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23047 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 23047 covers Doswell, Virginia, with a population of about 1,457 and a median household income of $81,203.

Population
1,45734 per square mile
Median age
59.620.9 points above the US average
Median household income
$81,20311% below the Virginia median
Poverty rate
1.4%11 points below the US average
Typical home value
$444,179up 19.9% in five years
Median rent
$1,18022% below the Virginia median
Degree or higher
47.7%12.7 points above the US average
Homeownership
88.3%23.3 points above the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
85

Where 23047 is

Doswell, 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

Population1,457
Median age59.6
Family households70.6%
Born outside the US3.8%
Speaks a language other than English at home0%
White (non-Hispanic)70.6%
Black (non-Hispanic)12.3%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0%
Hispanic or Latino16.1%
Veterans9.7%
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$81,203
Income per person$69,334
Poverty rate1.4%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance2.2%

Household income distribution

Under $10k0.0%
$10–15k0.0%
$15–20k0.0%
$20–25k0.0%
$25–30k1.1%
$30–35k10.6%
$35–40k7.8%
$40–45k3.6%
$45–50k0.0%
$50–60k7.6%
$60–75k8.7%
$75–100k28.0%
$100–125k8.6%
$125–150k3.0%
$150–200k8.4%
$200k or more12.8%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed1,120
Mean adjusted gross income$89,696
Returns declaring $200,000 or more9.8%
Returns, under $25k25.0%
Returns, $25k–$50k21.4%
Returns, $50k–$75k14.3%
Returns, $75k–$100k8.9%
Returns, $100k–$200k20.5%
Returns, $200k or more9.8%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$419,200
Median gross rent$1,180
Rent as a share of household income31.9%
Owner-occupied88.3%
Vacant homes22.5%
Median year built1990

What the homes are

Detached house100%
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$444,179as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 5.4%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 19.9%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 61.6%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$444,179$166,063

$166,063 in 2000 to $444,179 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate1.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher47.7%
High school diploma or higher96%
Works from home16%
Drives to work alone75.3%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more19%
Health

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

Obesity34.6% 1.2 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes12.9% 0.9 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes11.6% 1.6 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure37.9% 3.8 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health16.5% 3.8 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)6.5% 4.8 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression21% 0.9 pts below the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity22.3% 3.1 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis29% 3.9 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking14.1% 1.9 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication80.3% 5.6 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)9.5% 1.8 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma10.5% same as the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease6.4% same as the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year80.8% 4.1 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening90% 4.1 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability12.6% 2.2 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening74% 9.7 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD6.2% same as the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist72.8% 11.5 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability29.8% 0.9 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support19.9% 4.9 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity10.3% 6.8 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps8.4% 5.9 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability6.6% same as the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol41.3% 5.1 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity8.8% 5 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability7.1% 1.3 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport6% 3.2 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness31.3% 3.1 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use77.8% 1.9 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)14.7% 2.1 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability14% same as the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)12.7% 0.8 pts below the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability3.3% 0.7 pts below the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat5.7% 3.1 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours33.8% 2.6 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3.5% same as the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost7.7% 5.3 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability4.2% 1.4 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments85
People employed2,449
Annual payroll$71,737,000
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 68.4% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Low to Relatively Moderate across the 3 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss71.1 out of 100
Community resilience76.5 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.

Drought98.5Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide85Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake80.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane79.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning75.6Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm75.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind74.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire71.1Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail69.6Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding69.5Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado61.6Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave54Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather51.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave19.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Avalanche2.7Very 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$81,203$90,974$78,538
Income per person$69,334$49,217$43,289
Poverty rate1.4%9.9%12.4%
Median home value$419,200$360,700$303,400
Median gross rent$1,180$1,514$1,348
Homeownership88.3%67.2%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher47.7%41.5%35%
Unemployment rate1.5%4.3%5.2%
Works from home16%16.2%13.5%
Born outside the US3.8%12.9%13.9%
Median age59.638.838.7
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 stationASHLAND, VA US9.9 km away
Rain in a year45 in
Snow in a year15 in

Average high and low by month

January46.8°F / 27.2°F3.29 in rain, 5.9 in snow
February51.1°F / 29°F2.82 in rain, 4 in snow
March59.9°F / 35.7°F3.79 in rain, 1.8 in snow
April71.1°F / 45.2°F3.41 in rain
May76.5°F / 54.7°F4.24 in rain
June82.9°F / 63.2°F4.58 in rain
July86.7°F / 67.6°F4.29 in rain
August85.1°F / 66.2°F3.91 in rain
September79.2°F / 59.5°F4.19 in rain
October68.9°F / 47.7°F3.69 in rain
November59°F / 37.4°F3.37 in rain
December49.9°F / 30.2°F3.72 in rain, 3 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%.

This ZIP code is served by 2 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Hanover County Public Schools88.4% of this ZIP code's land area
Caroline County Public Schools11.6% 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 vulnerability14more vulnerable than 14% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status19more vulnerable than 19% of US census tracts
Household characteristics22more vulnerable than 22% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status31more vulnerable than 31% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport14more vulnerable than 14% of US census tracts
Walkability3.9 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

23005 Ashland, VA11.8 km away
22546 Ruther Glen, VA12 km away
23015 Beaverdam, VA12.5 km away
23059 Glen Allen, VA13.1 km away
23192 Montpelier, VA16 km away
23069 Hanover, VA18.6 km away
22501 Ladysmith, VA19.6 km away
23060 Glen Allen, VA20 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.

Hanover County88.4% of this ZIP code's land area
Caroline County11.6% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area43.07 sq mi
Water area0.62 sq mi
Population density34 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude37.8417, -77.5125

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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