PlainZIP

Melfa, VA

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Melfa, VA: 1 USPS ZIP, population 2,015. 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 MELFA-VA · Melfa, VA 1 ZIPs · 2,015 pop · #20346/25278 · Accomack County

INC-MID · RANK-BOTTOM · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-ONE · OWN-LOW · POP-VILLAGE · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-LOW

  • INC-MID $54,050
  • RANK-BOTTOM #20346/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Onley
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-LOW 65% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 2,015
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $195,100

Nearest income peer: Onley, VA (+ $325 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 Melfa

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Melfa 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, Melfa, 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.

20th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
2,015
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$54,050
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 ($54,050 average) · poverty 9.8%. The primary code (23410) carries the ACS household fields that matter.

Owner-occupancy is comparatively low (64.5%) for this income tier, rent $985 may matter more than the home-value average.

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

Population concentration

One ZIP, 23410, is all of Melfa

There is no split to weigh here: 23410 holds every one of Melfa's 2,015 ACS residents. City-level and ZIP-level numbers on this site are the same number twice, check the ZIP page for the income/tenure/commute breakdown.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Sparse ZBP book inside single-ZIP Melfa

Citywide ZBP: 22 establishments, 134 employees , annual payroll $5,576k (~11 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 23410 (22 units) ; leading NAICS Other services (except public administration) (5) · also Construction · Manufacturing .

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ZIP Codes in Melfa, VA

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

Melfa sits in the lower half of Accomack County on income: Onancock, Chincoteague Island and Bloxom report more, New Church, Accomac and Temperanceville report less. Belle Haven marks the far end of that range at $108,438, 101% above Melfa.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
23410 2,015 $54,050 22 27
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Melfa 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 Melfa, .