ZIP Code 22242

22242 is one of Virginia's ZIP codes, delivering to addresses in Arlington, Arlington County.

City: Arlington
County: Arlington County
State: Virginia
Prefix: 222xx

Where this code sits

22242 is part of the 222xx range, the group of codes handled by one mail processing centre. Arlington is served by 27 ZIP codes in total; the full list, with the county each falls in, is on the Arlington page.

Arlington Virginia ZIP codes →

Area codes over the same ground

Postal and telephone geography are drawn separately, so these codes cover the area 22242 delivers to without sharing its boundary.

ZIP codes nearest 22242

The ZIP codes whose reference points sit closest to 22242.
ZIP code	Distance	Delivers to
ZIP code 22245	0.1 mi	Arlington, VA
ZIP code 22244	0.2 mi	Arlington, VA
ZIP code 22240	0.4 mi	Arlington, VA
ZIP code 22202	0.5 mi	Arlington, VA
ZIP code 22243	0.7 mi	Arlington, VA
ZIP code 22305	1.1 mi	Alexandria, VA
ZIP code 22214	1.7 mi	Arlington, VA
ZIP code 20242	1.7 mi	Washington, DC

Straight-line distance between place reference points, not driving distance. Where a place has no Census Gazetteer point, its postal centroid is used instead.

Each point is the reference point for 22242, plotted from its record coordinates.

Reference points and footprint
Not an official NANPA boundary
Not a USPS delivery area

Scope ZIP code 22242. Source GeoNames US postal codes (2026-07 postal dump) and Census 2024 county Gazetteer (2024 Gazetteer). Updated 15 July 2026. A ZIP code is a set of delivery routes, not an area; the point shown is a record coordinate, not a centre.