Richmond (city)

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Virginia

Richmond (city) is a mid-size county in Virginia with 8 ZIP codes, 168,824 people, and above-median household income among US counties. All data is sourced from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) 2023 5-Year Estimates.

National county placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Richmond (city), VA sits among US counties with an above-median household income, on a mid-size county population base, across a compact ZIP cluster.

Top 34%
household income vs 3,210 US counties
168,824
combined ZIP population
8
USPS ZIP codes covered
$74,304
avg ZIP median income

Income percentile ranks this county's average ZIP median household income against 3,210 US counties with ACS income on at least one ZIP.

Richmond (city) lands in the national county income distribution as above-median household income on mid-size county footing (FIPS 51760, 8 ZIPs, combined population 168,824). Sort the ZIP table by population before treating the county mean as uniform.

Above-median income on a compact ZIP cluster (8 codes). Population density still swings from downtown to farm-edge; the density column is the fastest filter before a side-by-side compare. County-level HUD and FBI inputs still key off FIPS 51760.

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8

Total ZIPs

168,824

Total Population

ZIP Codes in Richmond (city)

Side-by-side: Compare 23225 vs 23220 →

ZIP Code City Population Density
23225 Richmond 39,169 1,058
23220 Richmond 35,545 2,856
23224 Richmond 33,461 1,108
23222 Richmond 24,563 1,143
23226 Richmond 15,805 1,032
23221 Richmond 13,680 1,600
23219 Richmond 3,781 952
23173 Richmond 2,820 2,670

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the population of Richmond (city)?

Richmond (city) has a total population of 168,824 across 8 ZIP codes, based on U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2023 data.

What ZIP codes are in Richmond (city)?

Richmond (city) includes 8 ZIP codes: 23225, 23220, 23224, 23222, 23226, 23221, 23219, 23173.

Richmond (city)'s figures come from Census ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023), mapped to ZIP codes via the HUD USPS Crosswalk. PlainZIP is not affiliated with the U.S. Census Bureau or any government agency. See our methodology for details.

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