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ZIP Codes Starting with
30 ZIP codes start with 236, sorted at the Norfolk, VA (SCF 233) sectional center (USPS labeling list L005, effective October 1, 2026) in Virginia: 24 residential ZIP codes across 4 counties and 6 PO Box or single-organization codes (Census 2020 ZCTAs and GeoNames postal codes, October 2026).
What do the digits 236 mean?
The first digit, 2, is one of ten national areas (District of Columbia, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia and West Virginia). The first three, 236, route mail to a sectional center: USPS labeling list L005 (effective October 1, 2026) sends letters for 236 to the Norfolk, VA (SCF 233) facility. The last two digits pick the delivery area. By residents, the largest town names among the 236 ZIP codes are Newport News, Hampton, Yorktown, Poquoson, Fort Eustis and Seaford.
The same facility sorts 6 prefixes, 221 ZIP codes in all: 233, 234, 235, 236, 237, 279.
Where are the 236 ZIP codes?
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 ZCTA cartographic boundaries; ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B19013).
All ZIP codes starting with 236
| County | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23601 | Newport News | Newport News city | 26,645 | 3,583 | $71k | $244k |
| 23602 | Newport News | Newport News city | 42,265 | 3,214 | $80k | $288k |
| 23603 | Newport News | Newport News city | 3,504 | 504 | $88k | $293k |
| 23604 | Fort Eustis | Newport News city | 4,416 | 365 | $80k | – |
| 23605 | Newport News | Newport News city | 13,332 | 3,637 | $54k | $195k |
| 23606 | Newport News | Newport News city | 29,971 | 3,102 | $73k | $327k |
| 23607 | Newport News | Newport News city | 23,096 | 3,847 | $42k | $172k |
| 23608 | Newport News | Newport News city | 43,641 | 4,060 | $71k | $267k |
| 23609 | Newport News | Newport News city | PO Box or unique | – | – | – |
| 23612 | Newport News | Newport News city | PO Box or unique | – | – | – |
| 23628 | Newport News | Newport News city | PO Box or unique | – | – | – |
| 23630 | Hampton | Hampton city | PO Box or unique | – | – | – |
| 23651 | Fort Monroe | Hampton city | 439 | 559 | $98k | – |
| 23661 | Hampton | Hampton city | 14,005 | 2,962 | $65k | $221k |
| 23662 | Poquoson | Poquoson city | 12,639 | 823 | $121k | $400k |
| 23663 | Hampton | Hampton city | 14,656 | 5,214 | $54k | $202k |
| 23664 | Hampton | Hampton city | 9,643 | 1,793 | $87k | $286k |
| 23665 | Hampton | Hampton city | 5,810 | 1,183 | $80k | – |
| 23666 | Hampton | Hampton city | 54,233 | 2,797 | $73k | $253k |
| 23667 | Hampton | Hampton city | no residents | 0 | – | – |
| 23668 | Hampton | Hampton city | 723 | 15,063 | – | – |
| 23669 | Hampton | Hampton city | 39,884 | 3,299 | $71k | $260k |
| 23670 | Hampton | Hampton city | PO Box or unique | – | – | – |
| 23681 | Hampton | Hampton city | no residents | 0 | – | – |
| 23690 | Yorktown | York County | 4,597 | 401 | $81k | $362k |
| 23691 | Yorktown | York County | 464 | 43 | – | – |
| 23692 | Yorktown | York County | 19,301 | 994 | $109k | $417k |
| 23693 | Yorktown | York County | 23,176 | 1,696 | $124k | $488k |
| 23694 | Lackey | York County | PO Box or unique | – | – | – |
| 23696 | Seaford | York County | 3,937 | 703 | $143k | $427k |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates; GeoNames postal codes (CC BY 4.0) for codes without a residential area.