Woolen Mills, 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); bus routes from Charlottesville Area Transit’s route book; parks from Charlottesville Parks and Recreation; stores from OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors).

Woolen Mills is the city’s easternmost neighborhood, a 276-acre area where Charlottesville meets the Rivanna River. It takes its name from the woolen mill that operated on the river, and the city protects part of it as the Woolen Mills Village Conservation District. Nearly all of it is in ZIP code 22902.

What this means for you

• Zoned high school: Charlottesville High School, 1400 Melbourne Road (every city address)
• Typical home value, ZIP 22902: $477,096 in September 2026, according to Zillow
• Nearest I-64 exit: Exit 121 (Route 20), about 1 mile by road
• School zone questions: Charlottesville City Schools Student Services, 434-245-2405

Where it is

On the city’s planning neighborhood map, Woolen Mills runs along the west bank of the Rivanna River at the eastern city limits. Its neighbors are Martha Jefferson to the northwest, Locust Grove to the north and Belmont-Carlton to the southwest. Meade Avenue and East High Street form much of its western and northern edges, and the main streets inside it are East Market Street, Chesapeake Street, Riverside Avenue and Franklin Street.

About a fifth of the neighborhood lies in the city’s Woolen Mills Village Conservation District, where exterior changes to buildings go through the city’s historic review. Ask Neighborhood Development Services (434-970-3995 for zoning) before planning work on a house there.

Schools

The whole planning neighborhood is in the Sunrise Elementary zone, according to the city’s school zone map. Every Charlottesville student then attends the same two schools.

All three are Fully Accredited for the 2025-26 school year. In the state’s latest School Performance and Support Framework ratings, Sunrise scored 97.63 and is rated Distinguished; the middle school (84.28) and high school (83.43) are rated Approaching Expectations. The division’s rezoning plan does not move Woolen Mills addresses. Check a single address on the division’s interactive zone map. More in our schools guide.

Home values

Zillow does not publish a neighborhood figure, so the closest official measure is the ZIP code. Zillow’s Home Value Index for ZIP 22902 was $477,096 in September 2026, up 0.4% from $475,212 in September 2025. The figure for the whole city was $511,398, up 1.1%. ZIP 22902 also covers downtown, Belmont and Martha Jefferson, so it is a broad guide. The index is a modeled typical value for the middle third of homes, not a sale price. See our home prices guide for the longer trend and our real estate transfers page for recorded sales.

Parks and trails

• Riverview Park, 1909 Chesapeake St., 26.6 acres on the river at the end of Chesapeake Street. It is the start of the paved Rivanna River Trail, about 2.3 miles north to River Road under the Free Bridge. Dogs may go off leash on its designated trails on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays only.
• Meade Park, 5.2 acres at the corner of Meade Avenue and Chesapeake Street, one of the city’s community parks.

Park hours and rules are in our parks and trails guide.

Getting around

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

CAT’s fare-free Route 1 (PVCC/Woolen Mills) runs through the neighborhood on Market Street, Chesapeake Street, Riverside Avenue and Meade Avenue to the Downtown Transit Station. Route 10 (Pantops) uses East High Street on its way across the Free Bridge. Times are in the route book; see also our getting around guide.

Groceries and everyday stores

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

• CVS Pharmacy, 1341 Long St., just north in Locust Grove
• Food Lion, Pantops Center, across the river in Albemarle County
• La Guadalupana Mexican Grocery, on Carlton Road in Belmont-Carlton

How to check an address

Search the parcel in the city’s GIS Viewer for zoning and the assessed value, check the elementary school on the division’s zone map, and read our property tax guide for the city rate. See all of the city’s areas in our neighborhoods guide.

Frequently asked questions

What elementary school serves Woolen Mills in Charlottesville?

The whole Woolen Mills planning neighborhood is in the Sunrise Elementary zone (formerly Burnley-Moran), at 1300 Long St. Students then go to Charlottesville Middle School and Charlottesville High School.

What ZIP code is Woolen Mills in?

Almost all of Woolen Mills is in ZIP code 22902, which also covers downtown, Belmont and Martha Jefferson.

What is the typical home value in Woolen Mills?

Zillow does not publish a figure for the neighborhood. For ZIP code 22902 its Home Value Index was $477,096 in September 2026, up 0.4% from a year earlier. It is a modeled value, not a sale price.

Is Woolen Mills a good place to live?

That depends on what a household needs. The facts: Woolen Mills is a 276-acre city neighborhood on the Rivanna River with Riverview and Meade parks, zoned for Sunrise Elementary, which is Fully Accredited for 2025-26 and rated Distinguished in the state’s latest framework ratings.