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23148 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 23148 covers Saint Stephens Church, Virginia, with a population of about 1,472 and a median household income of $78,005.

Population
1,47225 per square mile
Median age
51.212.5 points above the US average
Median household income
$78,00514% below the Virginia median
Poverty rate
13.6%1.2 points above the US average
Typical home value
$295,382up 38.7% in five years
Median rent
$99035% below the Virginia median
Degree or higher
11.5%23.5 points below the US average
Homeownership
77.5%12.5 points above the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
22

Where 23148 is

Saint Stephens Church, 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

Population1,472
Median age51.2
Family households60.8%
Born outside the US0.3%
Speaks a language other than English at home2.7%
White (non-Hispanic)48.4%
Black (non-Hispanic)46.6%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0%
Hispanic or Latino1.7%
Veterans4.7%
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$78,005
Income per person$39,093
Poverty rate13.6%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance17.8%

Household income distribution

Under $10k7.6%
$10–15k2.1%
$15–20k2.6%
$20–25k6.2%
$25–30k0.8%
$30–35k5.3%
$35–40k0.0%
$40–45k1.6%
$45–50k6.6%
$50–60k9.4%
$60–75k5.7%
$75–100k21.9%
$100–125k2.9%
$125–150k9.1%
$150–200k10.0%
$200k or more8.1%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed740
Mean adjusted gross income$58,995
Returns declaring $200,000 or more2.7%
Returns, under $25k29.7%
Returns, $25k–$50k29.7%
Returns, $50k–$75k16.2%
Returns, $75k–$100k8.1%
Returns, $100k–$200k13.5%
Returns, $200k or more2.7%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$201,700
Median gross rent$990
Rent as a share of household income20%
Owner-occupied77.5%
Vacant homes12.6%
Median year built1991

What the homes are

Detached house82.4%
5 to 19 units0.6%
Mobile home17%
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$295,382as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 7.6%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 38.7%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 101.1%
Typical home value since 2000
201520202026$295,382$138,780

$138,780 in 2015 to $295,382 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher11.5%
High school diploma or higher79.6%
Works from home29%
Drives to work alone62.7%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more42.2%
Health

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

Obesity42.3% 8.9 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes18.1% 6.1 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes17.4% 4.2 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure46.3% 12.2 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health25.1% 4.8 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)9.4% 1.9 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression22.6% 0.7 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity31.1% 5.7 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis34.5% 9.4 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking12.4% 3.6 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication81.8% 7.1 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)8.7% 1 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma11.7% 1.3 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease8.8% 2.6 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year81.7% 5 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening88% 2.1 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability16.6% 1.8 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening69.3% 5 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD9.7% 3.1 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist60% 1.3 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Any disability38.3% 7.6 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support23.9% 0.9 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity18.7% 1.6 pts above the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps17.5% 3.2 pts above the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability8.2% 1.5 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol42.2% 6 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity14.2% same as the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability10.5% 2.1 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport9.7% 0.5 pts above the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness34.7% same as the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use75.9% same as the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)17.6% 0.8 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability20.6% 6.6 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 disability5.5% 1.5 pts above the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat10% 1.2 pts above the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours40.2% 3.8 pts above the national average of 36.4%
Stroke5.2% 1.8 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost17.3% 4.3 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability6.8% 1.2 pts above the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments22
People employed83
Annual payroll$3,842,000
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 91.9% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Moderate to Relatively High across the 2 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss84.7 out of 100
Community resilience39.9 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.

Drought99.7Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Coastal flooding92.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind91.1Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide90.1Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane86.7Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm81.6Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding80.5Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail79.8Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire72.4Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake67.1Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning67.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado64.9Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather54.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave53.3Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave22.3Relatively 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$78,005$90,974$78,538
Income per person$39,093$49,217$43,289
Poverty rate13.6%9.9%12.4%
Median home value$201,700$360,700$303,400
Median gross rent$990$1,514$1,348
Homeownership77.5%67.2%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher11.5%41.5%35%
Unemployment rate12.5%4.3%5.2%
Works from home29%16.2%13.5%
Born outside the US0.3%12.9%13.9%
Median age51.238.838.7
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 stationWALKERTON 2 NW, VA US11.7 km away
Rain in a year46 in
Snow in a year8 in

Average high and low by month

January48.6°F / 29.4°F3.19 in rain, 3.4 in snow
February52.3°F / 31.1°F2.85 in rain, 2.4 in snow
March60.4°F / 37.8°F4.03 in rain, 1 in snow
April71.6°F / 46.9°F3.2 in rain
May77.6°F / 56.8°F3.84 in rain
June84.9°F / 65°F4.18 in rain
July88.4°F / 69.4°F4.78 in rain
August86.9°F / 67.8°F4.37 in rain
September81.2°F / 61.6°F4.44 in rain
October71.5°F / 49.6°F3.78 in rain
November60.9°F / 39.3°F3.29 in rain, 0.1 in snow
December51.7°F / 32.4°F3.69 in rain, 0.9 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 supermarket100% of this ZIP code's area
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.

King and Queen County Public Schools93.5% of this ZIP code's land area
Essex County Public Schools6.5% 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 vulnerability42more vulnerable than 42% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status67more vulnerable than 67% of US census tracts
Household characteristics18more vulnerable than 18% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status56more vulnerable than 56% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport24more vulnerable than 24% of US census tracts
Walkability4.4 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

23115 Millers Tavern, VA9.9 km away
23177 Walkerton, VA10.8 km away
23126 Newtown, VA11.5 km away
23009 Aylett, VA12.1 km away
23023 Bruington, VA12.6 km away
22560 Tappahannock, VA14.5 km away
23086 King William, VA14.7 km away
22436 Caret, VA17.1 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.

King and Queen County93.5% of this ZIP code's land area
Essex County6.5% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area58.29 sq mi
Water area0.48 sq mi
Population density25 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude37.8479, -77.0550

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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