PlainZIP

Machipongo, VA

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Machipongo, VA: 1 USPS ZIP, population 973. 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 MACHIPONGO-VA · Machipongo, VA 1 ZIPs · 973 pop · #18009/25278 · Northampton County

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

  • INC-MID $59,663
  • RANK-LOWER #18009/25278
  • BELOW-PEER under Cape Charles
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-HIGH 85% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 973
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-MID $341,800

Nearest income peer: Cape Charles, 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 Machipongo

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

29th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
973
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$59,663
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 $59,663 and poverty 17.4% concentrate in 23405.

Owner-occupancy here runs high (85.3%) - tenure is stable enough that the ZIP detail's owner share is the right next click, not a renter-heavy compare.

Within Virginia, Ridgeway is the closest lower-income city and Claremont the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Machipongo.

Population concentration

Machipongo's single ZIP 23405 carries the town

Machipongo is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 23405 is the entire residential footprint (973 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

Mid-pack ZBP load on Machipongo's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 18 establishments, 123 employees , annual payroll $5,566k (~18 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 23405 (18 units) ; leading NAICS Construction (5) · also Retail trade · Other services (except public administration) .

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ZIP Codes in Machipongo, VA

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

Machipongo sits in the lower half of Northampton County on income: Cape Charles, Eastville and Cheriton report more, Exmore and Nassawadox report less. Franktown marks the far end of that range at $206,375, 246% above Machipongo.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
23405 973 $59,663 18 14
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Machipongo 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 Machipongo, .