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23223 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 23223 covers Richmond, Virginia, with a population of about 56,569 and a median household income of $56,518.

Population
56,5693,393 per square mile
Median age
353.7 points below the US average
Median household income
$56,51838% below the Virginia median
Poverty rate
19.1%6.7 points above the US average
Typical home value
$300,253up 30.7% in five years
Median rent
$1,22419% below the Virginia median
Degree or higher
31.6%3.4 points below the US average
Homeownership
44.2%20.8 points below the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
801

Where 23223 is

Richmond, 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

Population56,569
Median age35
Family households50%
Born outside the US4.4%
Speaks a language other than English at home7.3%
White (non-Hispanic)19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)71.4%
Asian (non-Hispanic)1%
Hispanic or Latino4.7%
Veterans6.6%
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$56,518
Income per person$34,577
Poverty rate19.1%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance20.3%

Household income distribution

Under $10k7.0%
$10–15k5.6%
$15–20k3.8%
$20–25k6.0%
$25–30k3.5%
$30–35k4.9%
$35–40k3.6%
$40–45k3.8%
$45–50k7.4%
$50–60k7.7%
$60–75k10.0%
$75–100k11.9%
$100–125k7.2%
$125–150k5.6%
$150–200k7.5%
$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 filed25,560
Mean adjusted gross income$52,812
Returns declaring $200,000 or more2.3%
Returns, under $25k33.3%
Returns, $25k–$50k30.3%
Returns, $50k–$75k17.3%
Returns, $75k–$100k7.7%
Returns, $100k–$200k9.1%
Returns, $200k or more2.3%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$236,300
Median gross rent$1,224
Rent as a share of household income32.7%
Owner-occupied44.2%
Vacant homes8.2%
Median year built1973

What the homes are

Detached house46.4%
Attached house11%
2 to 4 units11.9%
5 to 19 units11.5%
20 or more units19.1%
Mobile home0.1%
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$300,253as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 1.4%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 30.7%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 113.7%
Typical asking rent$1,539as of 2026-07
Typical asking rent, 1 yearup 5.4%
Typical asking rent, 5 yearsup 34.6%
Typical asking rent, 10 yearsup 84.9%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$300,253$92,714

$92,714 in 2000 to $300,253 in 2026.

Typical asking rent
201520202026$1,539$794

$794 in 2015 to $1,539 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate5.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher31.6%
High school diploma or higher90.4%
Works from home15%
Drives to work alone68.5%
Takes public transport3.6%
Commutes 45 minutes or more6.4%
Health

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

Obesity41.7% 8.3 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes15.7% 3.7 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes16.4% 3.2 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure40.9% 6.8 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health24.1% 3.8 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)10.7% 0.6 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression21.6% same as the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity28.7% 3.3 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis25.3% same as the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking13.4% 2.6 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication75.9% 1.2 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)4.8% 2.9 pts below the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma12.6% 2.2 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease5.9% same as the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year80% 3.3 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening85.1% 0.8 pts below the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability18% 3.2 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening67.6% 3.3 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD7.1% 0.5 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist58.7% 2.6 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Any disability36.1% 5.4 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support27.4% 2.6 pts above the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity25.9% 8.8 pts above the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps25.9% 11.6 pts above the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability4.9% 1.8 pts below the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol32.9% 3.3 pts below the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity21.7% 7.9 pts above the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability11.2% 2.8 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport14.2% 5 pts above the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness39.6% 5.2 pts above the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use78.6% 2.7 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)19.4% 2.6 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability17.4% 3.4 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)14.1% 0.6 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability5.7% 1.7 pts above the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat15.9% 7.1 pts above the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours42.3% 5.9 pts above the national average of 36.4%
Stroke4.4% 1 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost19.1% 6.1 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability7.6% 2 pts above the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments801
People employed8,531
Annual payroll$468,341,000
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 11.2% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingVery Low to Relatively Low across the 23 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss8.2 out of 100
Community resilience55.7 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.

Earthquake69.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane61.8Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather60.1Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought57.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide54.5Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning54.2Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave50.6Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm46.9Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado44.6Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind43Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire38.3Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail38.1Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave19.3Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding13.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Coastal flooding1.3Very 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$56,518$90,974$78,538
Income per person$34,577$49,217$43,289
Poverty rate19.1%9.9%12.4%
Median home value$236,300$360,700$303,400
Median gross rent$1,224$1,514$1,348
Homeownership44.2%67.2%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher31.6%41.5%35%
Unemployment rate5.7%4.3%5.2%
Works from home15%16.2%13.5%
Born outside the US4.4%12.9%13.9%
Median age3538.838.7
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 stationRICHMOND INTL AP, VA US8.1 km away
Rain in a year46 in
Snow in a year9 in

Average high and low by month

January47.8°F / 28.8°F3.23 in rain, 3.7 in snow
February51.6°F / 30.4°F2.61 in rain, 2.2 in snow
March59.6°F / 37.2°F4 in rain, 1.1 in snow
April70.4°F / 46.4°F3.18 in rain
May77.8°F / 55.7°F4 in rain
June85.6°F / 64.5°F4.64 in rain
July89.5°F / 69.2°F4.37 in rain
August87.5°F / 67.6°F4.9 in rain
September81.2°F / 61.1°F4.61 in rain
October70.9°F / 49°F3.39 in rain
November60.4°F / 38.8°F3.06 in rain
December51.5°F / 32.1°F3.51 in rain, 1.8 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 supermarket29% of this ZIP code's area
Far from a supermarket53% of this ZIP code's area
No vehicle and far from a supermarket41% of this ZIP code's area
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.

Henrico County Public Schools76.6% of this ZIP code's land area
Richmond City Public Schools23.4% 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 vulnerability53more vulnerable than 53% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status49more vulnerable than 49% of US census tracts
Household characteristics54more vulnerable than 54% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status91more vulnerable than 91% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport44more vulnerable than 44% of US census tracts
Walkability10.8 out of 20Above average
Nearby ZIP codes

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

23058 Glen Allen, VA2.6 km away
23289 Richmond, VA2.6 km away
23232 Richmond, VA3.3 km away
23298 Richmond, VA3.3 km away
23219 Richmond, VA3.8 km away
23222 Richmond, VA4.1 km away
23238 Henrico, VA4.8 km away
23284 Richmond, VA5 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.

Henrico County76.6% of this ZIP code's land area
Richmond city23.4% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area16.67 sq mi
Water area0.33 sq mi
Population density3,393 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude37.5477, -77.3948

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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