Locust Grove, Charlottesville: homes, schools, parks and commute

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 and neighborhood parks pages; bus routes from CAT’s route book; stores from OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors).

Locust Grove covers 738 acres of northeast Charlottesville, from the edge of downtown to the Rivanna River, and takes in Pen Park, the city’s largest park. It is in ZIP code 22901. It is one of the few city neighborhoods split between two elementary school zones, and the division’s rezoning plan will change that split.

What this means for you

• Zoned high school: Charlottesville High School, 1400 Melbourne Road (every city address)
• Typical home value, ZIP 22901: $526,779 in September 2026, according to Zillow
• Nearest I-64 exit: Exit 121 (Route 20), about 2.7 miles; Exit 124 (U.S. 250) is about 2.8
• Check your elementary school: the division’s zone map or Student Services, 434-245-2405

Where it is

On the city’s planning neighborhood map, Locust Grove reaches from Long Street and the edge of downtown north to the city limits, with the Rivanna River and Pen Park on its eastern side. Its neighbors are Woolen Mills to the south, Martha Jefferson and North Downtown to the southwest and Greenbrier to the northwest. The main roads through it are Locust Avenue, Park Street and River Road.

Schools

The city’s school zone map splits Locust Grove roughly in two: about 58% of its area is in the Sunrise Elementary zone and about 41% in the Greenbrier Elementary zone. All students then attend Charlottesville Middle School and Charlottesville High School.

All four are Fully Accredited for 2025-26. In the state’s latest School Performance and Support Framework ratings, Sunrise scored 97.63 (Distinguished) and Greenbrier 87.76 (Approaching Expectations); the middle school (84.28) and high school (83.43) are rated Approaching Expectations.

Rezoning: Charlottesville City Schools says students living north of U.S. 250 who are now zoned to Sunrise, which it names as the Locust Grove and Park Street areas, will move to Greenbrier in August 2029 at the earliest. Families can apply early to attend the new school, and students in fourth or fifth grade when the change takes effect can apply to stay. The details are on the division’s attendance zones page; see also 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 figure was $511,398, up 1.1%. ZIP 22901 stretches well beyond the city into Albemarle County, so treat it as a broad guide. The index is a modeled typical value for mid-priced homes, not a sale price. See our home prices guide.

Parks and trails

• Pen Park, 1300 Pen Park Road off East Rio Road, 280 acres along the Rivanna River, which the city calls the “gem” of its park system. The Pen Park Nature Trail runs 1.5 miles along the river, and the Wednesday Farmers in the Park market meets there from May to September.
• Northeast Park, 4.8 acres at the corner of Sheridan Avenue and Calhoun Street.
• Davis Field, a city neighborhood park on the park map.
• The paved Rivanna River Trail runs north from Riverview Park to River Road, passing under the Free Bridge at the neighborhood’s eastern edge.

Hours: Pen Park is open 6 a.m. to 10 p.m. and most neighborhood parks 6 a.m. to 9 p.m. More in our parks and trails guide and farmers markets guide.

Getting around

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

CAT’s fare-free Route 11 (Locust Ave/Rio Rd) runs up Locust Avenue to the Downtown Transit Station, and Route 10 (Pantops) passes the neighborhood’s southern edge on High Street, according to the route book. See our getting around guide.

Groceries and everyday stores

• CVS Pharmacy, 1341 Long St., inside the neighborhood’s southern edge
• Food Lion, Pantops Center, across the Rivanna River in Albemarle County

OpenStreetMap lists no supermarket inside the neighborhood.

How to check an address

Look up the parcel in the city’s GIS Viewer for its zoning and assessed value, then check the elementary school, and whether rezoning affects it, on the division’s zone map. Our property tax guide has the city rate, and our neighborhoods guide maps all 19 city neighborhoods.

Frequently asked questions

What elementary school serves Locust Grove in Charlottesville?

It depends on the address. About 58% of the neighborhood is zoned for Sunrise Elementary and about 41% for Greenbrier Elementary. Under the division’s rezoning plan, Sunrise addresses north of U.S. 250 move to Greenbrier in August 2029 at the earliest.

What ZIP code is Locust Grove in?

ZIP code 22901.

What is the typical home value in Locust Grove, Charlottesville?

Zillow publishes figures by ZIP code, not by neighborhood. Its Home Value Index for ZIP 22901 was $526,779 in September 2026, up 1.8% from a year earlier. It is a modeled value, not a sale price.

Is Locust Grove a good place to live?

That depends on the household. The facts: Locust Grove is a 738-acre city neighborhood that includes 280-acre Pen Park and Northeast Park, split between the Sunrise and Greenbrier elementary zones, with every school Fully Accredited for 2025-26.