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Petersburg, VA

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Petersburg, VA: 2 USPS ZIPs, population 60,032. 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 PETERSBURG-VA · Petersburg, VA 2 ZIPs · 60,032 pop · #18179/25278 · Petersburg County and Dinwiddie County

INC-MID · RANK-LOWER · BELOW-PEER · BOOK-FEW · OWN-LOW · POP-SMALL · SPREAD-TIGHT · HOME-MID

  • INC-MID $59,310
  • RANK-LOWER #18179/25278
  • BELOW-PEER under Dinwiddie
  • BOOK-FEW 2 ZIPs
  • OWN-LOW 55% owners
  • POP-SMALL 60,032
  • SPREAD-TIGHT 23803→23805
  • HOME-MID $231,900

Nearest income peer: Dinwiddie, VA (+ $11,360 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 Petersburg

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Petersburg 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, Petersburg, VA sits among US cities with a below-median household income, on a small-city population base, across a handful of delivery areas.

28th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
60,032
city population (Census)
2
USPS ZIP codes covered
$59,310
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 (2): read cost-of-living from the primary ZIP. Household income $59,310 and poverty 15.5% concentrate in 23803.

Owner-occupancy is comparatively low (55.0%) for this income tier, rent $1,194 may matter more than the home-value average.

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

Within-city ZIP comparison

Where the ZIP codes inside Petersburg differ

The most material local contrast is hardship rather than the city-wide income average. Poverty is 9.2% in ZIP 23805 and 21.9% in 23803. That spread is why the ZIP detail pages are more useful than a single city figure for comparing household conditions.

Income high-to-low ratio
1.1×

23803 to 23805

Home-value high-to-low ratio
1.0×

23803 to 23805

Poverty-rate spread
12.7 points

23805 to 23803

Derived from the published ACS 2023 ZIP-level records shown on this site. A high-to-low ratio compares the highest and lowest available ZIP values; it is not a score or forecast.

Population concentration

Lead ZIP 23803 skews compact Petersburg

In this 2-ZIP cluster, 23803 covers about 68% of Petersburg's 60,032 residents. City averages lean toward that lead; open a thinner sibling ZIP for the contrast the mean hides.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Balanced ZBP roll-up inside compact Petersburg

Citywide ZBP: 1,029 establishments, 16,581 employees , annual payroll $892,360k (~17 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 2 of 2 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 23803 (670 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (186) · also Health care and social assistance · Other services (except public administration) .

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ZIP Codes in Petersburg, VA

These ZIP codes straddle Petersburg County and Dinwiddie County, so county-level figures split Petersburg between several administrative records. See the Petersburg County roll-up →

Petersburg sits in the lower half of Petersburg County and Dinwiddie County on income: Dinwiddie, Sutherland and Mc Kenney report more, and only Wilsons reports less. Sutherland marks the far end of that range at $103,849, 75% above Petersburg.

Side-by-side: Compare 23803 vs 23805 →

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
23803 40,542 $57,813 670 217
23805 19,490 $60,807 359 103
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Petersburg 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 Petersburg, .