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Lake Caroline ZIP codes, Virginia

No ZIP code is named for Lake Caroline, VA; addresses there use a neighbouring town's name. The ZIP code covering it is 22546. Its area code is 804.

USPS city name
0 ZIP codes
Overlapping the city
1 more
Population
2,862
Area code
804

NANPA lists no telephone rate centre for Lake Caroline itself, so these are the area codes of the nearest one, Ladysmith (6.3 miles). A town on an area-code boundary can differ from its neighbour.

Lake Caroline in numbers

About 2,862 people live in Lake Caroline, in 1,136 households. The median household income is $73,000 a year, 22% below the Virginia median of $93,170 (US: $80,734). The median owner-occupied home is valued at $297,600 (22% below the Virginia median), and median gross rent is $1,764 a month. The median age is 32.0; 27.9% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher (42.2% across Virginia); the average commute takes 50 minutes.

Population2,862Lake Caroline2,862
Households1,136Lake Caroline1,136
Median age32.0Lake Caroline32.0Virginia39.0US 38.9
Median household income$73,000Lake Caroline$73,000Virginia$93,170US $80,734
Median home value$297,600Lake Caroline$297,600Virginia$383,700US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,764Lake Caroline$1,764Virginia$1,579US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher27.9%Lake Caroline27.9%Virginia42.2%US 35.7%
Mean commute50.2 minLake Caroline50.2 minVirginia27.3 minUS 26.4 min
Population density1,008 / sq miLake Caroline1,008 / sq mi

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

ZIP codes covering Lake Caroline

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

ZIP codes overlapping Lake Caroline
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
22546 Ruther Glen , VA Standard 18,392 $89,247 $301,100

Map of Lake Caroline ZIP codes

22546

The ZIP codes of Lake Caroline, 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 Lake Caroline

The nearest larger towns are Lake Land'Or (4,390 people, 2.8 mi), Spotsylvania Courthouse (7,180 people, 15 mi) and Ashland (7,772 people, 16 mi).

Towns near Lake Caroline
TownPopulationDistance
Lake Land'Or 4,390 2.8 mi
Spotsylvania Courthouse 7,180 15.1 mi
Ashland 7,772 15.9 mi
Wyndham 12,099 21.0 mi
Fredericksburg 28,873 21.6 mi
Glen Allen 17,551 22.3 mi
Innsbrook 8,578 23.3 mi
Short Pump 29,026 23.5 mi
Falmouth 5,216 23.9 mi
Laurel 18,721 24.3 mi
Lake Wilderness 3,139 24.6 mi
Southern Gateway 2,771 24.7 mi
Chamberlayne 4,692 25.4 mi
Dumbarton 7,997 25.9 mi

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