Town guide

Mount Clifton, Virginia

Mount Clifton is a community in Shenandoah County, Virginia, home to about 170 people across 0.5 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 22842 and 22847.

Homes sold for a median of $228 per square foot across 2 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and all of them were seller’s markets.

Population170378 per sq mi
Price per sq ft$228Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026

ZIP codes in Mount Clifton

2 ZIP codes, 2 shared with neighboring towns

Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Mount Clifton. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology

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Around Mount Clifton

Distances

Nearest major airportWashington Dulles International Airport (IAD)68 miles away
Closer regional airportShenandoah Valley Regional Airport (SHD)36 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+Washington, DC91 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+Philadelphia, PA209 miles away

Straight-line distances from the center of Mount Clifton; driving is longer.

Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Who represents Mount Clifton

Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.

Population over time

It’s the 584th 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

Shenandoah County population, 1900 to 20201900: 20,253, 1910: 20,942, 1920: 20,808, 1930: 20,655, 1940: 20,898, 1950: 21,169, 1960: 21,825, 1970: 22,852, 1980: 27,559, 1990: 31,636, 2000: 35,075, 2010: 41,993, 2020: 44,18620K’00’1021K’20’3021K’40’5022K’60’7028K’80’9035K’00’1044K’20

Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).

Weather by month

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.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near Mount CliftonJan: high 43°F, low 21°F, 2.4 in; Feb: high 46°F, low 23°F, 1.8 in; Mar: high 54°F, low 29°F, 2.9 in; Apr: high 65°F, low 38°F, 3.1 in; May: high 74°F, low 49°F, 4 in; Jun: high 81°F, low 58°F, 4.3 in; Jul: high 85°F, low 62°F, 4.1 in; Aug: high 84°F, low 60°F, 3.4 in; Sep: high 78°F, low 53°F, 3.7 in; Oct: high 67°F, low 41°F, 2.6 in; Nov: high 56°F, low 31°F, 2.3 in; Dec: high 46°F, low 24°F, 2.7 in43°21°Jan2.446°23°Feb1.854°29°Mar2.965°38°Apr3.174°49°May4.081°58°Jun4.385°62°Jul4.184°60°Aug3.478°53°Sep3.767°41°Oct2.656°31°Nov2.346°24°Dec2.7Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Edinburg, VA weather station (7 miles away).

Jobs in Shenandoah County

12,260 jobs at 922 businesses in Shenandoah County. The biggest industries by employees:

Largest industries in Shenandoah CountyManufacturing: 2,803 jobs; Retail trade: 1,809 jobs; Health care and social assistance: 1,523 jobs; Hotels and restaurants: 1,356 jobs; Administrative and support: 784 jobs; Construction: 651 jobs; Other services: 627 jobs; Professional services: 588 jobsManufacturing 23% Retail trade 15% Health care and social assistance 12% Hotels and restaurants 11% Administrative and support 6% Construction 5% Other services 5% Professional services 5%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).

Health care

17 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Mount Clifton’s ZIP codes.

Nearest hospitals

  • Shenandoah Memorial HospitalCritical access hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Woodstock12.7 miles
  • Page Memorial Hospital, INCCritical access hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 5 of 5 · Luray13.9 miles
  • Sentara Rmh Medical CenterGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 5 of 5 · Harrisonburg25.6 miles

Providers with an office here

Primary care doctors5
Specialist doctors1
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants6
Mental health providers4
Chiropractors1
Pharmacies2

Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances; providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.

Places in and around Mount Clifton

Grocery stores

  • Food Lion3.8 mi

Libraries

  • Mt. Jackson Community Library3.1 mi

Museums

  • Main Street of Yesteryear3.3 mi
  • American Celebration on Parade3.4 mi

Counts are within about 1 mile 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.

Schools in Mount Clifton

Public schools here are run by Shenandoah County Public Schools, Massanutten Regional Governor's School. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.

Public schools (5)
SchoolGradesStudentsTypeDistance
Ashby-Lee ElementaryQuicksburgPre-K–5692Public3.9 mi
North Fork MiddleQuicksburg6–8362Public4.0 mi
Stonewall Jackson HighQuicksburg9–12496Public4.1 mi
Massanutten Regional Governor's SchoolQuicksburg——Public4.1 mi
Triplett Business & Tech.Mount Jackson——Career and Technical3.2 mi

Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.

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Shares ZIP codes with Mount Jackson and Basye.

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