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Mathews, VA

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Mathews, VA: 1 USPS ZIP, population 1,821. 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 MATHEWS-VA · Mathews, VA 1 ZIPs · 1,821 pop · #9518/25278 · Mathews County

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

  • INC-HIGH $79,196
  • RANK-UPPER #9518/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Foster
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 78% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 1,821
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-MID $310,800

Nearest income peer: Foster, VA (+ $9 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 Mathews

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

Top 38%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
1,821
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$79,196
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 23109 (1,821 residents). Household income $79,196 is the roll-up; open the ZIP for tenure and commute.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (77.7%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Mathews as a pure owner town.

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

Population concentration

Mathews reads through its lone ZIP, 23109

1,821 ACS residents, one ZIP: 23109 is not the leading code inside Mathews, 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

Dense ZBP book packed into Mathews's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 86 establishments, 535 employees , annual payroll $17,577k (~47 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 23109 (86 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (16) · also Construction · Accommodation and food services .

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ZIP Codes in Mathews, VA

These ZIP codes sit in Mathews County, which covers 17 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Mathews. See the Mathews County roll-up →

Mathews lands mid-pack among the 9 cities sharing Mathews County: Hudgins, Gwynn and Hallieford earn more and Cobbs Creek, Dutton and Moon earn less. Dutton marks the far end of that range at $39,439, 50% below Mathews.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
23109 1,821 $79,196 86 41
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Mathews 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 Mathews, .