ZIP 23840 vs ZIP 23841

This side-by-side compares ZIP 23840 (Dewitt, VA) and ZIP 23841 (Dinwiddie, VA) using the same Census ACS 5-Year table fields for both — no averages swapped in, no national proxies. ZIP 23840 has a population of 1,858 at 15 people per square mile, while ZIP 23841 has 3,479 at 18 per square mile. That difference in population size and density alone reshapes how every other metric should be interpreted — a higher-income ZIP with 1,200 residents behaves very differently from one with 45,000.

On income and education, ZIP 23840 reports a median household income of $82,153 against $70,670 in ZIP 23841, with per-capita income of $35,834 vs $41,506. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 14.9% in 23840 and 26.3% in 23841. Poverty rate reads 15.6% vs 1.6%, and unemployment 0.0% vs 3.1% — these four fields alone drive most of the difference in the scorecard grades you will see for each ZIP.

Housing separates these two ZIPs further: median home value sits at $278,200 in 23840 versus $247,900 in 23841, with median rent of $1,223 and $788 per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 76.0% vs 94.8%. When reading the comparison table below, focus on paired metrics rather than single winners — a ZIP with lower home values and lower income is not strictly "worse" if rent-to-income ratios and commute times land in the same zone. Every value is pulled from the exact same ACS table so the two columns are genuinely comparable.