Sussex

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Virginia

Sussex is a sparsely populated county in Virginia with 6 ZIP codes, 12,086 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, Sussex, VA sits among US counties with an above-median household income, on a sparsely populated county population base, across a compact ZIP cluster.

Top 45%
household income vs 3,210 US counties
12,086
combined ZIP population
6
USPS ZIP codes covered
$69,398
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.

Sussex lands in the national county income distribution as above-median household income on sparsely populated county footing (FIPS 51183, 6 ZIPs, combined population 12,086). Sort the ZIP table by population before treating the county mean as uniform.

Above-median income on a compact ZIP cluster (6 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 51183.

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6

Total ZIPs

12,086

Total Population

ZIP Codes in Sussex

Side-by-side: Compare 23890 vs 23882 →

ZIP Code City Population Density
23890 Waverly 4,249 8
23882 Stony Creek 2,516 6
23891 Waverly 2,358 393
23888 Wakefield 2,275 10
23897 Yale 595 4
23884 Sussex 93 101

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the population of Sussex?

Sussex has a total population of 12,086 across 6 ZIP codes, based on U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2023 data.

What ZIP codes are in Sussex?

Sussex includes 6 ZIP codes: 23890, 23882, 23891, 23888, 23897, 23884.

Sussex'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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