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ZIP Code 22623: Chester Gap, VA

ZIP code 22623 is in Chester Gap, Virginia, entirely in Rappahannock County (Census 2020 ZIP-county file). About 640 people live there (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). Median household income is $67,813 (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024).

  • ACS2020-24
  • Census2020
  • FHFA2022
  • ZBP2023
  • IRS2022
2national area: Virginia, District of Columbia, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina and West Virginia
226sectional center: Dulles, VA (SCF 201)
23delivery area within it
Town
Chester Gap · its only residential ZIP
Census places
Chester Gap census-designated place
Metro area
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV
House district
VA-10 119th Congress
Time zone
Eastern
Land area
1.2 sq mi · 535 people per sq mi

Where is ZIP code 22623?

22623 centers on 38.849°, -78.141° and covers 1.2 square miles of land. It borders 2 ZIP codes: 22640, 22630.

22630 · Front Royal22640 · Huntly22623 · Chester Gap (this ZIP)2262322630 · Front Royal22640 · Huntly22623 · Chester Gap (this ZIP)2262322630 · Front Royal22640 · Huntly22623 · Chester Gap (this ZIP)22623
Shaded by median household income, in national fifths (ACS 2020-2024); 22623 outlined. Census 2020 ZCTA boundaries. <$54.1k$98.1k+no figure

The map draws ZIP code areas only. For the streets inside 22623, open its center on OpenStreetMap.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 ZCTA cartographic boundaries and the 2023 Gazetteer (2020 ZCTAs); ZIP-to-county shares, Census places and House districts (119th Congress) from the Census 2020 relationship files (shares of land); metro area from the OMB delineation (July 2023); town name and time zone from simplemaps US ZIP Codes (CC BY 4.0).

How does 22623 compare with the rest of Rappahannock County?

Rank of 22623 among the residential ZIP codes of its town, county and state (1 = the most; income and home value among ZIP codes of 1,000+ people living in households)
Measure22623In Rappahannock CountyIn VA
People (ACS 2020-2024)6417th of 9709th of 903
Median household income$68knot rankednot ranked
Median home value$277knot rankednot ranked

22623's income and home value are not ranked: it has fewer than 1,000 residents (641). Rankings use ZIP codes of 1,000 or more people living in households, with margins at most 25% of the figure.

It is denser than 73% of U.S. residential ZIP codes. ZIP codes at the ACS caps ($250,000 or more for household income, $2,000,000 or more for home value) share the top rank.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B01003, B19013, B25077); ranks by PlainZIP over residential ZIP codes (ZCTAs).

How many people live in 22623?

The 2020 Census counted 660 people in 22623; the ACS, which samples households over 2020-2024, estimates 641. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell 1.5% (its boundary stayed at least 90% the same).

People, ACS 2020-2024
641±267 (90% margin)
2020 Census count
660−1.5% since 2010 (670)
Households
209
Median age
31.9

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B01003, B01002, B11001); 2020 Census (DHC P1); 2010 Census (SF1 P1).

Who lives in 22623?

Of the 641 people the ACS estimates in 22623, 27.1% are under 18 and 18.7% are 65 or older. The largest group by race and Hispanic origin is White (not Hispanic) (79.1%), then Black (not Hispanic) (17.3%).

  • Under 1827.1%
  • 18 to 6454.1%
  • 65 and older18.7%
Age of the people of 22623 (ACS 2020-2024, B01001)
  • White, not Hispanic79.1%
  • Black, not Hispanic17.3%
  • Other or two or more3.4%
  • Asian, not Hispanic0.2%
  • Hispanic or Latino0.0%
Race and Hispanic origin in 22623 (ACS 2020-2024, B03002); each person counted once

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B01001 age by sex, B03002 Hispanic or Latino origin by race); shares of the estimated population, small ZIP codes carry wide margins.

What do households in 22623 earn?

Median household income is $67,813 (ACS 2020-2024). It fell from $118,193 in 2015-2019 (in 2024 dollars), a change larger than the surveys' margins of error.

Median household income
$67,813±$20,565
Income per person
$33,772
Below the poverty line
7.5%
Unemployed (of the labor force)
5.1%
Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree
2.3%
Adjusted gross income per tax return, 2022
$64,630300 returns; wages 79% of AGI (IRS)

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 and 2015-2019 5-year estimates (B19013, B19301, B17001, B23025, B15003; 2015-2019 dollars converted with the BLS CPI-U, 1.22699); IRS Statistics of Income, ZIP code data, tax year 2022 (adjusted gross income per return, filed under the address on the return).

What are homes worth in 22623?

Median home value (owners' estimate)
$276,700
Median gross rent
$857
Homes owned by their occupants
65.6%
Housing units
209
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Index = 100 in 2003, the first year FHFA reports for 22623; 2022: 189.6. Annual, not seasonally adjusted; FHFA calls its ZIP-level indexes developmental. FHFA's series for 22623 stops in 2022: it publishes no ZIP index for a year with too few repeat sales.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B25077, B25064, B25003, B25001); FHFA House Price Index, annual five-digit ZIP, updated 2026-03-31.

What businesses are in 22623?

4 business establishments had a location in this ZIP code in 2023 (ZIP Code Business Patterns).

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns 2023 and 2018 (establishments with paid employees, by the business's ZIP code).

Which ZIP codes are next to 22623?

ZIP codes that share a boundary with 22623, then the nearest by center
ZIPTownPeopleHousehold incomeDistance
22640Huntly556$116k2.6 mi
22630Front Royal35,615$85k6.0 mi
22627Flint Hill945$97k5.3 mi (near)
22639Hume606$87k5.7 mi (near)
22643Markham137–7.5 mi (near)
22610Bentonville2,113$82k7.6 mi (near)
22642Linden3,933$114k9.2 mi (near)
22747Washington967$91k9.8 mi (near)

Source: PlainZIP from the Census 2020 ZCTA boundaries (shared edges) and internal points; figures ACS 2020-2024.