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23337 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 23337 covers Wallops Island, Virginia, with a median household income of $84,138.

Median age
21.317.4 points below the US average
Median household income
$84,1388% below the Virginia median
Poverty rate
1.7%10.7 points below the US average
Typical home value
$287,260
Degree or higher
32.8%2.2 points below the US average
Homeownership
61.8%3.2 points below the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
29

Where 23337 is

Wallops Island, 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

Median age21.3
Family households73%
Born outside the US0.9%
Speaks a language other than English at home35.5%
White (non-Hispanic)40.9%
Black (non-Hispanic)16.2%
Asian (non-Hispanic)1.5%
Hispanic or Latino37.5%
Veterans5.1%
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$84,138
Income per person$26,330
Poverty rate1.7%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance14.5%

Household income distribution

Under $10k0.0%
$10–15k2.6%
$15–20k0.0%
$20–25k0.0%
$25–30k2.6%
$30–35k13.8%
$35–40k0.0%
$40–45k2.6%
$45–50k0.0%
$50–60k0.0%
$60–75k10.5%
$75–100k32.9%
$100–125k19.1%
$125–150k4.6%
$150–200k0.0%
$200k or more11.2%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed220
Mean adjusted gross income$62,168
Returns declaring $200,000 or more0%
Returns, under $25k22.7%
Returns, $25k–$50k27.3%
Returns, $50k–$75k18.2%
Returns, $75k–$100k13.6%
Returns, $100k–$200k18.2%
Returns, $200k or more0.0%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Owner-occupied61.8%
Vacant homes22.4%
Median year built2001

What the homes are

Detached house70.4%
Attached house18.9%
5 to 19 units10.7%
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$287,260as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 3.3%
Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate4.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher32.8%
High school diploma or higher98.5%
Works from home4.7%
Drives to work alone52.1%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more0%
Health

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

Obesity36.6% 3.2 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes13.6% 1.6 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes15.8% 2.6 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure38% 3.9 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health22.7% 2.4 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)10.1% 1.2 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression25% 3.1 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity28.8% 3.4 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis28.9% 3.8 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking14.8% 1.2 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication77.7% 3 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)7.9% same as the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma11.8% 1.4 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease7.5% 1.3 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year78.2% 1.5 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening84% 1.9 pts below the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability18.2% 3.4 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening68.4% 4.1 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD8.8% 2.2 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist61.7% same as the national average of 61.3%
Any disability35.8% 5.1 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support22% 2.8 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity17.2% same as the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps15.7% 1.4 pts above the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability7.8% 1.1 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol39.3% 3.1 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity12.9% 0.9 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability10.4% 2 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport9.6% same as the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness36% 1.6 pts above the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use72.3% 3.6 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)19.3% 2.5 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability16.5% 2.5 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)15.1% 1.6 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability4.6% 0.6 pts above the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat8.5% same as the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours34.1% 2.3 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3.9% 0.5 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost21.3% 8.3 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability6% same as the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments29
People employed387
Annual payroll$20,921,000
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 31.4% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingVery Low to Relatively High across the 3 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss27.4 out of 100
Community resilience66.4 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.

Coastal flooding84.9Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought79.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane78.3Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire72.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide37.2Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave36.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm26.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather25.6Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding23.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind21.8Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave20.5Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake17.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail16.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning14.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado9.6Very 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$84,138$90,974$78,538
Income per person$26,330$49,217$43,289
Poverty rate1.7%9.9%12.4%
Median home value$360,700$303,400
Median gross rent$1,514$1,348
Homeownership61.8%67.2%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher32.8%41.5%35%
Unemployment rate4.2%4.3%5.2%
Works from home4.7%16.2%13.5%
Born outside the US0.9%12.9%13.9%
Median age21.338.838.7
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 stationWALLOPS ISLAND FLIGHT FAC, VA US3.4 km away
Rain in a year43 in
Snow in a year8 in

Average high and low by month

January46.2°F / 29.5°F3.15 in rain, 3.5 in snow
February48.5°F / 31.1°F2.81 in rain, 2.3 in snow
March54.5°F / 37°F3.91 in rain, 0.7 in snow
April64.3°F / 45.9°F3.12 in rain, 0.2 in snow
May72.7°F / 55.5°F3.2 in rain
June81.3°F / 65.1°F3.39 in rain
July86.1°F / 70.4°F4.37 in rain
August84.2°F / 68.7°F4.32 in rain
September78.7°F / 63°F4.33 in rain
October69.1°F / 51.4°F4.02 in rain
November58.8°F / 40.7°F2.88 in rain
December50.5°F / 33.5°F3.75 in rain, 1.7 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 supermarket35% 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%.

Accomack 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.

Walkability3.2 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

23303 Atlantic, VA2 km away
23483 Wattsville, VA3 km away
23415 New Church, VA4.2 km away
23416 Oak Hall, VA4.2 km away
23396 Oak Hall, VA5.7 km away
23395 Horntown, VA5.9 km away
23442 Temperanceville, VA6 km away
23302 Assawoman, VA6.7 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.

Accomack County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area6.09 sq mi
Water area0.37 sq mi
Latitude, longitude37.9186, -75.4905

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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