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23027 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 23027 covers Cartersville, Virginia, with a population of about 1,727 and a median household income of $88,417.

Population
1,72739 per square mile
Median age
40.72 points above the US average
Median household income
$88,417about the Virginia median
Poverty rate
0.6%11.8 points below the US average
Typical home value
$333,167up 39.1% in five years
Degree or higher
17.9%17.1 points below the US average
Homeownership
89.3%24.3 points above the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
21

Where 23027 is

Cartersville, Virginia — the area the Census Bureau draws for this ZIP code. ZIP codes are sets of delivery routes rather than areas, so this is the Census approximation of one, not a Postal Service boundary.

People and households

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Population1,727
Median age40.7
Family households88.6%
Born outside the US2.3%
Speaks a language other than English at home3.8%
White (non-Hispanic)69.2%
Black (non-Hispanic)22%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0%
Hispanic or Latino6.9%
Veterans5.1%
Population by age
MaleFemale0-45-910-1415-1920-2425-3435-4445-5455-6465-7475-8485+
Income and poverty

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median household income$88,417
Income per person$42,955
Poverty rate0.6%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance12.6%

Household income distribution

Under $10k1.7%
$10–15k0.0%
$15–20k2.6%
$20–25k0.0%
$25–30k1.5%
$30–35k11.1%
$35–40k2.9%
$40–45k2.6%
$45–50k0.0%
$50–60k9.5%
$60–75k4.6%
$75–100k24.0%
$100–125k6.6%
$125–150k10.7%
$150–200k11.1%
$200k or more11.1%

Income as declared to the IRS

Filed returns rather than survey responses, so this counts tax units and not households.

Tax returns filed640
Mean adjusted gross income$65,159
Returns declaring $200,000 or more3.1%
Returns, under $25k26.6%
Returns, $25k–$50k25.0%
Returns, $50k–$75k18.8%
Returns, $75k–$100k10.9%
Returns, $100k–$200k15.6%
Returns, $200k or more3.1%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$244,800
Owner-occupied89.3%
Vacant homes9.7%
Median year built1988

What the homes are

Detached house84.2%
Attached house2.3%
Mobile home13.5%
Home values and rents today

Zillow Home Value Index and Zillow Observed Rent Index, courtesy of Zillow. Monthly and current, where the Census figures above are a five-year average and are capped at $2,000,000.

Typical home value$333,167as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 9.8%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 39.1%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 103.6%
Typical home value since 2000
201220192026$333,167$146,579

$149,002 in 2012 to $333,167 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate1%
Bachelor's degree or higher17.9%
High school diploma or higher90.2%
Works from home13.3%
Drives to work alone74.2%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more59.4%
Health

CDC PLACES 2025 release, model-based estimates. These are modelled small-area estimates for adults, not counts of diagnosed cases.

Obesity38.1% 4.7 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes14.5% 2.5 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes15.1% 1.9 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure40.8% 6.7 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health20.8% 0.5 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)8.3% 3 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression23% 1.1 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity26.4% 1 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis31.2% 6.1 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking14.1% 1.9 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication80% 5.3 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)9% 1.3 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma11.2% 0.8 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease7.7% 1.5 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year79.6% 2.9 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening87.8% 1.9 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability15.6% 0.8 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening71.5% 7.2 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD8.1% 1.5 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist66.9% 5.6 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability34.5% 3.8 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support22.5% 2.3 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity13.7% 3.4 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps11.7% 2.6 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability7.8% 1.1 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol40.2% 4 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity11.2% 2.6 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability8.9% 0.5 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport7.7% 1.5 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness33.1% 1.3 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use76.6% 0.7 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)17.1% same as the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability16.7% 2.7 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)14.9% 1.4 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability4.2% same as the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat7.4% 1.4 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours36.4% same as the national average of 36.4%
Stroke4.2% 0.8 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost13.7% 0.7 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability5.2% same as the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments21
People employed86
Annual payroll$2,813,000
Natural hazard risk

FEMA National Risk Index, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data — the NRI is not published per ZIP.

Overall riskHigher than 73.8% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Moderate
Expected annual loss55.2 out of 100
Community resilience7 out of 100

By hazard

Score is out of 100 and is the area-weighted average across the census tracts this ZIP code covers. The rating beside it is the highest any one of those tracts carries.

Drought99.2Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane85.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind83Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide82.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake79.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning74.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail65.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire65.4Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm64.1Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather61.8Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding60.7Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado50.9Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave38Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave25Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Compared with Virginia and the United States

State and national columns are figures for those areas, not for this ZIP code. American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

This ZIPVirginiaUnited States
Median household income$88,417$90,974$78,538
Income per person$42,955$49,217$43,289
Poverty rate0.6%9.9%12.4%
Median home value$244,800$360,700$303,400
Median gross rent$1,514$1,348
Homeownership89.3%67.2%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher17.9%41.5%35%
Unemployment rate1%4.3%5.2%
Works from home13.3%16.2%13.5%
Born outside the US2.3%12.9%13.9%
Median age40.738.838.7
Climate

NOAA US Climate Normals 1991-2020, from the nearest weather station with a full year of records. The station and its distance are named above, because a station forty kilometres away describes somewhere else.

Weather stationBREMO BLUFF, VA US14.8 km away
Rain in a year47 in

Average high and low by month

January48.9°F / 22.1°F3.3 in rain
February52.8°F / 23.9°F2.79 in rain
March61.4°F / 30.3°F4.01 in rain
April72.6°F / 39.8°F3.28 in rain
May80.1°F / 49.9°F4.86 in rain
June87.6°F / 58.5°F4.28 in rain
July91.7°F / 63.3°F5.13 in rain
August90.1°F / 61.9°F3.81 in rain
September83.5°F / 54.4°F4.15 in rain
October72.9°F / 41.3°F3.99 in rain
November61.7°F / 30.6°F3.63 in rain
December52.2°F / 25.2°F3.62 in rain
Access to food

USDA Food Access Research Atlas, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Each figure is the share of the ZIP code's land area that falls in a tract carrying that flag.

Low income and far from a supermarket100% of this ZIP code's area
Far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
No vehicle and far from a supermarket100% of this ZIP code's area
School districts

NCES Geographic Relationship File 2025, which states the association between each district and each ZIP code tabulation area directly. Elementary and secondary districts can cover the same ground, so shares need not total 100%.

Cumberland County Public Schools100% of this ZIP code's land area
Community and walkability

CDC/ATSDR Social Vulnerability Index 2022 and the EPA National Walkability Index, both estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Vulnerability figures are national percentile ranks, not measurements.

Overall social vulnerability30more vulnerable than 30% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status27more vulnerable than 27% of US census tracts
Household characteristics43more vulnerable than 43% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status54more vulnerable than 54% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport29more vulnerable than 29% of US census tracts
Walkability4 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

The closest ZIP codes by centre point, which is not the same as sharing a border.

23038 Columbia, VA8.2 km away
23123 New Canton, VA15.3 km away
23022 Bremo Bluff, VA15.6 km away
23055 Fork Union, VA16.2 km away
23063 Goochland, VA17.5 km away
23040 Cumberland, VA19.3 km away
23004 Arvonia, VA22.2 km away
23139 Powhatan, VA22.7 km away
Location, counties and time zone

County shares from Census 2020 ZCTA relationship files. Time zone from the USDOT National Transportation Atlas, which renders the boundaries written into 49 CFR Part 71.

Cumberland County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area43.74 sq mi
Water area0.18 sq mi
Population density39 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude37.6479, -78.1389

Figures are published for this ZIP code or its Census tabulation area unless a section says otherwise. Estimates whose margin of error made them unreliable are omitted rather than shown. Sources: US Census Bureau, CDC, IRS.

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