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23238 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 23238 covers Henrico, Virginia, with a population of about 25,893 and a median household income of $97,286.

Population
25,8931,222 per square mile
Median age
43.34.6 points above the US average
Median household income
$97,2861.1× the Virginia median
Poverty rate
9.9%2.5 points below the US average
Typical home value
$504,743up 25.1% in five years
Median rent
$1,6791.1× the Virginia median
Degree or higher
56.3%21.3 points above the US average
Homeownership
60%5 points below the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
525

Where 23238 is

Henrico, 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

Population25,893
Median age43.3
Family households63.5%
Born outside the US9.4%
Speaks a language other than English at home10.3%
White (non-Hispanic)70.5%
Black (non-Hispanic)16.4%
Asian (non-Hispanic)2.1%
Hispanic or Latino6.4%
Veterans7%
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$97,286
Income per person$62,648
Poverty rate9.9%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance7.6%

Household income distribution

Under $10k2.7%
$10–15k2.1%
$15–20k1.3%
$20–25k3.9%
$25–30k2.4%
$30–35k3.1%
$35–40k3.2%
$40–45k3.1%
$45–50k3.1%
$50–60k6.2%
$60–75k8.3%
$75–100k11.5%
$100–125k13.5%
$125–150k7.2%
$150–200k9.1%
$200k or more19.3%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed13,580
Mean adjusted gross income$135,444
Returns declaring $200,000 or more15%
Returns, under $25k20.5%
Returns, $25k–$50k19.0%
Returns, $50k–$75k14.5%
Returns, $75k–$100k10.1%
Returns, $100k–$200k20.8%
Returns, $200k or more15.0%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$392,500
Median gross rent$1,679
Rent as a share of household income31.6%
Owner-occupied60%
Vacant homes8.5%
Median year built1984

What the homes are

Detached house47.7%
Attached house23.5%
2 to 4 units4.3%
5 to 19 units12.4%
20 or more units12%
Mobile home0%
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$504,743as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 2.8%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 25.1%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 66.9%
Typical asking rent$1,854as of 2026-07
Typical asking rent, 1 yearup 0.9%
Typical asking rent, 5 yearsup 15.1%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$504,743$126,340

$126,340 in 2000 to $504,743 in 2026.

Typical asking rent
202120232026$1,854$1,610

$1,610 in 2021 to $1,854 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate3.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher56.3%
High school diploma or higher95.5%
Works from home22.4%
Drives to work alone65.5%
Takes public transport0.2%
Commutes 45 minutes or more7.9%
Health

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

Obesity30.4% 3 pts below the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes11.6% same as the national average of 12%
Currently smokes9.9% 3.3 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure36.7% 2.6 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health15.9% 4.4 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%
Depression21.8% same as the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity19.6% 5.8 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis29.3% 4.2 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking13.7% 2.3 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication79.9% 5.2 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)10.3% 2.6 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma10.3% same as the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease6.7% 0.5 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year81.1% 4.4 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening89.8% 3.9 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability12.1% 2.7 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening73.1% 8.8 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD6.2% same as the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist72.6% 11.3 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability29.8% 0.9 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support18.1% 6.7 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity8.9% 8.2 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps7.1% 7.2 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability7.4% 0.7 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol38% 1.8 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity7.9% 5.9 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability7% 1.4 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport5.6% 3.6 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness31.1% 3.3 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use79.3% 3.4 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)14.3% 2.5 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability13.3% 0.7 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)12.1% 1.4 pts below the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability3% 1 pts below the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat5.2% 3.6 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours32.4% 4 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3.4% same as the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost7.7% 5.3 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability4.1% 1.5 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments525
People employed19,147
Annual payroll$3,231,096,000
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 38.7% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingVery Low to Relatively Low across the 12 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss47.2 out of 100
Community resilience75.3 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.

Earthquake72Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought70.9Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind70Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide69.4Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane63.5Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm62.9Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding58.8Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning56.8Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado50.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire49.5Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather46.6Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail46.5Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave34.7Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave16.7Very 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$97,286$90,974$78,538
Income per person$62,648$49,217$43,289
Poverty rate9.9%9.9%12.4%
Median home value$392,500$360,700$303,400
Median gross rent$1,679$1,514$1,348
Homeownership60%67.2%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher56.3%41.5%35%
Unemployment rate3.7%4.3%5.2%
Works from home22.4%16.2%13.5%
Born outside the US9.4%12.9%13.9%
Median age43.338.838.7
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 US10.4 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 supermarket3% of this ZIP code's area
Far from a supermarket14% of this ZIP code's area
No vehicle and far from a supermarket15% 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.

Goochland County Public Schools57.5% of this ZIP code's land area
Henrico County Public Schools42.5% 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 vulnerability20more vulnerable than 20% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status10more vulnerable than 10% of US census tracts
Household characteristics45more vulnerable than 45% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status28more vulnerable than 28% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport35more vulnerable than 35% of US census tracts
Walkability6.8 out of 20Below average
Nearby ZIP codes

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

23058 Glen Allen, VA2.2 km away
23289 Richmond, VA2.2 km away
23298 Richmond, VA2.3 km away
23232 Richmond, VA2.5 km away
23219 Richmond, VA2.9 km away
23284 Richmond, VA3.5 km away
23273 Henrico, VA3.6 km away
23220 Richmond, VA3.8 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.

Goochland County57.5% of this ZIP code's land area
Henrico County42.5% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area21.19 sq mi
Water area1.34 sq mi
Population density1,222 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude37.5200, -77.4369

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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