Del Ray sits in the city's Potomac West plan area, mostly ZIP 22301, zoned largely for Mount Vernon Community School. Typical 22301 value: $1,062,804.

Last checked Oct. 19, 2026. The boundary is the City of Alexandria’s Potomac West plan area, from its Small Area Plans map layer and the Potomac West Small Area Plan (PDF). School zones come from Alexandria City Public Schools’ 2026-27 Attendance Zone Locator; ratings from the Virginia Department of Education’s School Quality Profiles; home values from the Zillow Home Value Index (Zillow Research); parks from the city’s parks map layer; associations from the city’s common ownership map; bus lines from DASH; place names, stores and road distances from OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors).

Del Ray is the central neighborhood of the city’s Potomac West plan area, about 918 acres between Russell Road and U.S. 1. The plan describes it as narrow streets, closely spaced bungalows and small single-family lots laid out around 1900, when the Potomac Yard rail yard next door was a major employer. Most of the area is in ZIP 22301, and Mount Vernon Avenue is its main street.

What this means for you

  • Zoned high school: Alexandria City High School (every city address)
  • Typical home value, ZIP 22301: $1,062,804 in September 2026, according to Zillow
  • Nearest interstate exit: I-395 Exit 7 (Glebe Road), about 2.1 miles by road
  • Zone questions: ACPS, 703-619-8000

Where it is

The Potomac West plan names the neighborhoods inside it:

  • Del Ray and Warwick Village, the central part, from Randolph Avenue and the former W&OD railroad right of way south to Braddock Road. Warwick Village was built as rental rowhouses in the 1950s and converted to ownership in the 1970s.
  • Lynhaven, rowhouse blocks bounded by Glebe Road, Commonwealth Avenue, East Reed Avenue and U.S. 1.
  • St. Elmo and Mount Jefferson, a small area bounded by U.S. 1, Mount Vernon Avenue, Ashby Street and Glebe Road, mostly houses from the 1930s.
  • Lower Rosemont, generally east of Russell Road and south of Braddock Road, the part of Rosemont that lies in Potomac West. The rest of Rosemont is in the North Ridge and Rosemont plan area.

Russell Road forms the western edge and Richmond Highway (U.S. 1) the eastern edge, across from Potomac Yard. At the south end the area reaches the rail lines by Union Station; to the north it meets Arlandria, which the city split off into its own plan in 2022. Commonwealth Avenue, Mount Vernon Avenue, East Monroe Avenue, East Braddock Road and East Glebe Road run through it. OpenStreetMap marks Del Ray, Warwick Village, Lynhaven, Hume, Mount Ida, Saint Elmo and Rosemont inside it.

Schools

The area is split between four elementary zones under the 2026-27 ACPS boundaries: about 54% Mount Vernon Community School, 16% Naomi L. Brooks, 16% Jefferson-Houston and 14% Cora Kelly. For middle school, 84% is zoned for George Washington Middle, which is inside the area on Mount Vernon Avenue, and 16% for Jefferson-Houston.

School Grades Address State report card
Mount Vernon Community School K-5 2601 Commonwealth Ave. School Quality Profile
Naomi L. Brooks Elementary K-5 600 Russell Road School Quality Profile
Cora Kelly School for Math, Science and Technology PK-5 3600 Commonwealth Ave. School Quality Profile
Jefferson-Houston PK-8 1501 Cameron St. School Quality Profile
George Washington Middle 6-8 1005 Mount Vernon Ave. School Quality Profile
Alexandria City High 9-12 Every city address School Quality Profile

All are Fully Accredited. In the state’s latest framework ratings, Naomi L. Brooks (94.39) and Jefferson-Houston (80.27) Meet Expectations; Mount Vernon (82.12), Cora Kelly (81.93), George Washington Middle (85.92) and Alexandria City High (81.16) are Approaching Expectations. Check one address in the Attendance Zone Locator, and see our schools guide.

Home values

ZIP code Share of area September 2026 September 2025 Change
22301 about 71% $1,062,804 $1,026,115 up 3.6%
22305 about 29% $805,548 $783,494 up 2.8%

The figures are Zillow’s Home Value Index, a modeled typical value for mid-priced homes, not a sale price. The citywide figure was $662,843 in September 2026, up 1.0%. See our home prices guide.

Parks and trails

  • Simpson Stadium Park, 426 E. Monroe Ave., a citywide park
  • Mount Vernon Recreation Center, 2600 Mount Vernon Ave.
  • Hooff’s Run Park and Greenway, 18A E. Linden St.
  • Warwick Pool and Landover Park, 3301 Landover St.
  • Goat Hill Park, 35 Kennedy St., and Timberland Park, 66A Kennedy St.
  • Mount Jefferson Park and Greenway, the 300 block between Hume Street and East Raymond Avenue
  • Charles W. Hill Park, 300 E. Oxford Ave., and St. Asaph Park, 221 E. Mount Ida Ave.
  • Judy Lowe Neighborhood Park, 1 E. Del Ray Ave., and Nancy Dunning Garden, 2802 Mount Vernon Ave.

The Duncan branch library is at 2501 Commonwealth Ave. More in our parks and trails guide.

Getting around

Distances are measured on the road network from the middle of the plan area (OSRM routing on OpenStreetMap data); they are distances, not drive times.

To Distance
City Hall, 301 King St. about 2.1 miles
I-395 Exit 7 (Glebe Road) about 2.1 miles
Capital Beltway Exit 177 (U.S. 1) about 2.3 miles
Reagan National Airport about 3 miles

Braddock Road Metrorail station sits at the southern edge, and Potomac Yard station is about a quarter mile east across U.S. 1. Fare-free DASH buses, according to DASH’s schedules:

  • Line 33: King Street Metro, Commonwealth Avenue and Mount Vernon Avenue to Potomac Yard Metro
  • Lines 36A and 36B: Mark Center, Shirlington and Glebe Road to Potomac Yard Metro
  • Line 103 (weekdays): Braddock Metro, Russell Road and Glebe Road to Pentagon Metro
  • Line 104 (weekdays): Braddock Metro, Cameron Mills Drive and Parkfairfax to Pentagon Metro

See our getting around guide.

Homeowners and civic associations

The city’s common ownership map lists 14 condominium associations and seven homeowners associations in the plan area. The civic associations on the map are the Del Ray Citizens Association, Lynhaven Civic Association, Rosemont Citizens Association and Warwick Village Citizens Association. The city says associations last updated their own entries in 2015.

Groceries and everyday stores

  • Aldi, 425 E. Monroe Ave., and CVS Pharmacy on East Monroe Avenue
  • Walgreens, 1517 Mount Vernon Ave.
  • The Neighborhood Pharmacy, 2204 Mount Vernon Ave.
  • Giant, 621 E. Glebe Road, just across U.S. 1 in Potomac Yard
  • FoodStar, on West Glebe Road, just north in Arlandria

How to check an address

Look up the parcel on the city’s real estate search, then check the school on the Attendance Zone Locator, since Del Ray is split between zones. Our property tax guide has the city rate, and our neighborhoods guide maps every plan area in the city.

Frequently asked questions

What school district is Del Ray in?

Del Ray is in Alexandria City Public Schools. Under the 2026-27 boundaries, about 54% of the Potomac West plan area that contains Del Ray is zoned for Mount Vernon Community School, with smaller parts zoned for Naomi L. Brooks, Jefferson-Houston and Cora Kelly. Most of it is zoned for George Washington Middle.

What ZIP code is Del Ray, Alexandria?

Mostly 22301. The northern part of the Potomac West plan area is in 22305.

What is the typical home value in Del Ray?

Zillow’s Home Value Index for ZIP 22301 was $1,062,804 in September 2026, up 3.6% from a year earlier. For 22305 it was $805,548. These are modeled values, not sale prices.

What is the nearest Metro station to Del Ray?

Braddock Road station is at the southern edge of the plan area, and Potomac Yard station is about a quarter mile east of it. DASH Line 33 runs along Mount Vernon Avenue between King Street and Potomac Yard stations.