miles). A town on an area-code boundary can differ from its neighbour.

Mail addressed to Afton uses the ZIP code above. 1 more ZIP code covers part of the city but is addressed as somewhere else; they are listed separately below.

Afton in numbers

About 266 people live in Afton, in 192 households. The median household income is $93,409 a year, about the same as the Virginia median of $93,170 (US: $80,734). The median owner-occupied home is valued at $372,700 (about the same as the Virginia median). The median age is 65.7; 31.0% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher (42.2% across Virginia); the average commute takes 41 minutes.

Population266Afton266
Households192Afton192
Median age65.7Afton65.7Virginia39.0US 38.9
Median household income$93,409Afton$93,409Virginia$93,170US $80,734
Median home value$372,700Afton$372,700Virginia$383,700US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher31.0%Afton31.0%Virginia42.2%US 35.7%
Mean commute40.9 minAfton40.9 minVirginia27.3 minUS 26.4 min
Population density118 / sq miAfton118 / sq mi

U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, for the census place Afton CDP. Survey estimates carry margins of error, wider for small places. Sources and methods.

ZIP codes addressed as Afton

ZIP codes with the USPS city name Afton
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
22920 Afton , VA Standard 3,608 $88,028 $410,000

Other ZIP codes overlapping Afton

These ZIP codes cover part of Afton but are addressed as somewhere else.

ZIP codes overlapping Afton
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
22943 Greenwood , VA Standard 402 $80,875 $812,500

Map of Afton ZIP codes

22920

The ZIP codes of Afton, VA, shaded. Outlines are Census ZIP Code Tabulation Areas (2020), which approximate the mail routes; PO-box and single-address codes have no area and are not drawn. Click any area to open its ZIP code.

Towns near Afton

The nearest larger towns are Waynesboro (22,841 people, 4.8 mi), Dooms (1,454 people, 5.5 mi) and Lyndhurst (1,309 people, 6.3 mi).

Towns near Afton
TownPopulationDistance
Waynesboro 22,841 4.8 mi
Crozet 9,289 8.0 mi
Fishersville 9,484 10.0 mi
Stuarts Draft 11,780 11.0 mi
Verona 4,165 15.3 mi
Staunton 25,948 15.6 mi
University of Virginia 9,065 17.1 mi
Grottoes 2,961 17.1 mi
Weyers Cave 2,744 18.4 mi
Charlottesville 45,437 19.0 mi
Pantops 4,665 21.2 mi
Hollymead 8,482 22.7 mi
Massanetta Springs 6,358 25.8 mi
Bridgewater 6,708 26.3 mi

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