Onancock, VA

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Onancock, VA: 1 USPS ZIP, population 4,047. 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 ONANCOCK-VA · Onancock, VA 1 ZIPs · 4,047 pop · #14752/25278 · Accomack County

INC-MID · RANK-MID · ABOVE-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-VILLAGE · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-MID

  • INC-MID $66,450
  • RANK-MID #14752/25278
  • ABOVE-PEER over Chincoteague Isl
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 66% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 4,047
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-MID $293,200

Nearest income peer: Chincoteague Island, VA ( $2,986 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 Onancock

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

42nd pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
4,047
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$66,450
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 $66,450 and poverty 17.2% concentrate in 23417.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (65.7%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Onancock as a pure owner town.

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

Population concentration

Onancock reads through its lone ZIP, 23417

4,047 ACS residents, one ZIP: 23417 is not the leading code inside Onancock, 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 Onancock's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 78 establishments, 559 employees , annual payroll $24,601k (~19 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 23417 (78 units) ; leading NAICS Other services (except public administration) (14) · also Accommodation and food services · Construction .

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ZIP Codes in Onancock, VA

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

Onancock sits in the upper half of Accomack County on income: Parksley, Chincoteague Island and Painter report less, while Bloxom, Greenbackville and Belle Haven report more. Belle Haven marks the far end of that range at $108,438, 63% above Onancock.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
23417 4,047 $66,450 78 32

Onancock 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 Onancock, .