Chesapeake, VA
Census ZIP code profile for Chesapeake, VA - 6 ZIPs, total population 222,272. Median income, home value, education, commute, and demographics from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 2023 5-Year Estimates.
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ACS city ledger plate
Sheet CHESAPEAKE-VA · Chesapeake, VA 6 ZIPs · 222,272 pop · #5754/25278 · Chesapeake County
INC-HIGH · RANK-UPPER · GAP-SOLO · BOOK-MID · OWN-MID · POP-MID · SPREAD-WIDE · HOME-MID
- INC-HIGH $92,740
- RANK-UPPER #5754/25278
- GAP-SOLO Solo county
- BOOK-MID 6 ZIPs
- OWN-MID 72% owners
- POP-MID 222,272
- SPREAD-WIDE 23324→23322
- HOME-MID $348,283
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.
National city placement
According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Chesapeake, VA sits among US cities with an upper-quartile household income, on a mid-size population base, across a compact ZIP cluster.
- Top 23%
- household income vs 25,278 US cities
- 222,272
- city population (Census)
- 6
- USPS ZIP codes covered
- $92,740
- 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.
High-income city with a manageable ZIP set (6 codes). Median household income averages $92,740 against unemployment of 4.9%. Home values around $348,283 and rents near $1,574 usually move together, compare two adjacent ZIPs when school-catchment pockets matter.
Within-city ZIP comparison
Where the ZIP codes inside Chesapeake differ
Chesapeake's city average masks two linked splits. Median household income runs from $57,045 in ZIP 23324 to $134,880 in ZIP 23322, while home values span $251,800 in 23324 to $463,300 in 23322. Compare the endpoint ZIPs before treating the city-level number as a neighborhood-level answer.
- Income high-to-low ratio
- 2.4×
- Home-value high-to-low ratio
- 1.8×
- Poverty-rate spread
- 19.7 points
23324 to 23322
23324 to 23322
23322 to 23324
Derived from the published ACS 2023 ZIP-level records shown on this site. A high-to-low ratio compares the highest and lowest available ZIP values; it is not a score or forecast.
Population concentration
Chesapeake residents fan out across many ZIPs
Population is spread across 6 codes in Chesapeake. The densest, 23322, still represents only about 27% of the 222,272 residents, so no single ZIP stands in for the city.
Census ZBP business roll-up
Dense employer mosaic across Chesapeake
Citywide ZBP: 5,831 establishments, 99,392 employees , annual payroll $5,469,607k (~26 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 6 of 6 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 23320 (2,580 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (740) · also Construction · Health care and social assistance .
ZIP Codes in Chesapeake, VA
These ZIP codes sit in Chesapeake County, which covers 6 ZIP codes in all; 6 of them fall in Chesapeake. See the Chesapeake County roll-up →
Side-by-side: Compare 23322 vs 23320 →
Chesapeake 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 Chesapeake, .