Area data
Dahlgren, VA — ZIP 22448
Population: 765 (Census ACS)
1 schools serve the area (NCES). FEMA's National Risk Index rates the county's overall natural-hazard risk Very Low. Cost of living is 1.1% above the US average (BEA, metro/state-level).
Home values & appreciation
- House Price Index (state)
- 423.6 (+3.3% YoY)
Sources: home value index (ZIP-level) · FHFA House Price Index (state-level)
Affordability
- Cost of living index (Above Average)
- 101.1 (100 = US avg)
- Electricity rate (state-level)
- 15.3¢/kWh
- Natural gas rate (state-level)
- $16.80/MCF
- 30-year mortgage rate (national)
- 6.66%
- 15-year mortgage rate (national)
- 6.00%
Sources: BEA Regional Price Parities (metro/state-level) · EIA energy rates (state-level) · Freddie Mac PMMS (national)
Schools
- Total schools
- 1
- Elementary schools
- 1
- Middle schools
- 0
- High schools
- 0
- Schools include
- Potomac Elementary
Source: NCES school directory, 2022-23 (school-address-based)
Natural hazards & flood risk
- Overall hazard risk (county)
- Very Low
- Notable hazard ratings (county)
- coastalFlooding: Relatively Low · drought: Relatively Low · hurricane: Relatively Low · landslide: Relatively Low · lightning: Relatively Low · strongWind: Relatively Low
- Wildfire risk to homes (county)
- Higher than 29% of US counties
- Buildings in wildfire direct-exposure zone
- 86.6%
- Radon potential (county)
- Low radon potential — EPA Zone 3 of 3
- EPA Superfund (NPL) sites within 5 mi
- 1
- Nearest Superfund site
- Naval Surface Warfare - Dahlgren (0.7 mi)
Sources: FEMA National Risk Index (county-level) · FEMA flood data (ZIP-level) · USDA Forest Service Wildfire Risk to Communities (county-level) · EPA radon zones + Superfund NPL
Climate (30-year normals)
- Average annual temperature
- 59.0°F
- Average high
- 69.0°F
- Average low
- 48.0°F
- Annual precipitation
- 45.6 in
- USDA plant hardiness zone
- 7b (extreme annual low 5 to 10°F)
Sources: NOAA Climate Normals (30-year, nearest-station) · USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map (2023)
Amenities
- National parks within ~60 mi
- 53
- Nearest national park
- George Washington Birthplace National Monument (11 mi)
- National parks include
- George Washington Birthplace National Monument, Thomas Stone National Historic Site, Fredericksburg & Spotsylvania National Military Park
- Airports within 30 mi
- 39
- Nearest airport
- Dahlgren Naval Surface Warfare Center Airport (DGN) (1 mi)
- Nearest major airport
- Quantico Marine Corps Airfield / Turner Field (NYG) (19 mi)
- Hospitals nearby (~15 mi)
- 26
- Hospitals include
- GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIV HOSPITAL, HOWARD UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL CORP, MEDSTAR GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL
- Avg hospital rating (CMS)
- 3.3 / 5
- Best hospital rating nearby (CMS)
- 5.0 / 5
- EV charging stations (within 10 mi)
- 10
- Solar radiation rating
- Fair (4.2 kWh/m²/day)
Sources: National Park Service · FAA airport data · CMS hospital data · DOE/NREL (proximity-based)
Housing stock
- Median year housing built
- 1,992
- Housing built before 1970
- 28.5%
- Housing built 2000 or later
- 18.9%
- Households with broadband internet
- 98.8%
Source: Census ACS 5-year estimates (ZIP-level)
Employment & development
- Total county employment
- 6,404
- Average weekly wage
- $1,240
- Top industries (by employment)
- Professional Services, Accommodation & Food, Construction
- Annual residential building permits (county)
- 153
Sources: BLS QCEW (county-level) · Census Building Permits (county-level)
Area data compiled from public government, academic, and industry research feeds. Data sources →
Common questions
- What is the natural-hazard risk in ZIP 22448?
- Overall risk: Very Low (FEMA NRI, county-level).
- What is the wildfire risk in ZIP 22448?
- Risk to homes is higher than 29% of US counties (USDA Forest Service Wildfire Risk to Communities, county-level).
- What is the radon potential in ZIP 22448?
- Low radon potential — EPA Zone 3 of 3, county-level. EPA recommends testing every home regardless of zone.
- Are there Superfund sites near ZIP 22448?
- 1 current or proposed National Priorities List site within 5 miles (EPA). Nearest site: Naval Surface Warfare - Dahlgren, 0.7 mi.
- How many schools serve ZIP 22448?
- 1 schools (1 elementary) (NCES, 2022-23).
- What is the cost of living in ZIP 22448?
- Regional Price Parity: 101.1 (100 = US average) (Above Average) (BEA RPP, metro/state-level).
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