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23030 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 23030 covers Charles City, Virginia, with a population of about 4,385 and a median household income of $72,917.

Population
4,38529 per square mile
Median age
53.514.8 points above the US average
Median household income
$72,91720% below the Virginia median
Poverty rate
9.9%2.5 points below the US average
Typical home value
$279,322up 16% in five years
Median rent
$99634% below the Virginia median
Degree or higher
16.1%18.9 points below the US average
Homeownership
85.7%20.7 points above the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
127

Where 23030 is

Charles City, 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

Population4,385
Median age53.5
Family households60.4%
Born outside the US2.3%
Speaks a language other than English at home2.8%
White (non-Hispanic)45.4%
Black (non-Hispanic)40.5%
Asian (non-Hispanic)1.7%
Hispanic or Latino1.6%
Veterans9.6%
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$72,917
Income per person$41,454
Poverty rate9.9%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance11.8%

Household income distribution

Under $10k7.4%
$10–15k3.8%
$15–20k5.0%
$20–25k4.3%
$25–30k2.7%
$30–35k1.9%
$35–40k1.9%
$40–45k2.9%
$45–50k4.1%
$50–60k5.8%
$60–75k10.3%
$75–100k18.4%
$100–125k9.1%
$125–150k6.8%
$150–200k8.1%
$200k or more7.4%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed2,340
Mean adjusted gross income$79,827
Returns declaring $200,000 or more4.7%
Returns, under $25k26.9%
Returns, $25k–$50k26.5%
Returns, $50k–$75k16.2%
Returns, $75k–$100k11.1%
Returns, $100k–$200k14.5%
Returns, $200k or more4.7%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$237,500
Median gross rent$996
Owner-occupied85.7%
Vacant homes11.6%
Median year built1990

What the homes are

Detached house84.2%
Attached house1%
2 to 4 units1.5%
5 to 19 units1%
20 or more units0.6%
Mobile home11.7%
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$279,322as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 1.4%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 16%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 64.7%
Typical home value since 2000
200920172026$279,322$155,399

$168,202 in 2009 to $279,322 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate4.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher16.1%
High school diploma or higher87.2%
Works from home7.6%
Drives to work alone84.1%
Takes public transport0.6%
Commutes 45 minutes or more26.6%
Health

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

Obesity42.5% 9.1 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes19.3% 7.3 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes16.7% 3.5 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure48% 13.9 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health25.3% 5 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)9.1% 2.2 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression21.1% 0.8 pts below the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity31.8% 6.4 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis36% 10.9 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking11.4% 4.6 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication83.2% 8.5 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)8.6% 0.9 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma12% 1.6 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease8.9% 2.7 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year83.1% 6.4 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening89.3% 3.4 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability16% 1.2 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening68.2% 3.9 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD9.4% 2.8 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist60.5% 0.8 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Any disability39.2% 8.5 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support25.5% 0.7 pts above the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity19.2% 2.1 pts above the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps17.4% 3.1 pts above the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability8.1% 1.4 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol42.5% 6.3 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity14.8% 1 pts above the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability10.6% 2.2 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport10% 0.8 pts above the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness35% 0.6 pts above the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use77.5% 1.6 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)16.8% same as the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability21.8% 7.8 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)16.8% 3.3 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability5.7% 1.7 pts above the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat10.2% 1.4 pts above the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours39.6% 3.2 pts above the national average of 36.4%
Stroke5.6% 2.2 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost16% 3 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability7.1% 1.5 pts above the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments127
People employed1,218
Annual payroll$66,367,000
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 50.6% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Low to Relatively Moderate across the 4 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss41.9 out of 100
Community resilience34.1 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.

Drought98.9Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Coastal flooding87.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane80.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire74.1Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail69.7Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide69.4Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm64.9Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather59.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake53.8Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind48.5Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado47.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning44.7Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave36.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave35.9Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding30.2Relatively 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$72,917$90,974$78,538
Income per person$41,454$49,217$43,289
Poverty rate9.9%9.9%12.4%
Median home value$237,500$360,700$303,400
Median gross rent$996$1,514$1,348
Homeownership85.7%67.2%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher16.1%41.5%35%
Unemployment rate4.6%4.3%5.2%
Works from home7.6%16.2%13.5%
Born outside the US2.3%12.9%13.9%
Median age53.538.838.7
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 stationHOPEWELL, VA US16.7 km away
Rain in a year50 in
Snow in a year4 in

Average high and low by month

January50.4°F / 31.2°F3.53 in rain, 2.1 in snow
February54.3°F / 32.9°F3.01 in rain, 1 in snow
March61.7°F / 39.7°F4.02 in rain
April72.7°F / 48.6°F3.84 in rain
May79.1°F / 57.8°F4.25 in rain
June86°F / 66.3°F4.56 in rain
July89.6°F / 70.6°F5.18 in rain
August87.9°F / 68.9°F5.59 in rain
September81.9°F / 63.2°F5.15 in rain
October72.6°F / 51.2°F3.67 in rain
November62.2°F / 41.1°F3.43 in rain
December53.4°F / 34.6°F3.84 in rain, 0.4 in snow
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 supermarketNone of this ZIP code
Far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
No vehicle and far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
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%.

Charles City County Public Schools99.3% 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 vulnerability48more vulnerable than 48% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status51more vulnerable than 51% of US census tracts
Household characteristics37more vulnerable than 37% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status70more vulnerable than 70% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport40more vulnerable than 40% of US census tracts
Walkability4.8 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

23147 Ruthville, VA6.7 km away
23140 Providence Forge, VA10.2 km away
23141 Quinton, VA17.3 km away
23860 Hopewell, VA18.7 km away
23089 Lanexa, VA19.1 km away
23899 Claremont, VA20 km away
23836 Chester, VA20.5 km away
23875 Prince George, VA20.9 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.

Charles City County99.3% of this ZIP code's land area
Henrico County0.7% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area149.29 sq mi
Water area20.75 sq mi
Population density29 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude37.3663, -77.1082

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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