ZIP code · Mount Jackson · Virginia · United States

ZIP code 22842 — Mount Jackson

ZIP code 22842 serves Mount Jackson, Virginia.

Postal code
22842
Single source Value from one source, not cross-checked.
City
Mount Jackson
County
Shenandoah FIPS 51171
State
Virginia
Country
United States
Coordinates
38.7857, -78.6803 — precision precise (locality)
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Population
5,763 (ZCTA, ACS 5-year)
Population density
71 / sq mi
Land area
81.7 sq mi (211.6 km²) (ZCTA, ACS 5-year)
Median household income
$56,410
Per-capita income
$31,631
Median age
40.9
Households
2,147
Housing units
3,197
Median home value
$206,500
Median gross rent
$1,024 / month
Congressional district
VA-6 (119th Congress)
USDA hardiness zone
7a (0 to 5 °F)
Planting / growing zone from the 2023 USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map: average annual extreme minimum temperature, 1991–2020.
Time zone
America/New_York (UTC−5 / UTC−4 DST)
Area codes
540, 826
Telephone area codes serving this ZIP (NANPA central-office assignments). A ZIP and an area code are different boundaries; at a border both codes may apply.

Climate — monthly normals

Warmest month Jul (avg high 85°F), coldest Jan (avg low 21°F).

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg high °F434654657481858478675646
Avg low °F212329384958626053413124
Precip in2.41.82.93.14.04.34.13.43.72.52.32.7

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals from the nearest station: EDINBURG (5.2 mi) · NOAA NCEI

Places in ZIP 22842

Places mapped inside this ZIP’s ZCTA area in OpenStreetMap. OSM is community-maintained: counts reflect what has been mapped, and completeness varies by area — treat them as at-least figures. © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) · Methodology

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US ZIP codes have five digits. They are postal routing areas, not administrative boundaries: a ZIP can span more than one city or county, and the city shown is the primary USPS name for that code.

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