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23604 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 23604 covers Fort Eustis, Virginia, with a population of about 4,768 and a median household income of $73,472.

Population
4,768394 per square mile
Median age
22.416.3 points below the US average
Median household income
$73,47219% below the Virginia median
Poverty rate
11.9%0.5 points below the US average
Median rent
$1,8281.2× the Virginia median
Degree or higher
29.2%5.8 points below the US average
Homeownership
0.7%64.3 points below the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
44

Where 23604 is

Fort Eustis, 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

Population4,768
Median age22.4
Family households90.9%
Born outside the US8.3%
Speaks a language other than English at home15.7%
White (non-Hispanic)42.4%
Black (non-Hispanic)23.5%
Asian (non-Hispanic)4.3%
Hispanic or Latino21.4%
Veterans7.7%
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$73,472
Income per person$27,387
Poverty rate11.9%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance8.6%

Household income distribution

Under $10k6.2%
$10–15k0.0%
$15–20k0.9%
$20–25k2.4%
$25–30k5.8%
$30–35k1.5%
$35–40k7.1%
$40–45k1.2%
$45–50k4.7%
$50–60k11.4%
$60–75k10.8%
$75–100k20.0%
$100–125k4.8%
$125–150k10.6%
$150–200k8.0%
$200k or more4.6%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed1,140
Mean adjusted gross income$52,969
Returns declaring $200,000 or more0%
Returns, under $25k17.5%
Returns, $25k–$50k43.0%
Returns, $50k–$75k21.1%
Returns, $75k–$100k8.8%
Returns, $100k–$200k9.6%
Returns, $200k or more0.0%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median gross rent$1,828
Rent as a share of household income33.1%
Owner-occupied0.7%
Vacant homes14.9%
Median year built2003

What the homes are

Detached house6.9%
Attached house60.5%
2 to 4 units13.4%
5 to 19 units16.1%
20 or more units3.2%
Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate7.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher29.2%
High school diploma or higher98.8%
Works from home3.2%
Drives to work alone54.4%
Takes public transport7.3%
Commutes 45 minutes or more1.9%
Health

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

Obesity34.2% 0.8 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes4% 8 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes12.1% 1.1 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure18.1% 16 pts below the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health15.9% 4.4 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)13.2% 1.9 pts above the national average of 11.3%
Depression24.3% 2.4 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity22% 3.4 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis8.7% 16.4 pts below the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking21.5% 5.5 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication39% 35.7 pts below the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)1.5% 6.2 pts below the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma9.9% 0.5 pts below the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease1.6% 4.6 pts below the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year67.7% 9 pts below the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening70.2% 15.7 pts below the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability20% 5.2 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening45.4% 18.9 pts below the national average of 64.3%
COPD2.7% 3.9 pts below the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist58.9% 2.4 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Any disability29.1% 1.6 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support26.3% 1.5 pts above the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity18.7% 1.6 pts above the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps13.8% 0.5 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability3% 3.7 pts below the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol20.3% 15.9 pts below the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity15.3% 1.5 pts above the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability8.1% same as the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport11.8% 2.6 pts above the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness42.7% 8.3 pts above the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use75.6% same as the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)22.1% 5.3 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability5.1% 8.9 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)9.5% 4 pts below the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability1.9% 2.1 pts below the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat9.5% 0.7 pts above the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours40% 3.6 pts above the national average of 36.4%
Stroke1% 2.4 pts below the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost14.3% 1.3 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability4.1% 1.5 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments44
People employed892
Annual payroll$62,590,000
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 16.7% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingVery Low
Expected annual loss30.6 out of 100
Community resilience54.2 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 flooding91.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane82.8Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm77.8Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire70.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather69.8Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide68.2Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind64.5Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail58.5Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning53.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado53.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave49.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake45.4Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave40.5Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding9.4Very 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$73,472$90,974$78,538
Income per person$27,387$49,217$43,289
Poverty rate11.9%9.9%12.4%
Median home value$360,700$303,400
Median gross rent$1,828$1,514$1,348
Homeownership0.7%67.2%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher29.2%41.5%35%
Unemployment rate7.4%4.3%5.2%
Works from home3.2%16.2%13.5%
Born outside the US8.3%12.9%13.9%
Median age22.438.838.7
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 stationNEWPORT NEWS INTL AP, VA US8.6 km away
Rain in a year45 in

Average high and low by month

January49°F / 30.6°F3.05 in rain
February52.5°F / 31.8°F2.58 in rain
March59.1°F / 38°F3.35 in rain
April69.6°F / 47.2°F3.08 in rain
May77.2°F / 56.1°F3.66 in rain
June84.7°F / 64.5°F4.07 in rain
July88.2°F / 70.3°F4.69 in rain
August86.6°F / 68.1°F5.36 in rain
September80.9°F / 62.6°F4.95 in rain
October71.3°F / 51.4°F4.16 in rain
November61.2°F / 40.2°F3 in rain
December53.3°F / 33.5°F3.19 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 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%.

Newport News 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 vulnerability55more vulnerable than 55% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status52more vulnerable than 52% of US census tracts
Household characteristics28more vulnerable than 28% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status73more vulnerable than 73% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport64more vulnerable than 64% of US census tracts
Walkability7.1 out of 20Below average
Nearby ZIP codes

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

23608 Newport News, VA3.8 km away
23603 Newport News, VA4.6 km away
23609 Newport News, VA6.8 km away
23612 Newport News, VA6.8 km away
23628 Newport News, VA6.8 km away
23694 Lackey, VA7.7 km away
23602 Newport News, VA7.7 km away
23690 Yorktown, VA8.8 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.

Newport News city100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area12.11 sq mi
Water area14.27 sq mi
Population density394 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude37.1574, -76.5845

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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