Postal Codes

23415 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 23415 covers New Church, Virginia, with a population of about 2,140.

Population
2,14068 per square mile
Median age
44.35.6 points above the US average
Poverty rate
27.5%15.1 points above the US average
Typical home value
$160,542
Median rent
$87742% below the Virginia median
Degree or higher
5.5%29.5 points below the US average
Homeownership
56%9 points below the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
26

Where 23415 is

New Church, 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

Population2,140
Median age44.3
Family households60.5%
Born outside the US6.8%
Speaks a language other than English at home8.7%
White (non-Hispanic)43%
Black (non-Hispanic)48.4%
Asian (non-Hispanic)7.1%
Hispanic or Latino0.8%
Veterans6%
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

Income per person$22,819
Poverty rate27.5%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance38.8%

Household income distribution

Under $10k11.7%
$10–15k1.7%
$15–20k0.5%
$20–25k9.2%
$25–30k5.2%
$30–35k5.9%
$35–40k7.2%
$40–45k11.4%
$45–50k0.0%
$50–60k0.0%
$60–75k32.2%
$75–100k6.8%
$100–125k0.8%
$125–150k0.4%
$150–200k6.5%
$200k or more0.5%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed740
Mean adjusted gross income$50,403
Returns declaring $200,000 or more0%
Returns, under $25k32.4%
Returns, $25k–$50k33.8%
Returns, $50k–$75k14.9%
Returns, $75k–$100k6.8%
Returns, $100k–$200k12.2%
Returns, $200k or more0.0%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$166,000
Median gross rent$877
Owner-occupied56%
Vacant homes8.8%
Median year built1980

What the homes are

Detached house54.7%
Attached house3.4%
Mobile home41.9%
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$160,542as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 5.3%
Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate0%
Bachelor's degree or higher5.5%
High school diploma or higher75.4%
Works from home9.8%
Drives to work alone48%
Takes public transport0.9%
Commutes 45 minutes or more9.7%
Health

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

Obesity41.5% 8.1 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes16.9% 4.9 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes16.7% 3.5 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure45.3% 11.2 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health24.9% 4.6 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)9.7% 1.6 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression22.2% same as the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity31.5% 6.1 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis32.3% 7.2 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking12.1% 3.9 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication80.7% 6 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)7.9% same as the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma12.4% 2 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease7.7% 1.5 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year82.1% 5.4 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening88% 2.1 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability16.9% 2.1 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening67.6% 3.3 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD9% 2.4 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist61% same as the national average of 61.3%
Any disability36.2% 5.5 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support24.2% 0.6 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity20.7% 3.6 pts above the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps20.3% 6 pts above the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability7.1% same as the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol41.3% 5.1 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity16.5% 2.7 pts above the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability10.7% 2.3 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport10.8% 1.6 pts above the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness35.5% 1.1 pts above the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use76.2% same as the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)18.1% 1.3 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability19.1% 5.1 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)15.7% 2.2 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability5.5% 1.5 pts above the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat11.6% 2.8 pts above the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours37.4% 1 pts above the national average of 36.4%
Stroke4.7% 1.3 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost16% 3 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability6.9% 1.3 pts above the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments26
People employed238
Annual payroll$11,238,000
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 87.9% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively High
Expected annual loss76.6 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.

Hurricane97.8Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Coastal flooding96.1Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought92.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire92Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave72.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm69.5Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding65.5Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide60.2Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave55.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind54.9Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather51Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake44.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail41.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning39.5Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado25.7Very 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$90,974$78,538
Income per person$22,819$49,217$43,289
Poverty rate27.5%9.9%12.4%
Median home value$166,000$360,700$303,400
Median gross rent$877$1,514$1,348
Homeownership56%67.2%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher5.5%41.5%35%
Unemployment rate0%4.3%5.2%
Works from home9.8%16.2%13.5%
Born outside the US6.8%12.9%13.9%
Median age44.338.838.7
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 US4.4 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 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 vulnerability54more vulnerable than 54% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status58more vulnerable than 58% of US census tracts
Household characteristics49more vulnerable than 49% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status54more vulnerable than 54% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport46more vulnerable than 46% 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, VA1.3 km away
23395 Horntown, VA4 km away
23416 Oak Hall, VA4.1 km away
23337 Wallops Island, VA4.2 km away
23396 Oak Hall, VA5 km away
23303 Atlantic, VA5 km away
23442 Temperanceville, VA7.3 km away
23488 Withams, VA8 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 area31.58 sq mi
Water area0.65 sq mi
Population density68 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude37.9525, -75.5112

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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