Zip lookup · VA

22972
Somerset, Virginia.

Somerset, Orange County, VA · Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metro · population 290

What it costs per month · 22972 $1,810/mo

to buy the typical home at today's mortgage rate — +$871 (+93%) since Jan 2020.

What the home itself did
1 year
Up $3,125 +1%
$341,685$344,810 since Sep 2025
5 years
Up $19,069 +6%
$325,741$344,810 since Sep 2021

Monthly payment to buy the typical home

Home value × that month's 30-year mortgage rate, 20% down, principal and interest. This is the line households feel: prices and rates compound each other.

$500 $1,000 $1,500 $2,000 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022 2026 22972 $1,810 United States $1,922
$500 $1,000 $1,500 $2,000 2002 2010 2018 2026
  • 22972$1,810
  • United States$1,922

At the last five years' pace, a typical home here doubles in price every 61 years.

Typical home values in zip 22972 rose 0.9% over the past year — slower than the nation's +1.2%.

This zip spans 2 counties: Orange County, VA 95% · Madison County, VA 5%

Zillow also publishes an index for the city itself: Somerset, VA — measured over the city limits, which is a different area from this zip.

Typical home value $344,810 as of Sep 2026
+0.9%year on year

Typical home value — 22972

Mid-tier homes, smoothed and seasonally adjusted.

$200,000 $300,000 $400,000 $500,000 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 22972 $344,810 Washington $569,857 United States $366,157
$200,000 $300,000 $400,000 $500,000 2018 2022 2026
  • 22972$344,810
  • Washington$569,857
  • United States$366,157

Within 20 miles

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5.3 22923 Barboursville 6,435 $2,412 $434,242
5.3 22738 Rochelle 928 — $437,294
6.7 22732 Radiant 262 — $391,742
7.7 22709 Aroda 920 — $430,417
8.1 22942 Gordonsville 10,560 $1,550 $408,473
8.8 22968 Ruckersville 11,235 — $395,587
8.9 22731 Pratts 70 — $405,152
9.1 22960 Orange 11,657 — $340,693
12.6 22911 Charlottesville 19,107 $2,280 $510,826
12.9 22727 Madison 5,742 — $418,724
12.9 22733 Rapidan 1,711 — $393,628
13.0 22947 Keswick 5,256 — $812,826
13.6 22715 Brightwood 1,552 — $404,628
14.8 22936 Earlysville 6,983 — $642,860
15.1 22973 Stanardsville 6,292 $1,250 $337,406
16.9 22567 Unionville 2,717 — $361,056
17.0 22722 Haywood 448 — $390,152
17.6 22935 Dyke 575 — $408,514
17.8 22974 Troy 5,309 — $447,805
18.3 22735 Reva 1,628 — $466,982
18.4 23093 Louisa 14,647 $1,700 $377,226
19.5 22542 Rhoadesville 2,418 — $385,611
19.6 22901 Charlottesville 37,237 $1,727 $526,779
19.7 22940 Free Union 1,066 — $617,178

Coordinates and population from SimpleMaps US Zips (Basic). Rent and home values from Zillow Research.