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23841 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 23841 covers Dinwiddie, Virginia, with a population of about 2,938.

Population
2,93839 per square mile
Median age
44.86.1 points above the US average
Poverty rate
2.3%10.1 points below the US average
Typical home value
$314,835up 42.5% in five years
Degree or higher
34%1 points below the US average
Homeownership
90%25 points above the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
51

Where 23841 is

Dinwiddie, 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

Population2,938
Median age44.8
Family households71.1%
Born outside the US1.6%
Speaks a language other than English at home2.9%
White (non-Hispanic)63.5%
Black (non-Hispanic)34.6%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0.4%
Hispanic or Latino0%
Veterans7.9%
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$40,678
Poverty rate2.3%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance4.6%

Household income distribution

Under $10k1.8%
$10–15k3.1%
$15–20k3.4%
$20–25k0.9%
$25–30k2.0%
$30–35k1.0%
$35–40k8.2%
$40–45k7.7%
$45–50k5.4%
$50–60k7.2%
$60–75k10.3%
$75–100k6.6%
$100–125k12.8%
$125–150k19.0%
$150–200k6.2%
$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 filed1,750
Mean adjusted gross income$67,172
Returns declaring $200,000 or more4%
Returns, under $25k26.3%
Returns, $25k–$50k25.7%
Returns, $50k–$75k16.6%
Returns, $75k–$100k10.3%
Returns, $100k–$200k17.1%
Returns, $200k or more4.0%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$258,900
Owner-occupied90%
Vacant homes6.3%
Median year built1989

What the homes are

Detached house93.6%
Attached house0.3%
Mobile home6.2%
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$314,835as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 5.6%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 42.5%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 118.3%
Typical home value since 2000
201220192026$314,835$127,031

$127,558 in 2012 to $314,835 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate2%
Bachelor's degree or higher34%
High school diploma or higher90.8%
Works from home9.1%
Drives to work alone80.5%
Takes public transport0.4%
Commutes 45 minutes or more39.1%
Health

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

Obesity40.2% 6.8 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes15.4% 3.4 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes13.8% 0.6 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure42.6% 8.5 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health20% same as the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)7.4% 3.9 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression22.6% 0.7 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity26.9% 1.5 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis32.4% 7.3 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking13.4% 2.6 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication81% 6.3 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)9.2% 1.5 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma11.3% 0.9 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease7.5% 1.3 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year82% 5.3 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening89.5% 3.6 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability14.3% 0.5 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening69.8% 5.5 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD7.6% 1 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist65.3% 4 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability33.1% 2.4 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support22.2% 2.6 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity13.1% 4 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps11.3% 3 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability7.3% 0.6 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol41% 4.8 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity11.2% 2.6 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability8.4% same as the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport7.4% 1.8 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness34.6% same as the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use78.6% 2.7 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)16.6% same as the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability16.6% 2.6 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)14.4% 0.9 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability4.1% same as the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat7.4% 1.4 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours37.1% 0.7 pts above the national average of 36.4%
Stroke4.3% 0.9 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost10.9% 2.1 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability5.1% 0.5 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments51
People employed416
Annual payroll$13,234,000
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 50.9% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Low to Relatively Moderate across the 3 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss41.9 out of 100
Community resilience29.4 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.

Drought98.9Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane75.9Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather73.9Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire71.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind61.5Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide57.2Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake56.9Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail56.4Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm55.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning52.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado50.6Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave47.5Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave42.8Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding37.4Relatively 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$40,678$49,217$43,289
Poverty rate2.3%9.9%12.4%
Median home value$258,900$360,700$303,400
Median gross rent$1,514$1,348
Homeownership90%67.2%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher34%41.5%35%
Unemployment rate2%4.3%5.2%
Works from home9.1%16.2%13.5%
Born outside the US1.6%12.9%13.9%
Median age44.838.838.7
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 stationSTONY CREEK 2 N, VA US18.3 km away
Rain in a year48 in
Snow in a year4 in

Average high and low by month

January49.2°F / 26.8°F3.38 in rain, 1.9 in snow
February53.1°F / 28.6°F2.83 in rain, 1.4 in snow
March60.7°F / 34.8°F4.27 in rain, 0.5 in snow
April71.4°F / 44.6°F3.4 in rain
May78.4°F / 54.1°F3.93 in rain
June85.6°F / 63.6°F4.51 in rain
July89.6°F / 67.8°F5.16 in rain
August87.3°F / 66°F4.8 in rain
September81.6°F / 59.3°F4.81 in rain
October71.4°F / 46.5°F3.84 in rain
November61.4°F / 36°F3 in rain
December52.8°F / 30.5°F3.67 in rain, 0.5 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 supermarket28% of this ZIP code's area
Far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
No vehicle and far from a supermarket72% 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%.

Dinwiddie 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 vulnerability39more vulnerable than 39% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status44more vulnerable than 44% of US census tracts
Household characteristics44more vulnerable than 44% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status52more vulnerable than 52% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport32more vulnerable than 32% of US census tracts
Walkability4.1 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

23822 Ammon, VA8 km away
23840 Dewitt, VA8.2 km away
23885 Sutherland, VA11.9 km away
23830 Carson, VA12 km away
23833 Church Road, VA15.6 km away
23803 Petersburg, VA15.9 km away
23850 Ford, VA16.8 km away
23872 Mc Kenney, VA18.6 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.

Dinwiddie County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area75.59 sq mi
Water area0.29 sq mi
Population density39 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude37.0833, -77.5585

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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