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23828 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 23828 covers Branchville, Virginia, with a population of about 571 and a median household income of $57,679.

Population
57114 per square mile
Median age
56.617.9 points above the US average
Median household income
$57,67937% below the Virginia median
Poverty rate
11.9%0.5 points below the US average
Typical home value
$183,803up 12.5% in five years
Degree or higher
23.9%11.1 points below the US average
Homeownership
98.2%33.2 points above the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
5

Where 23828 is

Branchville, 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

Population571
Median age56.6
Family households81.1%
Born outside the US0%
Speaks a language other than English at home0%
White (non-Hispanic)30.6%
Black (non-Hispanic)42.2%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0%
Hispanic or Latino0%
Veterans15.6%
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$57,679
Income per person$39,370
Poverty rate11.9%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance6.5%

Household income distribution

Under $10k10.1%
$10–15k4.6%
$15–20k6.9%
$20–25k0.0%
$25–30k0.9%
$30–35k0.0%
$35–40k1.8%
$40–45k20.7%
$45–50k0.0%
$50–60k7.8%
$60–75k17.5%
$75–100k4.1%
$100–125k9.2%
$125–150k0.0%
$150–200k4.1%
$200k or more12.0%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed160
Mean adjusted gross income$62,169
Returns declaring $200,000 or more0%
Returns, under $25k31.2%
Returns, $25k–$50k25.0%
Returns, $50k–$75k18.8%
Returns, $75k–$100k12.5%
Returns, $100k–$200k12.5%
Returns, $200k or more0.0%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$159,600
Owner-occupied98.2%
Vacant homes27.9%
Median year built1970

What the homes are

Detached house86.7%
Mobile home13.3%
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$183,803as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yeardown 0.2%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 12.5%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 59%
Typical home value since 2000
200420152026$198,660$112,706

$124,027 in 2004 to $183,803 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate10.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher23.9%
High school diploma or higher94.7%
Works from home12.6%
Drives to work alone80.8%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more47.8%
Health

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

Obesity40.5% 7.1 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes17.5% 5.5 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes14.1% 0.9 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure46.3% 12.2 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health22.2% 1.9 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)8% 3.3 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression21% 0.9 pts below the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity28.5% 3.1 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis34.3% 9.2 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking10.9% 5.1 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication82.8% 8.1 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)8.6% 0.9 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma12.2% 1.8 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease7.6% 1.4 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year84.2% 7.5 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening90.6% 4.7 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability14.7% same as the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening74.5% 10.2 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD7.9% 1.3 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist63.3% 2 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability35.5% 4.8 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support24.8% same as the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity17.1% same as the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps15.5% 1.2 pts above the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability6.7% same as the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol41.2% 5 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity14.5% 0.7 pts above the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability9.5% 1.1 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport9% same as the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness34.7% same as the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use80.4% 4.5 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)16.7% same as the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability19.1% 5.1 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)15% 1.5 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability4.8% 0.8 pts above the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat9.7% 0.9 pts above the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours41.3% 4.9 pts above the national average of 36.4%
Stroke4.9% 1.5 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost14% 1 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability5.9% same as the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments5
People employed17
Annual payroll$717,000
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 74.7% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Moderate
Expected annual loss70.2 out of 100
Community resilience43.2 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.

Drought98.5Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane92.8Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather85.2Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail78.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind75.9Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide68.5Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding65.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Coastal flooding64.4Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire63.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave61.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm58.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake56.9Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning56Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado50.4Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave47.6Relatively Moderate 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$57,679$90,974$78,538
Income per person$39,370$49,217$43,289
Poverty rate11.9%9.9%12.4%
Median home value$159,600$360,700$303,400
Median gross rent$1,514$1,348
Homeownership98.2%67.2%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher23.9%41.5%35%
Unemployment rate10.2%4.3%5.2%
Works from home12.6%16.2%13.5%
Born outside the US0%12.9%13.9%
Median age56.638.838.7
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 stationMURFREESBORO, NC US22.1 km away
Rain in a year50 in
Snow in a year3 in

Average high and low by month

January49.7°F / 28.7°F3.72 in rain, 0.6 in snow
February53.3°F / 30.5°F2.81 in rain, 0.4 in snow
March59.8°F / 35.7°F3.88 in rain
April69.8°F / 45.6°F3.5 in rain
May76.8°F / 54.7°F3.97 in rain
June84.2°F / 63.9°F4.99 in rain
July87.7°F / 68.1°F5.52 in rain
August85.7°F / 66.1°F5.64 in rain
September80.7°F / 60.2°F5.11 in rain
October71.3°F / 48.1°F3.82 in rain
November61.4°F / 37.5°F3.2 in rain
December53.4°F / 31.7°F3.47 in rain, 1.6 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 supermarket14% of this ZIP code's area
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%.

Southampton 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 vulnerability52more vulnerable than 52% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status59more vulnerable than 59% of US census tracts
Household characteristics38more vulnerable than 38% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status69more vulnerable than 69% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport38more vulnerable than 38% of US census tracts
Walkability3.3 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

23827 Boykins, VA6.8 km away
27853 Margarettsville, NC7.8 km away
27877 Severn, NC10.1 km away
27862 Pendleton, NC11.8 km away
23844 Drewryville, VA14.3 km away
23874 Newsoms, VA15.1 km away
27876 Seaboard, NC16.1 km away
23829 Capron, VA16.4 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.

Southampton County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area41.11 sq mi
Water area0.05 sq mi
Population density14 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude36.5787, -77.2704

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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