Low Water Pressure in Clifton, VA

A lever ball valve and a wheel-handled gate valve on the same run of pipe

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Clifton has 4,856 occupied homes across 1 ZIP code, and the typical one was built in 1989. That year is the most useful single fact for working out why the water pressure is weak, because it predicts what the supply pipe is made of.

Clifton sits 5 years newer than the VA median of 1984. Of the 111 VA towns we route calls in, its housing is older than 38% of them, and by number of homes it ranks 40th.

What 1989 tells you about the pipe in Clifton

Housing of this vintage generally means copper throughout in most cases, with polybutylene fitted in some homes built from the late seventies onward. Polybutylene was discontinued in the mid-nineties and is worth identifying, because its failures are sudden rather than gradual. More on 1980s supply pipe.

93% of occupied homes in Clifton are owner-occupied, 13 points above the VA figure of 80%. It matters here because the run between the meter and the house belongs to the property owner, not the utility.

Median household income across Clifton ZIP codes is $218,942, 168% above the VA median of $81,652.

Before calling anyone in Clifton, check whether every tap is weak or just one. Normal supply is 45–80 psi and under 40 psi is low — how to test it in a minute. Whole house is a supply problem worth a call; one tap is usually a five-minute job you can do yourself.

Clifton against the nearest VA towns we cover

Town	Typical build year	Occupied homes
Clifton	1989	4,856
Aldie	2012	10,447
Manassas	1990	51,582
Marshall	1982	2,860
Middleburg	1981	1,403

Nearby towns we cover

Centreville typical build 1991 · same era
Purcellville typical build 1997 · 8 years newer
Bluemont typical build 1984 · 5 years older
Bristow typical build 2004 · 15 years newer
Round Hill typical build 2001 · 12 years newer
Catharpin typical build 1976 · 13 years older

Worth reading for a 1989-era home

ZIP codes we route in Clifton

20124

Low water pressure help near me in Clifton

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