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23395 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 23395 covers Horntown, Virginia.

Median age
69.130.4 points above the US average
Poverty rate
37.8%25.4 points above the US average
Typical home value
$77,515
Degree or higher
31.9%3.1 points below the US average
Homeownership
83.3%18.3 points above the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
5

Where 23395 is

Horntown, 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 age69.1
Family households74.1%
Born outside the US0.4%
Speaks a language other than English at home0%
White (non-Hispanic)85%
Black (non-Hispanic)9.6%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0%
Hispanic or Latino0.4%
Veterans11.5%
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

Poverty rate37.8%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance9.1%

Household income distribution

Under $10k0.0%
$10–15k25.9%
$15–20k20.5%
$20–25k0.0%
$25–30k15.2%
$30–35k0.0%
$35–40k0.0%
$40–45k0.0%
$45–50k0.0%
$50–60k0.0%
$60–75k0.0%
$75–100k20.9%
$100–125k17.5%
$125–150k0.0%
$150–200k0.0%
$200k or more0.0%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed350
Mean adjusted gross income$66,489
Returns declaring $200,000 or more0%
Returns, under $25k37.1%
Returns, $25k–$50k31.4%
Returns, $50k–$75k14.3%
Returns, $75k–$100k5.7%
Returns, $100k–$200k11.4%
Returns, $200k or more0.0%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$138,000
Owner-occupied83.3%
Vacant homes78.9%
Median year built1998

What the homes are

Detached house48.9%
Mobile home51.1%
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$77,515as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yeardown 0.2%
Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate0%
Bachelor's degree or higher31.9%
High school diploma or higher90.8%
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 diabetes14.4% 2.4 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes12.3% 0.9 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure44.1% 10 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health18.5% 1.8 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)6.4% 4.9 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression21% 0.9 pts below the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity24.8% 0.6 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis33.7% 8.6 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking12.6% 3.4 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication82.1% 7.4 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)10.5% 2.8 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma11% 0.6 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease7.6% 1.4 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year83.3% 6.6 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening91.1% 5.2 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability12.8% 2 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening73.1% 8.8 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD7.5% 0.9 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist65.6% 4.3 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability31.2% 0.5 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support20.5% 4.3 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity10.9% 6.2 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps9.3% 5 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability7.5% 0.8 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol43.7% 7.5 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity9.6% 4.2 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability7.5% 0.9 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport6.3% 2.9 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness31.7% 2.7 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use76.8% 0.9 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)14.9% 1.9 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability15.4% 1.4 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)13.4% same as the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability3.6% same as the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat6.3% 2.5 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours33.7% 2.7 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke4% 0.6 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost13.7% 0.7 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability4.4% 1.2 pts below the national average of 5.6%
Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments5
People employed72
Annual payroll$1,797,000
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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 90.9% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively High
Expected annual loss81.9 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 flooding98.8Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane98Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire94.8Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought89.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave74.8Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm71.9Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding67.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide64.2Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave59.5Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind55.8Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather53.8Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning43Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail38.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake36.4Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado26.4Very 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$49,217$43,289
Poverty rate37.8%9.9%12.4%
Median home value$138,000$360,700$303,400
Median gross rent$1,514$1,348
Homeownership83.3%67.2%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher31.9%41.5%35%
Unemployment rate0%4.3%5.2%
Works from home16.2%13.5%
Born outside the US0.4%12.9%13.9%
Median age69.138.838.7
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 US3.3 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 supermarket100% 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.

Overall social vulnerability48more vulnerable than 48% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status54more vulnerable than 54% of US census tracts
Household characteristics57more vulnerable than 57% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status39more vulnerable than 39% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport35more vulnerable than 35% of US census tracts
Walkability5.4 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

23483 Wattsville, VA4 km away
23415 New Church, VA4 km away
23337 Wallops Island, VA5.9 km away
23356 Greenbackville, VA7.3 km away
23303 Atlantic, VA7.7 km away
23416 Oak Hall, VA7.9 km away
23396 Oak Hall, VA8.9 km away
21864 Stockton, MD9.9 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 area7.29 sq mi
Water area0.73 sq mi
Latitude, longitude37.9699, -75.4716

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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