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Doswell, VA

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Doswell, VA: 1 USPS ZIP, population 1,952. 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 DOSWELL-VA · Doswell, VA 1 ZIPs · 1,952 pop · #8863/25278 · Hanover County

INC-HIGH · RANK-UPPER · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-VILLAGE · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-MID

  • INC-HIGH $81,136
  • RANK-UPPER #8863/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Hanover
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 85% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 1,952
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-MID $396,300

Nearest income peer: Hanover, VA (+ $2,317 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 Doswell

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

Top 35%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
1,952
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$81,136
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.

Above-median income on a short ZIP list (1) - lead code 23047 (1,952 residents). Household income $81,136 is the roll-up; open the ZIP for tenure and commute.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (84.5%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Doswell as a pure owner town.

Within Virginia, Gore is the closest lower-income city and Charles City the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Doswell.

Population concentration

Doswell's single ZIP 23047 carries the town

Doswell is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 23047 is the entire residential footprint (1,952 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 Doswell's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 83 establishments, 2,457 employees , annual payroll $70,762k (~43 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 23047 (83 units) ; leading NAICS Construction (18) · also Manufacturing · Other services (except public administration) .

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ZIP Codes in Doswell, VA

These ZIP codes sit in Hanover County, which covers 7 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Doswell. See the Hanover County roll-up →

Every one of the 5 cities sharing Hanover County reports a higher average ZIP median income than Doswell, Mechanicsville, Ashland and Montpelier among them. That gap is the county's income spread, not a measure of the housing or commute picture below. Mechanicsville marks the far end of that range at $120,340, 48% above Doswell.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
23047 1,952 $81,136 83 16
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Doswell 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 Doswell, .