Greenbrier, in ZIP 22901, holds Charlottesville High School and McIntire Park. Zillow's typical 22901 value was $526,779 in September 2026.

Last checked Oct. 19, 2026. Boundaries come from the City of Charlottesville’s Planning Neighborhoods map layer; school zones from the city’s elementary school zone layer and Charlottesville City Schools’ attendance zones page; home values from the Zillow Home Value Index (Zillow Research); parks from Charlottesville Parks and Recreation’s community parks page and trails page; bus routes from CAT’s route book; stores from OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors).

Greenbrier is the largest of the city’s northern neighborhoods, 771 acres between the U.S. 250 Bypass and Rio Road. It holds Charlottesville High School, Greenbrier Elementary, McIntire Park and most of the Meadow Creek valley, and nearly all of it is in ZIP code 22901.

What this means for you

  • Zoned high school: Charlottesville High School, 1400 Melbourne Road, inside the neighborhood
  • Typical home value, ZIP 22901: $526,779 in September 2026, according to Zillow
  • Nearest I-64 exit: Exit 121 (Route 20), about 3.8 miles; Exits 120 and 124 are about 4 miles
  • School zone questions: Charlottesville City Schools Student Services, 434-245-2405

Where it is

On the city’s planning neighborhood map, Greenbrier runs north from the U.S. 250 Bypass to the city limits near Rio Road East. Its neighbors are Barracks/Rugby to the southwest, The Meadows to the west, North Downtown to the south and Locust Grove to the southeast. Hydraulic Road and Chapel Hill Road touch its edges. Inside, the main streets are Greenbrier Drive, Brandywine Drive, Yorktown Drive, Meadowbrook Heights Road, Grove Road, Kenwood Lane and Melbourne Road, and John W. Warner Parkway runs north through the Meadow Creek valley. OpenStreetMap also names smaller places inside it, including Greenbriar Heights and Wakefield.

Schools

The city’s school zone map puts the whole neighborhood in the Greenbrier Elementary zone.

School Grades Address State report card
Greenbrier Elementary K-5 2228 Greenbrier Drive School Quality Profile
Charlottesville Middle School 6-8 1000 Cherry Ave. School Quality Profile
Charlottesville High School 9-12 1400 Melbourne Road School Quality Profile

All three are Fully Accredited for 2025-26. In the state’s latest School Performance and Support Framework ratings, Greenbrier scored 87.76, the middle school 84.28 and the high school 83.43; all three are rated Approaching Expectations. The division’s rezoning plan adds addresses to the Greenbrier zone: Locust Grove and Park Street addresses north of U.S. 250 now zoned to Sunrise move to Greenbrier in August 2029 at the earliest. It moves Rose Hill, Birdwood and Meadows addresses out of Greenbrier to Trailblazer. See the attendance zones page and our schools guide.

Home values

Zillow’s Home Value Index for ZIP 22901 was $526,779 in September 2026, up 1.8% from $517,701 in September 2025. The city as a whole was $511,398, up 1.1%. ZIP 22901 also covers a large part of Albemarle County north of the city, so it is a broad guide only. The index is a modeled typical value for the middle third of homes, not a sale price. More in our home prices guide.

Parks and trails

  • McIntire Park, 375 and 425 U.S. 250 Bypass, which the city calls one of its most popular parks, open 6 a.m. to 10 p.m.
  • Greenbrier Park, 28.3 acres of undeveloped land with an 8-foot stone-dust trail and boardwalks along Meadow Creek.
  • John W. Warner Parkway trail, paved, from the U.S. 250 Bypass at McIntire Park north to Rio Road. The city suggests parking near the rescue squad at 828 McIntire Road, on Melbourne Road or at the Charlottesville Albemarle Technical Education Center, 1000 Rio Road East.

See our parks and trails guide and walking and biking trails guide.

Getting around

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

To Distance
City Hall and the Downtown Mall about 2.2 miles
I-64 Exit 121 (Route 20) about 3.8 miles
I-64 Exit 120 (Fifth Street) about 4 miles
I-64 Exit 124 (U.S. 250) about 4.1 miles
Charlottesville-Albemarle Airport (CHO) about 8.5 miles

CAT’s fare-free Route 9 (UVA Health/YMCA) runs through the neighborhood on Kenwood Lane, Yorktown Drive, Grove Road and Concord Drive, and Route 11 (Locust Ave/Rio Rd) serves Rio Road, according to the route book. More in our getting around guide.

Groceries and everyday stores

OpenStreetMap lists no supermarket inside the neighborhood. The nearest are just to the west:

  • Whole Foods Market, 1797 Hydraulic Road
  • C’ville Oriental Market, 1195 Seminole Trail

How to check an address

Search the parcel in the city’s GIS Viewer for zoning and the assessed value, and confirm the school on the division’s interactive zone map. Many homes with a Charlottesville mailing address are in Albemarle County, not the city, and go to county schools. Our property tax guide has the city rate; all 19 city neighborhoods are on our neighborhoods guide.

Frequently asked questions

What elementary school serves the Greenbrier neighborhood in Charlottesville?

Greenbrier Elementary, 2228 Greenbrier Drive. The city’s zone map puts the whole planning neighborhood in its zone, and Charlottesville High School is inside the neighborhood too.

What ZIP code is Greenbrier, Charlottesville in?

ZIP code 22901.

What parks are in Greenbrier, Charlottesville?

McIntire Park on the U.S. 250 Bypass, 28.3-acre Greenbrier Park with its trail along Meadow Creek, and the Meadow Creek Valley parkland along John W. Warner Parkway, which has a paved trail north to Rio Road.

Is Greenbrier a good place to live?

That depends on the household. The facts: Greenbrier is a 771-acre city neighborhood with McIntire and Greenbrier parks, zoned for Greenbrier Elementary, which is Fully Accredited for 2025-26. Zillow’s typical value for ZIP 22901 was $526,779 in September 2026.