ZIP 23901 vs ZIP 23947

This side-by-side compares ZIP 23901 (Farmville, VA) and ZIP 23947 (Keysville, VA) using the same Census ACS 5-Year table fields for both — no averages swapped in, no national proxies. ZIP 23901 has a population of 16,399 at 32 people per square mile, while ZIP 23947 has 4,293 at 12 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 23901 reports a median household income of $55,886 against $51,800 in ZIP 23947, with per-capita income of $30,138 vs $41,910. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 32.0% in 23901 and 15.7% in 23947. Poverty rate reads 14.2% vs 18.0%, and unemployment 2.7% vs 6.7% — 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 $229,400 in 23901 versus $176,500 in 23947, with median rent of $915 and $600 per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 56.4% vs 67.2%. 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.