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23889 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 23889 covers Warfield, Virginia, with a population of about 690 and a median household income of $46,895.

Population
69022 per square mile
Median age
52.213.5 points above the US average
Median household income
$46,89548% below the Virginia median
Poverty rate
7.5%4.9 points below the US average
Typical home value
$145,450
Median rent
$1,10427% below the Virginia median
Degree or higher
2.4%32.6 points below the US average
Homeownership
83.4%18.4 points above the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
7

Where 23889 is

Warfield, 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

Population690
Median age52.2
Family households63.7%
Born outside the US18.3%
Speaks a language other than English at home18.5%
White (non-Hispanic)15.9%
Black (non-Hispanic)64.2%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0%
Hispanic or Latino18.3%
Veterans10.3%
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$46,895
Income per person$18,381
Poverty rate7.5%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance26.3%

Household income distribution

Under $10k10.3%
$10–15k0.6%
$15–20k9.4%
$20–25k0.0%
$25–30k4.8%
$30–35k3.3%
$35–40k10.3%
$40–45k4.2%
$45–50k16.6%
$50–60k30.2%
$60–75k7.6%
$75–100k2.7%
$100–125k0.0%
$125–150k0.0%
$150–200k0.0%
$200k or more0.0%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed250
Mean adjusted gross income$50,592
Returns declaring $200,000 or more0%
Returns, under $25k32.0%
Returns, $25k–$50k28.0%
Returns, $50k–$75k28.0%
Returns, $75k–$100k0.0%
Returns, $100k–$200k12.0%
Returns, $200k or more0.0%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$105,900
Median gross rent$1,104
Owner-occupied83.4%
Vacant homes8.1%
Median year built1993

What the homes are

Detached house80%
Mobile home20%
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$145,450as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 7.3%
Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate0%
Bachelor's degree or higher2.4%
High school diploma or higher56.6%
Works from home0%
Drives to work alone73.3%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more46.9%
Health

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

Obesity44.9% 11.5 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes21.5% 9.5 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes18.6% 5.4 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure49.9% 15.8 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health30.5% 10.2 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)12.2% 0.9 pts above the national average of 11.3%
Depression21.1% 0.8 pts below the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity37.3% 11.9 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis36.5% 11.4 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking10.3% 5.7 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication83.3% 8.6 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)7.9% same as the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma12.8% 2.4 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease9.4% 3.2 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year83% 6.3 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening87.6% 1.7 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability18.7% 3.9 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening68.1% 3.8 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD11.1% 4.5 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist55.2% 6.1 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Any disability43.6% 12.9 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support27.5% 2.7 pts above the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity26.4% 9.3 pts above the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps26.1% 11.8 pts above the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability7.9% 1.2 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol42.9% 6.7 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity19.4% 5.6 pts above the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability13.2% 4.8 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport13.2% 4 pts above the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness37.7% 3.3 pts above the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use79.3% 3.4 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)18.3% 1.5 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability25.7% 11.7 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)18.4% 4.9 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability7.4% 3.4 pts above the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat13.6% 4.8 pts above the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours45.5% 9.1 pts above the national average of 36.4%
Stroke6.5% 3.1 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost21.5% 8.5 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability9.2% 3.6 pts above the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments7
People employed68
Annual payroll$2,105,000
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 78.4% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Moderate
Expected annual loss66.3 out of 100
Community resilience18.7 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.

Drought99.5Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane89.7Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather87.5Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind78.9Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire73.5Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail70.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide69.5Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake66.9Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm62.3Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning58.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave56.8Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave52.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado51.1Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding40.3Relatively 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$46,895$90,974$78,538
Income per person$18,381$49,217$43,289
Poverty rate7.5%9.9%12.4%
Median home value$105,900$360,700$303,400
Median gross rent$1,104$1,514$1,348
Homeownership83.4%67.2%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher2.4%41.5%35%
Unemployment rate0%4.3%5.2%
Works from home0%16.2%13.5%
Born outside the US18.3%12.9%13.9%
Median age52.238.838.7
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 stationLAWRENCEVILLE 3 E, VA US14.6 km away

Average high and low by month

January49.5°F / 27.4°F
February53.2°F / 28.9°F
March61.3°F / 35.8°F
April71.8°F / 44.4°F
May79.3°F / 54.5°F
June86.2°F / 63.4°F
July89.5°F / 67.3°F
August87.8°F / 65.6°F
September81.5°F / 59°F
October71.6°F / 46.7°F
November62.2°F / 35.6°F
December53.1°F / 30.9°F
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 supermarket100% 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%.

Brunswick 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 vulnerability69more vulnerable than 69% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status66more vulnerable than 66% of US census tracts
Household characteristics53more vulnerable than 53% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status68more vulnerable than 68% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport67more vulnerable than 67% of US census tracts
Walkability4.5 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

23876 Rawlings, VA7.6 km away
23843 Dolphin, VA7.9 km away
23872 Mc Kenney, VA11.1 km away
23821 Alberta, VA12.5 km away
23856 Freeman, VA13.1 km away
23868 Lawrenceville, VA19 km away
23873 Meredithville, VA19.6 km away
23840 Dewitt, VA20.2 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.

Brunswick County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area30.76 sq mi
Water area0.08 sq mi
Population density22 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude36.9011, -77.7673

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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