Brightwood is a community in Madison County, Virginia, home to about 1,325 people across 5.0 square miles. Its ZIP code is 22715, and parts of 22735 are in Brightwood too.
Homes sold for a median of $210 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Brightwood. 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)53 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | Charlottesville Albemarle Airport (CHO)24 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Washington, DC71 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Philadelphia, PA196 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Brightwood; 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.
Brightwood had 1,064 residents in the 2020 census, up 6% since 2010.
It’s the 345th largest of 669 towns in Virginia by population.
Madison County grew from 10,216 residents in 1900 to 13,837 in 2020.
Madison County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 87°F in summer, and winter lows average 25°F. About 43.8 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 16 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Piedmont Rsch Stn, VA weather station (13 miles away).
2,354 jobs at 283 businesses in Madison 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.
Pharmacies
Libraries
Museums
Counts are within about 1.5 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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