PlainZIP

Drakes Branch, VA

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Drakes Branch, VA: 1 USPS ZIP, population 1,970. 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 DRAKES-BRANCH-VA · Drakes Branch, VA 1 ZIPs · 1,970 pop · #23490/25278 · Charlotte County

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

  • INC-LOW $42,818
  • RANK-BOTTOM #23490/25278
  • BELOW-PEER under Red Oak
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 73% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 1,970
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $85,000

Nearest income peer: Red Oak, VA (+ $3,015 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 Drakes Branch

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Drakes Branch 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, Drakes Branch, VA sits among US cities with one of the lowest household incomes among US cities, on a village-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

7th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
1,970
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$42,818
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.

Lower-income footing on only 1 ZIP ($42,818 average) · poverty 17.3%. The primary code (23937) carries the ACS household fields that matter.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (72.8%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Drakes Branch as a pure owner town.

Within Virginia, Keokee is the closest lower-income city and Alton the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Drakes Branch.

Population concentration

Drakes Branch reads through its lone ZIP, 23937

1,970 ACS residents, one ZIP: 23937 is not the leading code inside Drakes Branch, it is the only one on file. Treat the ZIP page as the primary source for anything below the city-wide total.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Mid-pack ZBP load on Drakes Branch's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 31 establishments, 165 employees , annual payroll $6,197k (~16 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 23937 (31 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (7) · also Other services (except public administration) · Construction .

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ZIP Codes in Drakes Branch, VA

These ZIP codes sit in Charlotte County, which covers 10 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Drakes Branch. See the Charlotte County roll-up →

Every one of the 8 cities sharing Charlotte County reports a higher average ZIP median income than Drakes Branch, Pamplin, Charlotte Court House and Phenix among them. That gap is the county's income spread, not a measure of the housing or commute picture below. Cullen marks the far end of that range at $99,922, 133% above Drakes Branch.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
23937 1,970 $42,818 31 10
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Drakes Branch 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 Drakes Branch, .