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Essex County, VA ZIP Codes

Essex County, Virginia has 10 ZIP codes (Census 2020 ZCTA-county file; GeoNames postal codes, October 2026): 9 residential and 1 for PO boxes or a single organization. 7 of the residential ones lie mainly in Essex County and 2 mainly in a neighboring county; 5 cross the county line.

  • ACS2020-24
  • Census2020

Where are the ZIP codes of Essex County?

22436 · Caret: –22437 · Center Cross: $130k22438 · Champlain: $87k22454 · Dunnsville: $50k22476 · Hustle: $53k22504 · Laneview: $93k22509 · Loretto: $19k22560 · Tappahannock: $61k23148 · Saint Stephens Church: $67k225602243622438231482245422437225092250422436 · Caret: –22437 · Center Cross: $130k22438 · Champlain: $87k22454 · Dunnsville: $50k22476 · Hustle: $53k22504 · Laneview: $93k22509 · Loretto: $19k22560 · Tappahannock: $61k23148 · Saint Stephens Church: $67k225602243622438231482245422437225092250422436 · Caret: –22437 · Center Cross: $130k22438 · Champlain: $87k22454 · Dunnsville: $50k22476 · Hustle: $53k22504 · Laneview: $93k22509 · Loretto: $19k22560 · Tappahannock: $61k23148 · Saint Stephens Church: $67k2256022436224382314822454224372250922504
The residential ZIP codes of Essex County (whole outlines, including the parts in neighboring counties), shaded by median household income in national fifths (ACS 2020-2024). <$54.1k$98.1k+no figure

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 ZCTA cartographic boundaries; ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B19013).

All 9 residential ZIP codes in Essex County

7 ZIP codes lie mainly in Essex County; 2 more reach into it from a neighboring county and follow the first table.

Residential ZIP codes mainly in Essex County, largest first; "In this county" is the share of the ZIP's land in the county
In this county
22560 Tappahannock 6,612 67 $61k $247k 89%
22454 Dunnsville 2,290 51 $50k $248k 100%
22436 Caret 791 27 – $246k 100%
22438 Champlain 252 6 $87k $247k 89%
22504 Laneview 227 18 $93k $155k 81%
22476 Hustle 224 13 $53k – 100%
22509 Loretto 74 5 $19k $172k 100%

Partly in Essex County

Residential ZIP codes mainly in another county that reach at least 1% into Essex County, by their share here
In this county
22437 Center Cross 582 16 $130k $262k 34%
23148 Saint Stephens Church 1,471 25 $67k $182k 7%

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Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates; county shares by land area (Census 2020 ZCTA-county relationship file).

Which ZIP codes cross the county line?

5 ZIP codes of Essex County extend into another county. A ZIP code follows mail routes, not county borders.

Share of each ZIP code's land in Essex County and in the neighboring counties
ZIPIn EssexElsewhere
2256089%King and Queen County 11%
231487%King and Queen County 93%
2243734%King and Queen County 66%
2243889%Caroline County 11%
2250481%Middlesex County 19%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 ZCTA-county relationship file (shares of land area).

PO Box and single-organization ZIP codes

ZIP codes in Essex County without a residential area (GeoNames postal codes)
ZIPPostal name
23115Millers Tavern

Source: GeoNames postal codes (CC BY 4.0).

Which first three digits do Essex County's ZIP codes use?

The first three digits of a ZIP code name the sectional center, the mail processing plant that sorts it. Essex County's ZIP codes use 3 prefixes: 224, 225 and 231.

Three-digit prefixes of Essex County's ZIP codes, the sectional center for each (USPS labeling list L005, effective October 1, 2026) and how many of the prefix's codes are Essex County's
PrefixSectional centerHereAll codes
224 Richmond, VA (SCF 230) 5 37
225 Richmond, VA (SCF 230) 3 45
231 Richmond, VA (SCF 230) 2 61

Source: U.S. Postal Service, labeling list L005 (3-digit ZIP Code prefix groups, SCF sortation), effective October 1, 2026.