Postal Codes

23181 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 23181 covers West Point, Virginia, with a population of about 5,386 and a median household income of $94,531.

Population
5,38683 per square mile
Median age
41.93.2 points above the US average
Median household income
$94,531about the Virginia median
Poverty rate
4.4%8 points below the US average
Typical home value
$342,403up 31.7% in five years
Median rent
$1,32912% below the Virginia median
Degree or higher
27.3%7.7 points below the US average
Homeownership
84.2%19.2 points above the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
152

Where 23181 is

West Point, 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

Population5,386
Median age41.9
Family households68.2%
Born outside the US1.7%
Speaks a language other than English at home2.8%
White (non-Hispanic)78.9%
Black (non-Hispanic)9.3%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0.9%
Hispanic or Latino5.3%
Veterans10%
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$94,531
Income per person$42,927
Poverty rate4.4%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance5.3%

Household income distribution

Under $10k5.5%
$10–15k0.8%
$15–20k3.5%
$20–25k0.9%
$25–30k0.3%
$30–35k6.1%
$35–40k3.3%
$40–45k3.0%
$45–50k0.5%
$50–60k5.6%
$60–75k9.6%
$75–100k13.0%
$100–125k15.4%
$125–150k14.8%
$150–200k8.7%
$200k or more9.0%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed2,780
Mean adjusted gross income$72,603
Returns declaring $200,000 or more4.3%
Returns, under $25k22.3%
Returns, $25k–$50k24.8%
Returns, $50k–$75k17.3%
Returns, $75k–$100k11.5%
Returns, $100k–$200k19.8%
Returns, $200k or more4.3%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$265,800
Median gross rent$1,329
Rent as a share of household income25.8%
Owner-occupied84.2%
Vacant homes9.2%
Median year built1974

What the homes are

Detached house92.1%
Attached house0.5%
2 to 4 units1.9%
5 to 19 units1.4%
Mobile home4%
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$342,403as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 3.9%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 31.7%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 85.2%
Typical home value since 2000
200920172026$342,403$169,824

$183,958 in 2009 to $342,403 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate1%
Bachelor's degree or higher27.3%
High school diploma or higher91.1%
Works from home14.9%
Drives to work alone79.4%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more39.9%
Health

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

Obesity34.4% 1 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes12.4% same as the national average of 12%
Currently smokes13.5% same as the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure36.8% 2.7 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health18.4% 1.9 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)7.8% 3.5 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression23.7% 1.8 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity23.8% 1.6 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis29.3% 4.2 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking15.3% 0.7 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication78.1% 3.4 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)8.7% 1 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma11.1% 0.7 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease6.4% same as the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year79.2% 2.5 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening88.2% 2.3 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability14.5% same as the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening71.3% 7 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD6.8% same as the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist66.9% 5.6 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability31.3% 0.6 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support21.4% 3.4 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity11.7% 5.4 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps9.4% 4.9 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability6.7% same as the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol38.5% 2.3 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity10% 3.8 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability7.9% 0.5 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport6.8% 2.4 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness34.6% same as the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use77.4% 1.5 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)16.8% same as the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability14.4% same as the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)13.7% same as the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability3.5% 0.5 pts below the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat6.4% 2.4 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours39.9% 3.5 pts above the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3.5% same as the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost12.6% same as the national average of 13%
Vision disability4.5% 1.1 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments152
People employed1,584
Annual payroll$67,111,000
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 39.1% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Low
Expected annual loss42.7 out of 100
Community resilience62.2 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.

Drought97.3Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Coastal flooding90.8Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide78.3Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane75.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire67.5Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind60Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail50.8Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm50Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado46.3Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning46.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake44.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding39Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather38Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave34.9Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave17.8Very 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$94,531$90,974$78,538
Income per person$42,927$49,217$43,289
Poverty rate4.4%9.9%12.4%
Median home value$265,800$360,700$303,400
Median gross rent$1,329$1,514$1,348
Homeownership84.2%67.2%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher27.3%41.5%35%
Unemployment rate1%4.3%5.2%
Works from home14.9%16.2%13.5%
Born outside the US1.7%12.9%13.9%
Median age41.938.838.7
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 US2.4 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 supermarket11% of this ZIP code's area
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 3 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

King William County Public Schools83.3% of this ZIP code's land area
New Kent County Public Schools9% of this ZIP code's land area
West Point Town Public Schools7.7% 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 status43more vulnerable than 43% of US census tracts
Household characteristics35more vulnerable than 35% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status52more vulnerable than 52% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport22more vulnerable than 22% of US census tracts
Walkability5.2 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

23110 Mattaponi, VA6.5 km away
23011 Barhamsville, VA10.5 km away
23156 Shacklefords, VA10.7 km away
23091 Little Plymouth, VA12.1 km away
23108 Mascot, VA13 km away
23085 King And Queen Court House, VA13.6 km away
23089 Lanexa, VA16.7 km away
23168 Toano, VA18.4 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 William County91% of this ZIP code's land area
New Kent County9% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area65.28 sq mi
Water area7.97 sq mi
Population density83 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude37.5556, -76.8237

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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