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Chester Gap ZIP code, Virginia

The ZIP code for Chester Gap, VA is 22623, and its area codes are 540 and 826.

USPS city name
1 ZIP code
Overlapping the city
2 more
Population
726
Area codes
540, 826

NANPA lists no telephone rate centre for Chester Gap itself, so these are the area codes of the nearest one, Front Royal (6.0 miles). A town on an area-code boundary can differ from its neighbour.

Mail addressed to Chester Gap uses the ZIP code above. 2 more ZIP codes cover part of the city but are addressed as somewhere else; they are listed separately below.

Chester Gap in numbers

About 726 people live in Chester Gap, in 237 households. The median household income is $69,063 a year, 26% below the Virginia median of $93,170 (US: $80,734). The median owner-occupied home is valued at $292,600 (24% below the Virginia median), and median gross rent is $857 a month. The median age is 35.6; 9.3% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher (42.2% across Virginia); the average commute takes 30 minutes.

Population726Chester Gap726
Households237Chester Gap237
Median age35.6Chester Gap35.6Virginia39.0US 38.9
Median household income$69,063Chester Gap$69,063Virginia$93,170US $80,734
Median home value$292,600Chester Gap$292,600Virginia$383,700US $332,700
Median gross rent$857Chester Gap$857Virginia$1,579US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher9.3%Chester Gap9.3%Virginia42.2%US 35.7%
Mean commute30.2 minChester Gap30.2 minVirginia27.3 minUS 26.4 min
Population density349 / sq miChester Gap349 / sq mi

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

ZIP codes addressed as Chester Gap

ZIP codes with the USPS city name Chester Gap
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
22623 Chester Gap , VA Standard 641 $67,813 $276,700

Other ZIP codes overlapping Chester Gap

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

ZIP codes overlapping Chester Gap
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
22630 Front Royal , VA Standard 35,615 $84,631 $358,600
22640 Huntly , VA Standard 556 $115,673 —

Map of Chester Gap ZIP codes

22623

The ZIP codes of Chester Gap, 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 Chester Gap

The nearest larger towns are Apple Mountain Lake (1,671 people, 5.5 mi), Front Royal (15,296 people, 5.9 mi) and Shenandoah Farms (4,179 people, 9.8 mi).

Towns near Chester Gap
TownPopulationDistance
Front Royal 15,296 5.9 mi
Shenandoah Farms 4,179 9.8 mi
Strasburg 7,214 15.8 mi
Marshall 3,219 15.9 mi
Warrenton 10,176 20.2 mi
Woodstock 5,871 20.8 mi
Luray 4,827 21.6 mi
Berryville 4,707 22.1 mi
Winchester 27,913 22.5 mi
New Baltimore 11,919 23.5 mi
Bealeton 5,034 26.5 mi
Shawneeland 2,754 26.5 mi
Gainesville 18,196 26.6 mi
Culpeper 20,794 27.2 mi

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