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Difficult Run ZIP codes, Virginia

No ZIP code is named for Difficult Run, VA; addresses there use a neighbouring town's name. 6 ZIP codes cover it: 20171, 22033, 20191, 22182, 22124 and 22181. Its area codes are 571 and 703.

USPS city name
0 ZIP codes
Overlapping the city
6 more
Population
9,938
Area codes
571, 703

NANPA lists no telephone rate centre for Difficult Run itself, so these are the area codes of the nearest one, Herndon (0.0 miles). A town on an area-code boundary can differ from its neighbour.

Difficult Run in numbers

About 9,938 people live in Difficult Run, in 3,139 households. The median household income is $250,000+ a year (US: $80,734). The median owner-occupied home is valued at $1,111,400 (2.9 times the Virginia median), and median gross rent is $3,066 a month. The median age is 45.3; 85.5% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher (42.2% across Virginia); the average commute takes 30 minutes.

Population9,938Difficult Run9,938
Households3,139Difficult Run3,139
Median age45.3Difficult Run45.3Virginia39.0US 38.9
Median household income$250,000+Difficult Run$250,000+Virginia$93,170US $80,734
Median home value$1,111,400Difficult Run$1,111,400Virginia$383,700US $332,700
Median gross rent$3,066Difficult Run$3,066Virginia$1,579US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher85.5%Difficult Run85.5%Virginia42.2%US 35.7%
Mean commute30.1 minDifficult Run30.1 minVirginia27.3 minUS 26.4 min
Population density1,186 / sq miDifficult Run1,186 / sq mi

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

ZIP codes covering Difficult Run

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

ZIP codes overlapping Difficult Run
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
20171 Herndon , VA Standard 51,286 $171,372 $797,200
20191 Reston , VA Standard 31,011 $151,185 $641,800
22033 Fairfax , VA Standard 39,526 $143,454 $648,800
22124 Oakton , VA Standard 18,091 $218,380 $998,400
22181 Vienna , VA Standard 15,760 $211,911 $998,300
22182 Vienna , VA Standard 27,783 $205,108 $1,125,900

Map of Difficult Run ZIP codes

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The ZIP codes of Difficult Run, 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 Difficult Run

The nearest larger towns are Oakton (36,528 people, 2.6 mi), Franklin Farm (18,736 people, 2.7 mi) and Fair Oaks (35,545 people, 2.9 mi).

Towns near Difficult Run
TownPopulationDistance
Oakton 36,528 2.6 mi
Franklin Farm 18,736 2.7 mi
Navy 3,839 2.7 mi
Fair Oaks 35,545 2.9 mi
Reston 64,414 3.0 mi
Greenbriar 8,243 3.8 mi
Floris 7,589 3.8 mi
Wolf Trap 15,858 4.0 mi
Fair Lakes 8,894 4.4 mi
Fairfax 25,026 4.5 mi
Vienna 16,412 4.7 mi
McNair 22,655 4.8 mi
Herndon 24,672 4.9 mi
Braddock 6,536 5.2 mi

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