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Cape Charles, VA

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Cape Charles, VA: 1 USPS ZIP, population 4,736. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.

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ACS city ledger plate

Sheet CAPE-CHARLES-VA · Cape Charles, VA 1 ZIPs · 4,736 pop · #16607/25278 · Northampton County

INC-MID · RANK-LOWER · ABOVE-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-LOW · POP-VILLAGE · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-MID

  • INC-MID $62,500
  • RANK-LOWER #16607/25278
  • ABOVE-PEER over Machipongo
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-LOW 64% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 4,736
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-MID $377,300

Nearest income peer: Machipongo, VA ( $2,837 income $)

Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.

Income neighbourhood around Cape Charles

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Cape Charles on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.

median HH income

What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.

Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Cape Charles, VA sits among US cities with a below-median household income, on a village-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

34th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
4,736
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$62,500
avg ZIP median income

Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.

Below-median income with few delivery areas (1): read cost-of-living from the primary ZIP. Household income $62,500 and poverty 18.4% concentrate in 23310.

Owner-occupancy is comparatively low (63.7%) for this income tier, rent $832 may matter more than the home-value average.

Within Virginia, Roanoke is the closest lower-income city and Wingina the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 9 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Cape Charles.

Population concentration

Cape Charles's single ZIP 23310 carries the town

Cape Charles is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 23310 is the entire residential footprint (4,736 ACS residents), so the city page and the ZIP page tell the same household story, open that ZIP for income, tenure, and commute detail.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Dense ZBP book packed into Cape Charles's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 140 establishments, 936 employees , annual payroll $31,958k (~30 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 23310 (140 units) ; leading NAICS Accommodation and food services (32) · also Retail trade · Real estate and rental and leasing .

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ZIP Codes in Cape Charles, VA

These ZIP codes sit in Northampton County, which covers 12 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Cape Charles. See the Northampton County roll-up →

Cape Charles lands mid-pack among the 7 cities sharing Northampton County: Eastville, Cheriton and Franktown earn more and Exmore, Machipongo and Nassawadox earn less. Franktown marks the far end of that range at $206,375, 230% above Cape Charles.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
23310 4,736 $62,500 140 31
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Cape Charles roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Cape Charles, .