PlainZIP

Painter, VA

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Painter, VA: 1 USPS ZIP, population 2,376. 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 PAINTER-VA · Painter, VA 1 ZIPs · 2,376 pop · #20801/25278 · Accomack County

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

  • INC-MID $52,831
  • RANK-BOTTOM #20801/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Parksley
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 74% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 2,376
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $158,400

Nearest income peer: Parksley, VA ( $72 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 Painter

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

18th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
2,376
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$52,831
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 ($52,831 average) · poverty 11.6%. The primary code (23420) carries the ACS household fields that matter.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (73.7%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Painter as a pure owner town.

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

Population concentration

Painter's single ZIP 23420 carries the town

Painter is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 23420 is the entire residential footprint (2,376 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

Sparse ZBP book inside single-ZIP Painter

Citywide ZBP: 24 establishments, 179 employees , annual payroll $7,402k (~10 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 23420 (24 units) ; leading NAICS Construction (6) · also Retail trade · Other services (except public administration) .

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ZIP Codes in Painter, VA

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

Painter 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, 105% above Painter.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
23420 2,376 $52,831 24 28
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Painter 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 Painter, .