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South Hill, VA

Single-footprint Census roll-up for South Hill, VA: 1 USPS ZIP, population 8,254. 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 SOUTH-HILL-VA · South Hill, VA 1 ZIPs · 8,254 pop · #15351/25278 · Mecklenburg County

INC-MID · RANK-LOWER · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-ONE · OWN-LOW · POP-TOWN · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-MID

  • INC-MID $65,170
  • RANK-LOWER #15351/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Bracey
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-LOW 59% owners
  • POP-TOWN 8,254
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-MID $205,000

Nearest income peer: Bracey, VA (+ $1,580 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 South Hill

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

39th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
8,254
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$65,170
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 $65,170 and poverty 16.7% concentrate in 23970.

Owner-occupancy is comparatively low (59.4%) for this income tier, rent $1,098 may matter more than the home-value average.

Within Virginia, Woodlawn is the closest lower-income city and Rocky Mount the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for South Hill.

Population concentration

South Hill reads through its lone ZIP, 23970

8,254 ACS residents, one ZIP: 23970 is not the leading code inside South Hill, 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 South Hill's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 340 establishments, 5,121 employees , annual payroll $209,850k (~41 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 23970 (340 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (67) · also Health care and social assistance · Other services (except public administration) .

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ZIP Codes in South Hill, VA

These ZIP codes sit in Mecklenburg County, which covers 10 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in South Hill. See the Mecklenburg County roll-up →

South Hill sits in the upper half of Mecklenburg County on income: Chase City, La Crosse and Buffalo Junction report less, while Clarksville and Boydton report more. Buffalo Junction marks the far end of that range at $27,243, 58% below South Hill.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
23970 8,254 $65,170 340 26
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South Hill 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 South Hill, .