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23898 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 23898 covers Zuni, Virginia, with a population of about 2,146 and a median household income of $71,250.

Population
2,14643 per square mile
Median age
46.78 points above the US average
Median household income
$71,25022% below the Virginia median
Poverty rate
6.4%6 points below the US average
Typical home value
$346,551up 25% in five years
Median rent
$71453% below the Virginia median
Degree or higher
19.7%15.3 points below the US average
Homeownership
68.5%3.5 points above the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
24

Where 23898 is

Zuni, 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

Population2,146
Median age46.7
Family households57.9%
Born outside the US0.6%
Speaks a language other than English at home0.6%
White (non-Hispanic)80.1%
Black (non-Hispanic)14.1%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0%
Hispanic or Latino0%
Veterans13.7%
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$71,250
Income per person$41,051
Poverty rate6.4%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance8.8%

Household income distribution

Under $10k0.0%
$10–15k9.1%
$15–20k4.3%
$20–25k0.0%
$25–30k0.0%
$30–35k3.9%
$35–40k8.4%
$40–45k3.7%
$45–50k8.0%
$50–60k4.0%
$60–75k9.0%
$75–100k19.2%
$100–125k9.0%
$125–150k4.0%
$150–200k10.4%
$200k or more7.0%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed1,010
Mean adjusted gross income$77,640
Returns declaring $200,000 or more4%
Returns, under $25k23.8%
Returns, $25k–$50k19.8%
Returns, $50k–$75k16.8%
Returns, $75k–$100k11.9%
Returns, $100k–$200k23.8%
Returns, $200k or more4.0%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$293,800
Median gross rent$714
Owner-occupied68.5%
Vacant homes10.7%
Median year built1982

What the homes are

Detached house90.2%
Mobile home9.8%
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$346,551as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 4.5%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 25%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 70.4%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$346,551$97,937

$97,937 in 2000 to $346,551 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate0.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher19.7%
High school diploma or higher82.7%
Works from home11.6%
Drives to work alone66.7%
Takes public transport0.9%
Commutes 45 minutes or more35.9%
Health

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

Obesity37.1% 3.7 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes15% 3 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes15.7% 2.5 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure41.1% 7 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health21.2% 0.9 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)8.2% 3.1 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression23.5% 1.6 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity26.2% 0.8 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis33.4% 8.3 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking13.8% 2.2 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication80.4% 5.7 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)9.5% 1.8 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma11.2% 0.8 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease7.9% 1.7 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year80.5% 3.8 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening88.4% 2.5 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability15.5% 0.7 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening72.6% 8.3 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD8.7% 2.1 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist67.3% 6 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability34.9% 4.2 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support21.7% 3.1 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 disability7.9% 1.2 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol41.4% 5.2 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity10.5% 3.3 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability9% 0.6 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport7.3% 1.9 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness32.6% 1.8 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use77% 1.1 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)17% same as the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability17.5% 3.5 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)15.5% 2 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability4.3% same as the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat6.9% 1.9 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours36.3% same as the national average of 36.4%
Stroke4.3% 0.9 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost11.8% 1.2 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability5.2% same as the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments24
People employed58
Annual payroll$1,269,000
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 76.8% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Moderate
Expected annual loss75 out of 100
Community resilience54.3 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
Hurricane92.3Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather86.9Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail76.9Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind71.5Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire70.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide70Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave65Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning63.9Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding63.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm62.8Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake55.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado55.6Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave50.7Relatively 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$71,250$90,974$78,538
Income per person$41,051$49,217$43,289
Poverty rate6.4%9.9%12.4%
Median home value$293,800$360,700$303,400
Median gross rent$714$1,514$1,348
Homeownership68.5%67.2%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher19.7%41.5%35%
Unemployment rate0.3%4.3%5.2%
Works from home11.6%16.2%13.5%
Born outside the US0.6%12.9%13.9%
Median age46.738.838.7
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 stationHOLLAND 1 E, VA US18.3 km away
Rain in a year48 in
Snow in a year4 in

Average high and low by month

January50.1°F / 29.4°F3.59 in rain, 2.1 in snow
February53°F / 31.6°F2.91 in rain, 0.5 in snow
March60.4°F / 38°F3.97 in rain, 0.1 in snow
April70.3°F / 46.6°F3.22 in rain
May77.6°F / 55.9°F4.07 in rain
June85.3°F / 64.2°F3.73 in rain
July88.9°F / 68.6°F5.15 in rain
August87.2°F / 66.6°F5.09 in rain
September81.9°F / 61.2°F5.55 in rain
October72.4°F / 49.3°F4 in rain
November62.2°F / 39°F3.17 in rain
December53.9°F / 32.8°F3.43 in rain, 1.4 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 supermarketNone of this ZIP code
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%.

This ZIP code is served by 2 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Isle of Wight County Public Schools50.1% of this ZIP code's land area
Southampton County Public Schools49.9% 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 vulnerability35more vulnerable than 35% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status32more vulnerable than 32% of US census tracts
Household characteristics43more vulnerable than 43% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status40more vulnerable than 40% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport40more vulnerable than 40% of US census tracts
Walkability3.4 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

23487 Windsor, VA7 km away
23866 Ivor, VA9.7 km away
23315 Carrsville, VA11.2 km away
23397 Isle Of Wight, VA12.6 km away
23431 Smithfield, VA12.6 km away
23439 Suffolk, VA16.9 km away
23878 Sedley, VA17.2 km away
23888 Wakefield, VA20.9 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.

Isle of Wight County50.1% of this ZIP code's land area
Southampton County49.9% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area50.24 sq mi
Water area0.42 sq mi
Population density43 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude36.8437, -76.8110

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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