Postal Codes

23487 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 23487 covers Windsor, Virginia, with a population of about 6,238 and a median household income of $72,517.

Population
6,23865 per square mile
Median age
42.94.2 points above the US average
Median household income
$72,51720% below the Virginia median
Poverty rate
8.3%4.1 points below the US average
Typical home value
$348,608up 17.6% in five years
Median rent
$1,01433% below the Virginia median
Degree or higher
19.3%15.7 points below the US average
Homeownership
80.8%15.8 points above the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
127

Where 23487 is

Windsor, 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

Population6,238
Median age42.9
Family households68.6%
Born outside the US3.3%
Speaks a language other than English at home5.4%
White (non-Hispanic)71.2%
Black (non-Hispanic)19.2%
Asian (non-Hispanic)1.7%
Hispanic or Latino3.4%
Veterans13.6%
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

Median household income$72,517
Income per person$34,916
Poverty rate8.3%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance14.9%

Household income distribution

Under $10k3.7%
$10–15k2.4%
$15–20k4.1%
$20–25k2.1%
$25–30k5.2%
$30–35k4.1%
$35–40k5.0%
$40–45k2.6%
$45–50k3.1%
$50–60k8.4%
$60–75k12.4%
$75–100k14.3%
$100–125k8.4%
$125–150k10.0%
$150–200k8.9%
$200k or more5.4%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed3,000
Mean adjusted gross income$72,666
Returns declaring $200,000 or more4.3%
Returns, under $25k25.7%
Returns, $25k–$50k23.7%
Returns, $50k–$75k15.7%
Returns, $75k–$100k10.7%
Returns, $100k–$200k20.0%
Returns, $200k or more4.3%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$242,500
Median gross rent$1,014
Rent as a share of household income20.3%
Owner-occupied80.8%
Vacant homes14.9%
Median year built1987

What the homes are

Detached house71.2%
2 to 4 units0.7%
5 to 19 units1.5%
20 or more units0.1%
Mobile home26.5%
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$348,608as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 4.1%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 17.6%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 49.6%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$348,608$106,476

$106,476 in 2000 to $348,608 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate3%
Bachelor's degree or higher19.3%
High school diploma or higher92.8%
Works from home6.4%
Drives to work alone83%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more27.6%
Health

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

Obesity37% 3.6 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes14.1% 2.1 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes14.4% 1.2 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure39.6% 5.5 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health19.8% 0.5 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)7.8% 3.5 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression23.4% 1.5 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity25.1% same as the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis31.9% 6.8 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking13.8% 2.2 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication79.8% 5.1 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)9.2% 1.5 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma11.1% 0.7 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease7.2% 1 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year80.7% 4 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening88.4% 2.5 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability15% same as the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening69.5% 5.2 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD7.7% 1.1 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist67.7% 6.4 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability33.6% 2.9 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support21.3% 3.5 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity12.6% 4.5 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps10.8% 3.5 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability7.3% 0.6 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol39.5% 3.3 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity10.6% 3.2 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability8.5% same as the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport7.3% 1.9 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness32.6% 1.8 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use76.7% 0.8 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)17% same as the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability16.2% 2.2 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)14.5% 1 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability3.9% same as the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat7% 1.8 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours36.1% same as the national average of 36.4%
Stroke4% 0.6 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost12.4% 0.6 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability4.9% 0.7 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments127
People employed1,539
Annual payroll$72,526,000
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 79% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Moderate
Expected annual loss78.6 out of 100
Community resilience65.3 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.

Drought99Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane91.9Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather86.3Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail79.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide76Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm73.9Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire73Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning68.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding66.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind65.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave64.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado59.9Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake57.8Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave52.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Coastal flooding23.9Relatively 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$72,517$90,974$78,538
Income per person$34,916$49,217$43,289
Poverty rate8.3%9.9%12.4%
Median home value$242,500$360,700$303,400
Median gross rent$1,014$1,514$1,348
Homeownership80.8%67.2%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher19.3%41.5%35%
Unemployment rate3%4.3%5.2%
Works from home6.4%16.2%13.5%
Born outside the US3.3%12.9%13.9%
Median age42.938.838.7
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 stationSUFFOLK LAKE KILBY, VA US16.7 km away
Rain in a year52 in
Snow in a year6 in

Average high and low by month

January49.3°F / 31.1°F3.66 in rain, 3.1 in snow
February52.4°F / 32.9°F2.96 in rain, 1.5 in snow
March59.4°F / 38.9°F4.07 in rain, 0.3 in snow
April69.2°F / 48°F3.62 in rain
May76.1°F / 56.7°F3.95 in rain
June83.4°F / 65.1°F4.7 in rain
July86.8°F / 69.7°F5.69 in rain
August85.1°F / 68.6°F5.77 in rain
September79.6°F / 63°F5.8 in rain
October70.5°F / 51.5°F4.26 in rain
November60.5°F / 40.8°F3.65 in rain
December52.7°F / 34.8°F3.69 in rain, 0.9 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 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%.

Isle of Wight 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 vulnerability42more vulnerable than 42% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status29more vulnerable than 29% of US census tracts
Household characteristics59more vulnerable than 59% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status41more vulnerable than 41% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport51more vulnerable than 51% of US census tracts
Walkability4.2 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

23898 Zuni, VA7 km away
23397 Isle Of Wight, VA8 km away
23431 Smithfield, VA8 km away
23439 Suffolk, VA11.7 km away
23315 Carrsville, VA13.8 km away
23432 Suffolk, VA15.7 km away
23866 Ivor, VA15.7 km away
23434 Suffolk, VA17.2 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.

Isle of Wight County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area95.38 sq mi
Water area1.36 sq mi
Population density65 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude36.8369, -76.7324

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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