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Chincoteague Island, VA

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Chincoteague Island, VA: 1 USPS ZIP, population 2,941. 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 CHINCOTEAGUE-ISLAND-VA · Chincoteague Island, VA 1 ZIPs · 2,941 pop · #16136/25278 · Accomack County

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

  • INC-MID $63,464
  • RANK-LOWER #16136/25278
  • BELOW-PEER under Onancock
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 79% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 2,941
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-MID $346,700

Nearest income peer: Onancock, VA (+ $2,986 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 Chincoteague Island

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Chincoteague Island 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, Chincoteague Island, VA sits among US cities with a below-median household income, on a village-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

36th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
2,941
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$63,464
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 $63,464 and poverty 10.1% concentrate in 23336.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (78.6%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Chincoteague Island as a pure owner town.

Within Virginia, Wise is the closest lower-income city and Prospect the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Chincoteague Island.

Population concentration

Chincoteague Island's single ZIP 23336 carries the town

Chincoteague Island is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 23336 is the entire residential footprint (2,941 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 Chincoteague Island's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 157 establishments, 974 employees , annual payroll $32,247k (~53 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 23336 (157 units) ; leading NAICS Accommodation and food services (57) · also Retail trade · Construction .

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ZIP Codes in Chincoteague Island, VA

These ZIP codes sit in Accomack County, which covers 33 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Chincoteague Island. See the Accomack County roll-up →

Chincoteague Island lands mid-pack among the 12 cities sharing Accomack County: Onancock, Bloxom and Greenbackville earn more and Parksley, Painter and Melfa earn less. Belle Haven marks the far end of that range at $108,438, 71% above Chincoteague Island.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
23336 2,941 $63,464 157 59
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Chincoteague Island 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 Chincoteague Island, .