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Somerset ZIP code, Virginia

The ZIP code for Somerset, VA is 22972, and its area codes are 540 and 826.

USPS city name
1 ZIP code
Population
290
Area codes
540, 826

NANPA lists no telephone rate centre for Somerset itself, so these are the area codes of the nearest one, Gordonsville (8.2 miles). A town on an area-code boundary can differ from its neighbour.

Somerset in numbers

About 290 people live in Somerset, in 113 households. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $732,100 (91% above the Virginia median).

Population290Somerset290
Households113Somerset113
Median home value$732,100Somerset$732,100Virginia$383,700US $332,700

U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, for the ZIP code addressed as Somerset. Survey estimates carry margins of error, wider for small places. Sources and methods.

ZIP codes addressed as Somerset

ZIP codes with the USPS city name Somerset
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
22972 Somerset , VA Standard 290 — $732,100

Map of Somerset ZIP codes

22972

The ZIP codes of Somerset, 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 Somerset

The nearest larger towns are Barboursville (694 people, 4.2 mi), Gordonsville (1,459 people, 6.2 mi) and Orange (5,066 people, 6.9 mi).

Towns near Somerset
TownPopulationDistance
Orange 5,066 6.9 mi
Hollymead 8,482 12.9 mi
Pantops 4,665 17.2 mi
Charlottesville 45,437 18.5 mi
University of Virginia 9,065 20.0 mi
Lake Monticello 10,662 21.2 mi
Culpeper 20,794 21.6 mi
Elkton 3,006 24.7 mi
Lake of the Woods 7,984 27.1 mi
Crozet 9,289 27.3 mi
Shenandoah 2,888 27.9 mi
Lake Wilderness 3,139 28.2 mi

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