North Winchester: homes, schools, parks and commute

Last checked Oct. 19, 2026. The area and its boundaries are the City of Winchester’s North planning area from its 2022 Comprehensive Plan (Chapter 11). School zones, parks and bus stops come from the city’s open GIS data; ratings from Virginia’s School Quality Profiles; home values from the Zillow Home Value Index (Zillow Research); stores and road distances from OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors).

The North planning area is the smallest of Winchester’s 10 planning areas: a wedge of streets along North Loudoun and North Cameron streets between Wyck Street and the city line. It holds about 710 of the city’s 16,729 address points and is the one area where every address falls in a single elementary school zone.

What this means for you

• High school: John Handley High School, 425 Handley Blvd., rated Distinguished
• Elementary: Virginia Avenue Charlotte DeHart Elementary, 550 Virginia Ave., for the whole area
• Typical home value, ZIP 22601: $349,952 in September 2026, according to Zillow
• Nearest I-81 exit: Exit 317 (U.S. 11 and Route 37), about 2 miles by road

Where it is

The city’s plan draws the North area north of Wyck Street, east of Fairmont Avenue and west of the CSX railroad, up to the city line with Frederick County. U.S. 11 runs through it as North Loudoun and North Cameron streets, the northern entry to downtown.

The plan describes older single-family and duplex houses, 60 to 90 years old, and newer apartments and townhouses, alongside older industrial and highway commercial buildings. It lists no neighborhood parks or schools inside the area. Its main redevelopment idea is a mixed-use district on the blocks between North Loudoun Street, North Cameron Street and Wyck Street, including the former Zero Pak complex, with a plaza on a Green Circle Trail spur.

Every address is in ZIP code 22601 and in City Council Ward 2, on the city’s voting wards map.

Schools

Winchester Public Schools sends every city student to the same intermediate, middle and high school. On the city’s School Districts map layer, the whole North area is in one elementary zone:

All seven city schools are Fully Accredited. Addresses come from the federal NCES school directory. The map layer is undated, so check one address with the division’s WebQuery lookup or call Winchester Public Schools at 540-667-4253. Our schools guide has every rating and how to register.

Home values

The Zillow Home Value Index for ZIP 22601 was $349,952 in September 2026, up 1.1% from $346,046 in September 2025. Zillow’s index for Winchester as a whole was $398,946 in September 2026, up 1%. The index is a modeled typical value for the middle third of homes, not a sale price. One ZIP covers the whole city, so the figure does not separate the North area from the rest. Our home prices guide has the longer trend.

Parks and trails

The city’s parks map shows no city park inside the North area. The 2022 plan calls for a new neighborhood park there and for a Green Circle Trail spur connecting the area with Old Town. The nearest city parks are in the Northeast area:

• Frederick Douglass Park, 598 N. Kent St., about 9 acres
• Timbrook Park, 210 E. Piccadilly St.

See our parks and trails guide for the full list.

Getting around

• Interstate 81: Exit 317 (U.S. 11 and Route 37, Stephenson) is about 2 miles by road from the middle of the area’s homes; Exit 315 (Route 7) is about 2.4 miles.
• Downtown: the Loudoun Street Mall is about 1.3 miles by road.
• Washington Dulles International Airport: about 53 miles by road.
• Buses: the city’s bus stop map shows no fixed-route stop inside the North area; the nearest Loop Route stops are on Braddock Street in Old Town and Baker Lane at Berryville Avenue.
• On demand: WinReady rides cover the whole city.

Distances are measured on the road network with OSRM routing on OpenStreetMap data. They are distances, not drive times. More in our getting around guide.

Groceries and everyday stores

The 2022 plan found no grocery store in the North area. OpenStreetMap now lists:

• Northside Station Shopping Center, at the north end of the area
• Son D’licias, a small grocery

The full supermarkets nearest the area are on Berryville Avenue in the Northeast area and on Gateway Drive just outside the city line.

How we built this

The boundary is the one the 2022 Comprehensive Plan gives in words; we drew it on the city’s own street and rail lines. School shares count the city’s address points inside each elementary zone on the city’s map layer. We do not name individual subdivisions or describe who lives in an area.

Related guides: all Winchester neighborhoods, moving to Winchester and property taxes.

Frequently asked questions

What schools serve North Winchester?

Every address in the North planning area is in the Virginia Avenue Charlotte DeHart Elementary zone on the city’s School Districts map layer. All city students then attend Daniel Morgan Intermediate, Daniel Morgan Middle and John Handley High.

What is the closest I-81 exit to North Winchester?

Exit 317 (U.S. 11 and Route 37, Stephenson) is about 2 miles by road from the middle of the area. Exit 315 (Route 7) is about 2.4 miles.

Are there parks in North Winchester?

The city’s parks map shows no city park inside the North planning area, and the 2022 Comprehensive Plan calls for a new neighborhood park there. Frederick Douglass Park, 598 N. Kent St., is the nearest, in the Northeast area.

What is the typical home value in North Winchester?

The area is in ZIP 22601, where the Zillow Home Value Index was $349,952 in September 2026, up 1.1% from a year earlier. It is a modeled value, not a sale price.