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23459 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 23459 covers Virginia Beach, Virginia, with a population of about 1,442.

Population
1,442860 per square mile
Median age
21.916.8 points below the US average
Degree or higher
32.9%2.1 points below the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
37

Where 23459 is

Virginia Beach, 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

Population1,442
Median age21.9
Born outside the US10.1%
Speaks a language other than English at home32%
White (non-Hispanic)43.5%
Black (non-Hispanic)14.8%
Asian (non-Hispanic)2.8%
Hispanic or Latino30.8%
Veterans88.6%
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

Income per person$28,001
Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate0%
Bachelor's degree or higher32.9%
High school diploma or higher100%
Works from home10.2%
Drives to work alone37.2%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more1.6%
Health

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

Obesity27.4% 6 pts below the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes2.3% 9.7 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes7% 6.2 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure13.2% 20.9 pts below the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health12.5% 7.8 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)12.2% 0.9 pts above the national average of 11.3%
Depression22.5% 0.6 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity16% 9.4 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis4.4% 20.7 pts below the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking24.5% 8.5 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication25.7% 49 pts below the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)0.9% 6.8 pts below the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma8.9% 1.5 pts below the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease1% 5.2 pts below the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year67.4% 9.3 pts below the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening67.4% 18.5 pts below the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability18.7% 3.9 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening57.1% 7.2 pts below the national average of 64.3%
COPD1.5% 5.1 pts below the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist67% 5.7 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability26.3% 4.4 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support27.2% 2.4 pts above the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity14.3% 2.8 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps7.4% 6.9 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability2.4% 4.3 pts below the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol16.8% 19.4 pts below the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity11.5% 2.3 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability6.7% 1.7 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport10.3% 1.1 pts above the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness47.1% 12.7 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)20.8% 4 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability2.9% 11.1 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)7.2% 6.3 pts below the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability1.1% 2.9 pts below the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat6% 2.8 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours37.5% 1.1 pts above the national average of 36.4%
Stroke0.6% 2.8 pts below the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost11.2% 1.8 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability3.2% 2.4 pts below the national average of 5.6%
Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments37
People employed329
Annual payroll$28,601,000
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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 0.5% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingVery Low
Expected annual loss0.5 out of 100
Community resilience74.9 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 flooding78.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought69.2Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane57.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide41Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire36.2Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning30.3Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave27.4Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado22.6Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave21.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail21.3Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather18.8Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake8.8Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind6.9Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm2.4Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding0.4Very 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$28,001$49,217$43,289
Poverty rate9.9%12.4%
Median home value$360,700$303,400
Median gross rent$1,514$1,348
Homeownership67.2%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher32.9%41.5%35%
Unemployment rate0%4.3%5.2%
Works from home10.2%16.2%13.5%
Born outside the US10.1%12.9%13.9%
Median age21.938.838.7
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 stationOCEANA NAS, VA US11.8 km away
Rain in a year47 in
Snow in a year3 in

Average high and low by month

January50.3°F / 31.6°F3.17 in rain, 2.2 in snow
February52.6°F / 33.2°F2.84 in rain, 0.8 in snow
March58.6°F / 38.9°F3.57 in rain
April68.6°F / 47.7°F3.37 in rain
May75.5°F / 56.3°F3.65 in rain
June83.3°F / 65.5°F4.15 in rain
July87.4°F / 70.3°F5.76 in rain
August85.4°F / 69.1°F5.09 in rain
September79.9°F / 64°F4.55 in rain
October71.2°F / 52.7°F4.15 in rain
November61.3°F / 41.5°F3.06 in rain
December54°F / 35.4°F3.26 in rain, 0.4 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 supermarket100% of this ZIP code's area
Far from a supermarket100% of this ZIP code's area
No vehicle and far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
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%.

Virginia Beach City 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 vulnerability56more vulnerable than 56% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status40more vulnerable than 40% of US census tracts
Household characteristics18more vulnerable than 18% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status72more vulnerable than 72% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport87more vulnerable than 87% of US census tracts
Walkability9.9 out of 20Below average
Nearby ZIP codes

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

23451 Virginia Beach, VA7.1 km away
23458 Virginia Beach, VA8.4 km away
23454 Virginia Beach, VA10.4 km away
23455 Virginia Beach, VA11.9 km away
23452 Virginia Beach, VA11.9 km away
23450 Virginia Beach, VA12.6 km away
23460 Virginia Beach, VA12.7 km away
23463 Virginia Beach, VA14 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.

Virginia Beach city100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area1.68 sq mi
Water area0.63 sq mi
Population density860 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude36.9216, -76.0171

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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