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23513 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 23513 covers Norfolk, Virginia, with a population of about 29,962 and a median household income of $66,875.

Population
29,9625,908 per square mile
Median age
34.83.9 points below the US average
Median household income
$66,87526% below the Virginia median
Poverty rate
16.4%4 points above the US average
Typical home value
$276,699up 21% in five years
Median rent
$1,18722% below the Virginia median
Degree or higher
22.3%12.7 points below the US average
Homeownership
55%10 points below the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
432

Where 23513 is

Norfolk, 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

Population29,962
Median age34.8
Family households67.6%
Born outside the US9.5%
Speaks a language other than English at home13.1%
White (non-Hispanic)22.8%
Black (non-Hispanic)55.3%
Asian (non-Hispanic)5.4%
Hispanic or Latino11.2%
Veterans13.3%
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$66,875
Income per person$32,217
Poverty rate16.4%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance20.2%

Household income distribution

Under $10k5.0%
$10–15k4.5%
$15–20k4.0%
$20–25k2.6%
$25–30k4.4%
$30–35k5.6%
$35–40k3.7%
$40–45k4.3%
$45–50k3.6%
$50–60k7.2%
$60–75k11.7%
$75–100k16.5%
$100–125k10.3%
$125–150k7.2%
$150–200k4.7%
$200k or more4.7%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed13,670
Mean adjusted gross income$42,903
Returns declaring $200,000 or more0.5%
Returns, under $25k35.8%
Returns, $25k–$50k33.9%
Returns, $50k–$75k16.0%
Returns, $75k–$100k7.2%
Returns, $100k–$200k6.6%
Returns, $200k or more0.5%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$226,900
Median gross rent$1,187
Rent as a share of household income31.4%
Owner-occupied55%
Vacant homes7.4%
Median year built1965

What the homes are

Detached house60.9%
Attached house6.4%
2 to 4 units10.9%
5 to 19 units13.4%
20 or more units7.6%
Mobile home0.8%
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$276,699as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 1.4%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 21%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 70.4%
Typical asking rent$1,511as of 2026-07
Typical asking rent, 1 yearup 9.3%
Typical asking rent, 5 yearsup 49.4%
Typical asking rent, 10 yearsup 92.1%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$276,699$83,147

$83,147 in 2000 to $276,699 in 2026.

Typical asking rent
201620212026$1,511$787

$787 in 2016 to $1,511 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate5.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher22.3%
High school diploma or higher87%
Works from home6.7%
Drives to work alone77.4%
Takes public transport3.6%
Commutes 45 minutes or more9%
Health

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

Obesity43.3% 9.9 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes15.2% 3.2 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes15.5% 2.3 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure40.3% 6.2 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health23.3% 3 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)11.8% 0.5 pts above the national average of 11.3%
Depression21.1% 0.8 pts below the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity29.5% 4.1 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis25.4% same as the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking15.1% 0.9 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication76.8% 2.1 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)5.3% 2.4 pts below the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma11.8% 1.4 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease5.9% same as the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year80% 3.3 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening84.5% 1.4 pts below the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability17.8% 3 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening69.6% 5.3 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD7% same as the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist57.5% 3.8 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Any disability35.6% 4.9 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support26.9% 2.1 pts above the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity23.4% 6.3 pts above the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps21.7% 7.4 pts above the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability5.4% 1.3 pts below the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol36% same as the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity19.1% 5.3 pts above the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability10.5% 2.1 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport12.9% 3.7 pts above the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness39.8% 5.4 pts above the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use80.7% 4.8 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)19.3% 2.5 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability17% 3 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 disability5% 1 pts above the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat13.4% 4.6 pts above the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours43.4% 7 pts above the national average of 36.4%
Stroke4.1% 0.7 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost17.2% 4.2 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability6.8% 1.2 pts above the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments432
People employed10,394
Annual payroll$788,285,000
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 20.8% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingVery Low to Relatively Low across the 8 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss16.6 out of 100
Community resilience55.6 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.

Hurricane83.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning65.2Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Coastal flooding57.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave56.9Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail52.4Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind50.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather48.7Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado45.6Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake45.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave45Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire40.7Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm34.3Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide25.6Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding14.6Relatively 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$66,875$90,974$78,538
Income per person$32,217$49,217$43,289
Poverty rate16.4%9.9%12.4%
Median home value$226,900$360,700$303,400
Median gross rent$1,187$1,514$1,348
Homeownership55%67.2%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher22.3%41.5%35%
Unemployment rate5.3%4.3%5.2%
Works from home6.7%16.2%13.5%
Born outside the US9.5%12.9%13.9%
Median age34.838.838.7
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 stationNORFOLK S, VA US2.5 km away
Rain in a year53 in

Average high and low by month

January48.8°F / 32.2°F3.65 in rain
February51.9°F / 34°F3.15 in rain
March58.3°F / 39.8°F4.05 in rain
April69.5°F / 48.8°F3.68 in rain
May76.5°F / 57.5°F4.06 in rain
June83.9°F / 66.3°F4.78 in rain
July88°F / 71.1°F5.71 in rain
August85.8°F / 69.5°F6.59 in rain
September79.7°F / 64.5°F6.16 in rain
October70.5°F / 53.4°F4.51 in rain
November60.1°F / 42.6°F3.49 in rain
December52.7°F / 36°F3.51 in rain
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 supermarket12% of this ZIP code's area
Far from a supermarket12% of this ZIP code's area
No vehicle and far from a supermarket57% 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%.

Norfolk 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 vulnerability65more vulnerable than 65% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status72more vulnerable than 72% of US census tracts
Household characteristics68more vulnerable than 68% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status83more vulnerable than 83% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport33more vulnerable than 33% of US census tracts
Walkability13.2 out of 20Above average
Nearby ZIP codes

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

23509 Norfolk, VA2.3 km away
23501 Norfolk, VA2.8 km away
23518 Norfolk, VA3.8 km away
23506 Norfolk, VA4.4 km away
23515 Norfolk, VA4.4 km away
23519 Norfolk, VA4.4 km away
23529 Norfolk, VA4.4 km away
23541 Norfolk, VA4.4 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.

Norfolk city100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area5.07 sq mi
Water area0.02 sq mi
Population density5,908 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude36.8914, -76.2396

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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