Basye is a community in Shenandoah County, Virginia, home to about 1,481 people across 8.7 square miles. Its ZIP code is 22810, and parts of 22824 and 22842 are in Basye too.
Homes sold for a median of $214 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a buyer’s market.
Mostly Basye
Mostly Edinburg; part is in Basye
Mostly Mount Jackson; part is in Basye
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Basye. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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| Nearest major airport | Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD)69 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | Shenandoah Valley Regional Airport (SHD)38 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Washington, DC92 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Philadelphia, PA209 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Basye; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.
Basye had 1,374 residents in the 2020 census, up 10% since 2010.
It’s the 320th largest of 669 towns in Virginia by population.
Shenandoah County grew from 20,253 residents in 1900 to 44,186 in 2020.
Shenandoah County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 85°F in summer, and winter lows average 21°F. About 37.3 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 21 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Edinburg, VA weather station (8 miles away).
12,260 jobs at 922 businesses in Shenandoah County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
Nearest hospitals
Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances.
Libraries
Counts are within about 2 miles of the center of town.
Source: Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (openstreetmap.org/copyright), as mapped by volunteers; it can miss places or include closed ones.
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Shares ZIP codes with Edinburg, Mount Jackson and Mount Clifton.
Town boundaries don’t always match ZIP codes: a ZIP code can cross into neighboring towns, and a town can share a ZIP code with its neighbors. Facts describe the town itself; market figures describe whole ZIP codes.