Stephens City ( STEE-vənz) is an incorporated town in the southern part of Frederick County, Virginia, United States, with a population of 2,016 at the time of the 2020 census, and an estimated population of 2,096 in 2022. Founded by Peter Stephens in the 1730s, the colonial town was chartered and named for Lewis Stephens (Peter's only son) in October 1758. It was originally settled by German Protestants from Heidelberg. Stephens City is the second-oldest municipality in the Shenandoah Valley after nearby Winchester, which is about 5 mi (8 km) to the north. "Crossroads", the first free black community in the Valley in the pre-Civil War years, was founded east of town in the 1850s. Crossroad…

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Town numbers

ZIP code22655

Area code540

Living in Stephens

Housing in Stephens

$429K▲ 0.6% in a year Typical home value · Zillow

The typical Stephens home is worth about $429,000, up 0.6% in a year, close to the Virginia typical home.

A seller's market

Buyer’sBalancedSeller’s

Days on market36

Sale-to-list99.3%

Sold in May6

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Safety in Stephens

B⁺

Safety Grade B+

Stephens reports less crime per resident than 66% of the U.S. towns and cities we grade.

Violent crime per 1,000

Stephens 0.9

Virginia 2.1

U.S. 3.3

Property crime per 1,000

Stephens 7.3

Virginia 13.9

U.S. 15.5

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Work & commute in Stephens

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Most working residents leave Stephens for work: only 2% work in town. The top destinations are Winchester (22%), Front Royal (3%) and Leesburg (2%). Half commute less than 11 miles.

Winchester

22%

Front Royal

Leesburg

Richmond

2%Work in townlive and work in Stephens 11 miWhere do people commute?the commute map 307Jobs based herea commuter town

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Health in Stephens

B⁺

Health Grade B+

Healthier than 66% of U.S. towns on seven CDC estimates.

Compared with Virginia

3better than VA·1worse

of 32 measures CDC estimates. The other 28 are too close to call.

Conditions 3▲ 1▼ 8 close Habits all close Care all close Mind all close Everyday needs all close

BetterToo close to callWorse

What stands out

10%Fewer adults with diabetesVA 12.5% · better 2.8%Fewer adults who have had a strokeVA 3.3% · better 14.1%More older adults who have lost all their teethVA 11.1% · worse

Care nearby

Winchester Medical CenterWinchester · 6.8 mi · ER

Sch WinchesterWinchester · 6.8 mi · sliding-scale fees

Primary careShortage · county-wide

DentalShortage · county-wide

Mental healthShortage · county-wide

CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CDC's estimate for Stephens · CMS · HRSAHealth in Stephens →

Natural hazards in Stephens

Low

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 37% of U.S. communities.

🌊 Inland flooding🌵 Drought🌀 Hurricanes

0Does Stephens flood?no paid flood claims on record 1Disasters that paid out herefederal disaster sent FEMA money to Stephens

FEMA National Risk Index December 2025 · OpenFEMANatural hazards in Stephens →

Climate in Stephens

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Stephens has chilly winters and warm summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 86°, a January night drops to 23°, and about 23 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

44° / 25°Winter

64° / 41°Spring

84° / 61°Summer

67° / 44°Fall