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23156 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 23156 covers Shacklefords, Virginia, with a population of about 1,249.

Population
1,24930 per square mile
Median age
55.917.2 points above the US average
Poverty rate
28.2%15.8 points above the US average
Typical home value
$277,664up 32.7% in five years
Median rent
$96336% below the Virginia median
Degree or higher
12%23 points below the US average
Homeownership
87.4%22.4 points above the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
30

Where 23156 is

Shacklefords, 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

Population1,249
Median age55.9
Family households79.4%
Born outside the US1.4%
Speaks a language other than English at home3.6%
White (non-Hispanic)54.4%
Black (non-Hispanic)29.4%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0%
Hispanic or Latino9.4%
Veterans5.6%
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

Income per person$45,122
Poverty rate28.2%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance21.4%

Household income distribution

Under $10k4.5%
$10–15k7.0%
$15–20k7.2%
$20–25k2.1%
$25–30k9.3%
$30–35k15.1%
$35–40k3.5%
$40–45k1.6%
$45–50k0.0%
$50–60k1.0%
$60–75k0.0%
$75–100k6.0%
$100–125k25.2%
$125–150k8.7%
$150–200k4.1%
$200k or more4.7%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed800
Mean adjusted gross income$60,241
Returns declaring $200,000 or more3.8%
Returns, under $25k26.2%
Returns, $25k–$50k30.0%
Returns, $50k–$75k16.2%
Returns, $75k–$100k10.0%
Returns, $100k–$200k13.8%
Returns, $200k or more3.8%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$216,400
Median gross rent$963
Rent as a share of household income51%
Owner-occupied87.4%
Vacant homes32.8%
Median year built1989

What the homes are

Detached house71.2%
2 to 4 units0.8%
Mobile home28%
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$277,664as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 5.2%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 32.7%
Typical home value since 2000
201720212026$277,664$152,155

$152,155 in 2017 to $277,664 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate2.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher12%
High school diploma or higher83.8%
Works from home2.8%
Drives to work alone97.2%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more37.4%
Health

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

Obesity40.5% 7.1 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes17.2% 5.2 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes16.1% 2.9 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure45.4% 11.3 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health23.4% 3.1 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)8.7% 2.6 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression23% 1.1 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity29.3% 3.9 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis35.2% 10.1 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking12.6% 3.4 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)9.7% 2 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma11.4% 1 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease9% 2.8 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year81.8% 5.1 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening88.5% 2.6 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability15.8% 1 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening70.7% 6.4 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD9.8% 3.2 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist60.5% 0.8 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Any disability37.3% 6.6 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support22% 2.8 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity15.6% 1.5 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps14.2% same as the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability8.6% 1.9 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol43.2% 7 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity11.8% 2 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability9.8% 1.4 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport8.4% 0.8 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness33.6% 0.8 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use75.9% same as the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)17% same as the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability19.6% 5.6 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)16.4% 2.9 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability5% 1 pts above the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat8.2% 0.6 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours38.3% 1.9 pts above the national average of 36.4%
Stroke4.9% 1.5 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost12.8% same as the national average of 13%
Vision disability6.2% 0.6 pts above the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments30
People employed132
Annual payroll$5,159,000
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 65.1% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Moderate
Expected annual loss55.6 out of 100
Community resilience40 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.

Drought99Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Coastal flooding94.9Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane82.9Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide78.3Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire77.4Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm74.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind70.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail61.9Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding57Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning53.6Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado52.9Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake51.8Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather44Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave41.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave20Relatively 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$90,974$78,538
Income per person$45,122$49,217$43,289
Poverty rate28.2%9.9%12.4%
Median home value$216,400$360,700$303,400
Median gross rent$963$1,514$1,348
Homeownership87.4%67.2%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher12%41.5%35%
Unemployment rate2.4%4.3%5.2%
Works from home2.8%16.2%13.5%
Born outside the US1.4%12.9%13.9%
Median age55.938.838.7
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 stationW PT 2 NW, VA US9.3 km away
Rain in a year48 in
Snow in a year10 in

Average high and low by month

January49°F / 28.4°F3.59 in rain, 4.3 in snow
February52.8°F / 29.9°F2.83 in rain, 2.6 in snow
March60.7°F / 36.3°F3.96 in rain, 1 in snow
April71.8°F / 45.7°F3.76 in rain, 0.1 in snow
May78.7°F / 55.3°F4.05 in rain
June86.1°F / 63.9°F4.48 in rain
July90°F / 68.4°F4.86 in rain
August87.7°F / 66.8°F4.78 in rain
September81.8°F / 60.6°F4.89 in rain
October71.7°F / 48.7°F4.07 in rain
November61.1°F / 38.4°F3.01 in rain
December52°F / 31.7°F3.6 in rain, 1.6 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%.

King and Queen 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 vulnerability33more vulnerable than 33% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status53more vulnerable than 53% of US census tracts
Household characteristics14more vulnerable than 14% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status45more vulnerable than 45% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport29more vulnerable than 29% of US census tracts
Walkability4.9 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

23190 Woods Cross Roads, VA7.8 km away
23181 West Point, VA10.7 km away
23108 Mascot, VA11.8 km away
23011 Barhamsville, VA12.7 km away
23149 Saluda, VA13.2 km away
23110 Mattaponi, VA13.5 km away
23003 Ark, VA13.8 km away
23175 Urbanna, VA16.4 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 County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area42.07 sq mi
Water area5.1 sq mi
Population density30 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude37.5213, -76.7099

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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