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23842 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 23842 covers Disputanta, Virginia, with a population of about 7,510 and a median household income of $100,665.

Population
7,51054 per square mile
Median age
43.14.4 points above the US average
Median household income
$100,6651.1× the Virginia median
Poverty rate
5.1%7.3 points below the US average
Typical home value
$382,963up 31.5% in five years
Median rent
$98235% below the Virginia median
Degree or higher
19.2%15.8 points below the US average
Homeownership
89.6%24.6 points above the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
79

Where 23842 is

Disputanta, 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

Population7,510
Median age43.1
Family households80.6%
Born outside the US2.6%
Speaks a language other than English at home4.3%
White (non-Hispanic)72.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)14.5%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0.5%
Hispanic or Latino9.8%
Veterans8%
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$100,665
Income per person$37,814
Poverty rate5.1%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance10.2%

Household income distribution

Under $10k1.4%
$10–15k4.0%
$15–20k0.5%
$20–25k1.5%
$25–30k2.8%
$30–35k0.6%
$35–40k1.1%
$40–45k0.4%
$45–50k0.6%
$50–60k7.6%
$60–75k12.6%
$75–100k16.0%
$100–125k22.7%
$125–150k8.8%
$150–200k11.5%
$200k or more7.8%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed3,540
Mean adjusted gross income$76,553
Returns declaring $200,000 or more4.5%
Returns, under $25k22.0%
Returns, $25k–$50k20.1%
Returns, $50k–$75k15.5%
Returns, $75k–$100k13.0%
Returns, $100k–$200k24.9%
Returns, $200k or more4.5%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$255,000
Median gross rent$982
Rent as a share of household income18.7%
Owner-occupied89.6%
Vacant homes9.7%
Median year built1987

What the homes are

Detached house90.1%
Attached house1.5%
2 to 4 units0.5%
Mobile home7.9%
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$382,963as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 4.8%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 31.5%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 87.7%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$382,963$122,273

$122,273 in 2000 to $382,963 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate3%
Bachelor's degree or higher19.2%
High school diploma or higher87.8%
Works from home3.5%
Drives to work alone87.2%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more15.5%
Health

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

Obesity38.5% 5.1 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes13.9% 1.9 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes15% 1.8 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure39% 4.9 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health20.4% same as the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)8.4% 2.9 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression23.9% 2 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity25.8% same as the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis30.8% 5.7 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking14.6% 1.4 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication78.5% 3.8 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)8.6% 0.9 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma11.2% 0.8 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease7.1% 0.9 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year79.6% 2.9 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening87.7% 1.8 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability15.4% 0.6 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening69.4% 5.1 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD7.8% 1.2 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist66.3% 5 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability33.1% 2.4 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support21.6% 3.2 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity13.5% 3.6 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps11.5% 2.8 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability7.1% same as the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol38.9% 2.7 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity11.2% 2.6 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability8.7% same as the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport7.7% 1.5 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness33.5% 0.9 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use76.9% 1 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)17.5% 0.7 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability16% 2 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)14.7% 1.2 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 hours38.6% 2.2 pts above the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3.9% 0.5 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost13.7% 0.7 pts above 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 establishments79
People employed2,087
Annual payroll$60,263,000
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 59.7% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Low to Relatively Moderate across the 6 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss56 out of 100
Community resilience40.3 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.

Drought98.8Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather83.8Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane82.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire77.5Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide74.8Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm73Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind69.9Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake64.9Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning64.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail63.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave60Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado56.8Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave51.9Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding47.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Coastal flooding43.7Relatively 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$100,665$90,974$78,538
Income per person$37,814$49,217$43,289
Poverty rate5.1%9.9%12.4%
Median home value$255,000$360,700$303,400
Median gross rent$982$1,514$1,348
Homeownership89.6%67.2%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher19.2%41.5%35%
Unemployment rate3%4.3%5.2%
Works from home3.5%16.2%13.5%
Born outside the US2.6%12.9%13.9%
Median age43.138.838.7
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 stationDISPUTANTA, VA US7.5 km away
Rain in a year50 in

Average high and low by month

January48.2°F / 26.7°F3.52 in rain
February52.1°F / 28.6°F2.97 in rain
March59.9°F / 34.6°F3.91 in rain
April71°F / 44°F3.77 in rain
May77.3°F / 54.5°F4.09 in rain
June85.4°F / 62.8°F5.08 in rain
July89.2°F / 68°F5.76 in rain
August87.4°F / 65.8°F4.8 in rain
September80.9°F / 59.9°F5.17 in rain
October70.8°F / 47.5°F3.85 in rain
November60.2°F / 36.5°F3.34 in rain
December51.8°F / 30.2°F3.68 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 supermarketNone of this ZIP code
Far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
No vehicle and far from a supermarket75% 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%.

This ZIP code is served by 3 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Prince George County Public Schools82.6% of this ZIP code's land area
Sussex County Public Schools15.4% of this ZIP code's land area
Surry County Public Schools2% 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 vulnerability26more vulnerable than 26% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status33more vulnerable than 33% of US census tracts
Household characteristics26more vulnerable than 26% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status53more vulnerable than 53% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport23more vulnerable than 23% of US census tracts
Walkability3.9 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

23875 Prince George, VA9.5 km away
23805 Petersburg, VA10.6 km away
23801 Fort Lee, VA12 km away
23891 Waverly, VA12.1 km away
23804 Petersburg, VA12.3 km away
23806 Virginia State University, VA13.6 km away
23860 Hopewell, VA15.6 km away
23834 Colonial Heights, VA17.8 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.

Prince George County82.6% of this ZIP code's land area
Sussex County15.4% of this ZIP code's land area
Surry County2% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area139.59 sq mi
Water area0.99 sq mi
Population density54 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude37.1483, -77.2732

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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