ZIP 22079 · Lorton
Who lives in ZIP code 22079 (Lorton, VA): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Lorton, VA · Fairfax County
uszips 2026
People35,284
Median age38.1
Household income$148,134
Home value$637,259
Median rent$2,454/mo
Poverty4.8%
College degree+60.2%
Commute31 min
Place
- Metro area
- Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV
- Wider region
- Washington-Baltimore-Arlington, DC-MD-VA-WV-PA
- Metro division
- Arlington-Alexandria-Reston, VA-WV
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 479 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 11,618
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
10.3% are 65 or older; 74.6% are adults.
Household income
71.6% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $67,275.
Education (adults 25+)
50.0% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
15.2% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 56.1%
- Never married
- 33.2%
- Divorced
- 7.8%
- Widowed
- 2.9%
- Family size
- 3.53
- Dual-income families
- 66.7%
Housing
- Own their home
- 75.9%
- Rent burden
- 27.2%
- Men / women
- 50% / 51%
Work
- In labor force
- 73.2%
- Unemployment
- 4.1%
- Self-employed
- 15.2%
- Farmers
- 0.0%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 41.9%
- Veterans
- 11.8%
- With a disability
- 7.4%
- No health insurance
- 7.8%
- Limited English
- 4.2%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.