Northeast Winchester: homes, schools, parks and commute

Last checked Oct. 19, 2026. The area and its boundaries are the City of Winchester’s Northeast 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).

Northeast Winchester, east of the railroad and north of Cork Street, has more addresses than any other planning area in the city: about 2,890 of 16,729. The 2022 Comprehensive Plan describes commercial development along Berryville Avenue (Route 7) served by an I-81 interchange, a dense mix of housing, two schools, parks, a fire station and the public safety center.

What this means for you

• High school: John Handley High School, 425 Handley Blvd., rated Distinguished
• Elementary: split between John Kerr and Virginia Avenue Charlotte DeHart; check your address
• Typical home value, ZIP 22601: $349,952 in September 2026, according to Zillow
• Nearest I-81 exit: Exit 315 (Route 7), about 0.8 miles by road

Where it is

The plan draws the Northeast area east of the CSX railroad and north of Cork Street, out to the city line with Frederick County on the north and east. Berryville Avenue (Route 7) runs east through it to I-81, and North Pleasant Valley Road runs north and south.

Berryville Avenue is one of the city’s four Neighborhood Design Districts; City Council has approved the comprehensive plan amendment that sets up the district, and the plan’s redevelopment ideas include the Berryville Avenue corridor and a National Avenue site.

Every address is in ZIP code 22601. On the city’s voting wards map, about four in five addresses are in City Council Ward 2 and the rest, in the south, in Ward 3.

Schools

Every city student goes to the same intermediate, middle and high school, and two of those schools are in this area. On the city’s School Districts map layer:

All seven city schools are Fully Accredited. The John Kerr zone on the map is not one block of land: part of it lies here, across town from the school on Meadow Branch Avenue. The map layer is undated, so check one address with the division’s WebQuery lookup, which also shows the bus stop, or call Winchester Public Schools at 540-667-4253. The division’s central office is at 598 N. Kent St. 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, up 1%. The index is a modeled typical value for the middle third of homes, not a sale price, and one ZIP covers the whole city. Our home prices guide has the trend.

Parks and trails

The city’s parks map places five parks in the area:

Jim Barnett Park, the city’s largest, is just south of Cork Street in East Central. Our parks and trails guide has hours and amenities.

Getting around

• Interstate 81: Exit 315 (Route 7) is about 0.8 miles by road from the middle of the area’s homes; Exit 313 (U.S. 17, U.S. 50 and U.S. 522) is about 2 miles.
• Downtown: the Loudoun Street Mall is about 1 mile by road.
• Washington Dulles International Airport: about 51 miles by road, the shortest trip from any city planning area.
• Buses: the Loop Route stops at Baker Lane and Berryville Avenue and on South Pleasant Valley Road at the post office, according to the city’s bus stop map.
• 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

From OpenStreetMap, along Berryville Avenue and North Pleasant Valley Road:

• FoodMaxx, 1107 Berryville Ave.
• Sharp Shopper Grocery Outlet, 802 Berryville Ave.
• Paraiso, 744 Berryville Ave.
• CVS Pharmacy, 840 Berryville Ave.
• Winchester Post Office, 340 N. Pleasant Valley Road
• Martin’s Food Market, 400 Gateway Drive, and Walgreens, 131 Valley Mill Road, both just outside the city line in Frederick County

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 are in Northeast Winchester?

Virginia Avenue Charlotte DeHart Elementary, 550 Virginia Ave., and Daniel Morgan Intermediate and Daniel Morgan Middle, 48 S. Purcell Ave., are inside the Northeast planning area.

What elementary school serves Northeast Winchester?

The area is split almost evenly: about 51% of addresses are in the John Kerr Elementary zone and about 49% in the Virginia Avenue Charlotte DeHart Elementary zone, on the city’s School Districts map layer. Check one address with the division’s WebQuery lookup.

What parks are in Northeast Winchester?

Friendship Park, 623 N. Pleasant Valley Road; Frederick Douglass Park, 598 N. Kent St.; Timbrook Park, 210 E. Piccadilly St.; NESW Park, 501 Darrview St.; and Poles Park, 821 Frederick Ave.

Where are the grocery stores in Northeast Winchester?

OpenStreetMap lists FoodMaxx at 1107 Berryville Ave., Sharp Shopper Grocery Outlet at 802 Berryville Ave. and Paraiso at 744 Berryville Ave., with a CVS Pharmacy at 840 Berryville Ave.