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23901 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 23901 covers Farmville, Virginia, with a population of about 15,016 and a median household income of $51,992.

Population
15,01678 per square mile
Median age
34.54.2 points below the US average
Median household income
$51,99243% below the Virginia median
Poverty rate
15.5%3.1 points above the US average
Typical home value
$272,381up 28.9% in five years
Median rent
$87842% below the Virginia median
Degree or higher
28%7 points below the US average
Homeownership
58.6%6.4 points below the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
464

Where 23901 is

Farmville, 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

Population15,016
Median age34.5
Family households54.4%
Born outside the US3.5%
Speaks a language other than English at home4.3%
White (non-Hispanic)62.9%
Black (non-Hispanic)27.2%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0.8%
Hispanic or Latino3.2%
Veterans7.1%
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$51,992
Income per person$28,142
Poverty rate15.5%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance15.6%

Household income distribution

Under $10k8.3%
$10–15k6.8%
$15–20k4.5%
$20–25k3.8%
$25–30k5.9%
$30–35k1.9%
$35–40k9.3%
$40–45k4.2%
$45–50k4.8%
$50–60k5.2%
$60–75k10.4%
$75–100k9.4%
$100–125k5.6%
$125–150k6.6%
$150–200k6.0%
$200k or more7.3%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed5,800
Mean adjusted gross income$72,876
Returns declaring $200,000 or more3.6%
Returns, under $25k31.4%
Returns, $25k–$50k26.9%
Returns, $50k–$75k15.9%
Returns, $75k–$100k8.6%
Returns, $100k–$200k13.6%
Returns, $200k or more3.6%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$220,200
Median gross rent$878
Rent as a share of household income31.9%
Owner-occupied58.6%
Vacant homes16%
Median year built1976

What the homes are

Detached house64.3%
Attached house1.7%
2 to 4 units14.1%
5 to 19 units9.3%
20 or more units2.1%
Mobile home8.5%
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$272,381as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 8.2%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 28.9%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 69.3%
Typical asking rent$1,185as of 2026-07
Typical home value since 2000
201120182026$272,381$145,324

$145,324 in 2011 to $272,381 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate2.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher28%
High school diploma or higher86%
Works from home5.9%
Drives to work alone70.2%
Takes public transport1%
Commutes 45 minutes or more20.4%
Health

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

Obesity39.6% 6.2 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes15.2% 3.2 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes15.6% 2.4 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure40% 5.9 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health24.1% 3.8 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)11.1% same as the national average of 11.3%
Depression23.9% 2 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity29.7% 4.3 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis29.4% 4.3 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking13.5% 2.5 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication77.7% 3 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)7.7% same as the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma11.7% 1.3 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease7.7% 1.5 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year79.2% 2.5 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening84.1% 1.8 pts below the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability18.4% 3.6 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening68.9% 4.6 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD8.6% 2 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist62.3% 1 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability38.2% 7.5 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support24.6% same as the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity20.5% 3.4 pts above the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps18.9% 4.6 pts above the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability7.7% 1 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol38.2% 2 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity15.8% 2 pts above the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability11% 2.6 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport11.6% 2.4 pts above the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness36.5% 2.1 pts above the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use76.7% 0.8 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)19.3% 2.5 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability18% 4 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)15.6% 2.1 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability5% 1 pts above the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat11% 2.2 pts above the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours38.6% 2.2 pts above the national average of 36.4%
Stroke4.5% 1.1 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost17.2% 4.2 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability6.9% 1.3 pts above the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments464
People employed5,953
Annual payroll$236,572,000
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 63.7% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Low to Relatively High across the 10 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss51.8 out of 100
Community resilience16.2 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.

Drought98.7Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane84Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide81Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind79.1Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning75.3Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake72.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire64.8Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail62.5Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather59.7Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm58.6Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado49.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding43.8Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave37.1Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave34.9Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Avalanche3.1Very 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$51,992$90,974$78,538
Income per person$28,142$49,217$43,289
Poverty rate15.5%9.9%12.4%
Median home value$220,200$360,700$303,400
Median gross rent$878$1,514$1,348
Homeownership58.6%67.2%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher28%41.5%35%
Unemployment rate2.4%4.3%5.2%
Works from home5.9%16.2%13.5%
Born outside the US3.5%12.9%13.9%
Median age34.538.838.7
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 stationFARMVILLE 2 N, VA US3.2 km away
Rain in a year44 in
Snow in a year6 in

Average high and low by month

January47.6°F / 25.7°F3.49 in rain, 0.6 in snow
February51.1°F / 27.1°F3 in rain, 3.1 in snow
March58.9°F / 33.6°F4.09 in rain, 1 in snow
April69.3°F / 42.9°F3.42 in rain
May76.4°F / 53.7°F4.21 in rain
June84.1°F / 62.7°F3.31 in rain
July88.5°F / 67.3°F4.02 in rain
August86.6°F / 65.8°F3.6 in rain
September80.4°F / 58.7°F4.58 in rain
October70.7°F / 45.8°F3.62 in rain
November60.4°F / 34.7°F3.41 in rain
December51°F / 29.3°F3.72 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 supermarket80% of this ZIP code's area
Far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
No vehicle and far from a supermarket87% 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.

Cumberland County Public Schools41.1% of this ZIP code's land area
Prince Edward County Public Schools40% of this ZIP code's land area
Buckingham County Public Schools18.9% 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 vulnerability58more vulnerable than 58% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status51more vulnerable than 51% of US census tracts
Household characteristics48more vulnerable than 48% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status51more vulnerable than 51% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport67more vulnerable than 67% of US census tracts
Walkability4.7 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

23909 Farmville, VA1.1 km away
23943 Hampden Sydney, VA8.6 km away
23966 Rice, VA11.8 km away
23960 Prospect, VA12.3 km away
23936 Dillwyn, VA12.4 km away
23942 Green Bay, VA21.8 km away
23958 Pamplin, VA22 km away
23922 Burkeville, VA22.2 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.

Cumberland County41.1% of this ZIP code's land area
Prince Edward County40% of this ZIP code's land area
Buckingham County18.9% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area193.18 sq mi
Water area2.85 sq mi
Population density78 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude37.3027, -78.4076

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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