Residential delivery area · Virginia

ZIP Code 23027: Cartersville, VA

ZIP code 23027 uses the postal name Cartersville, Virginia and lies entirely in Cumberland County (Census 2020 ZIP-county file). About 1,600 people live there (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). Median household income is $95,407 (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). Its land lies outside any incorporated or census-designated place.

  • ACS2020-24
  • Census2020
  • FHFA2024
  • ZBP2023
  • IRS2022
2national area: Virginia, District of Columbia, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina and West Virginia
230sectional center: Richmond, VA (SCF 230)
27delivery area within it
Town
Cartersville · its only residential ZIP
House district
VA-5 119th Congress
Time zone
Eastern
Land area
43.7 sq mi · 37 people per sq mi

Where is ZIP code 23027?

23027 centers on 37.646°, -78.130° and covers 43.7 square miles of land plus 0.2 of water. It borders 4 ZIP codes: 23038, 23063, 23040, 23139.

23038 · Columbia23040 · Cumberland23063 · Goochland23139 · Powhatan23027 · Cartersville (this ZIP)230272313923040230632303823038 · Columbia23040 · Cumberland23063 · Goochland23139 · Powhatan23027 · Cartersville (this ZIP)230272313923040230632303823038 · Columbia23040 · Cumberland23063 · Goochland23139 · Powhatan23027 · Cartersville (this ZIP)2302723139230402306323038
Shaded by median household income, in national fifths (ACS 2020-2024); 23027 outlined. Census 2020 ZCTA boundaries. <$54.1k$98.1k+no figure

The map draws ZIP code areas only. For the streets inside 23027, 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 23027 compare with the rest of Cumberland County?

Rank of 23027 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)
Measure23027In Cumberland CountyIn VA
People (ACS 2020-2024)1,6126th of 7561st of 903
Median household income$95k2nd of 5176th of 461
Median home value$243knot rankednot ranked

23027's median home value is not ranked: its 90% margin of error (±$81,346) is more than a quarter of the figure ($243,200). Rankings use ZIP codes of 1,000 or more people living in households, with margins at most 25% of the figure.

Its median household income is higher than in 78% of U.S. residential ZIP codes, and it is denser than 36% of all 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 23027?

The 2020 Census counted 1,345 people in 23027; the ACS, which samples households over 2020-2024, estimates 1,612. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell 4.8% (its boundary stayed at least 90% the same).

People, ACS 2020-2024
1,612±453 (90% margin)
2020 Census count
1,345−4.8% since 2010 (1,413)
Households
470
Median age
40.1

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 23027?

Of the 1,612 people the ACS estimates in 23027, 15.8% are under 18 and 21.8% are 65 or older. The largest group by race and Hispanic origin is White (not Hispanic) (72.6%), then Black (not Hispanic) (19.5%).

  • Under 1815.8%
  • 18 to 6462.3%
  • 65 and older21.8%
Age of the people of 23027 (ACS 2020-2024, B01001)
  • White, not Hispanic72.6%
  • Black, not Hispanic19.5%
  • Hispanic or Latino7.5%
  • Other or two or more0.4%
  • Asian, not Hispanic0.0%
Race and Hispanic origin in 23027 (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 23027 earn?

Median household income is $95,407 (ACS 2020-2024), the 2nd highest of the 5 ranked ZIP codes in Cumberland County. It rose from $40,993 in 2015-2019 (in 2024 dollars), a change larger than the surveys' margins of error.

Median household income
$95,407±$17,739
Income per person
$46,551
Below the poverty line
1.1%
Unemployed (of the labor force)
1.1%
Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree
24.1%
Adjusted gross income per tax return, 2022
$65,159640 returns; wages 70% 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 23027?

Median home value (owners' estimate)
$243,200
Median gross rent
–
Homes owned by their occupants
91.9%
Housing units
533
0 50 100 150 200 2003201020202024 0 50 100 150 200 2003201020202024 0 50 100 150 200 2003201020202024
Index = 100 in 2003, the first year FHFA reports for 23027; 2024: 215.9. Annual, not seasonally adjusted; FHFA calls its ZIP-level indexes developmental. FHFA's series for 23027 stops in 2024: 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 23027?

23 business establishments had a location in this ZIP code in 2023, 6 more than in 2018; the most are in construction (ZIP Code Business Patterns).

  • Construction8
  • Retail trade4
  • Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services3

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 23027?

ZIP codes that share a boundary with 23027, then the nearest by center
ZIPTownPeopleHousehold incomeDistance
23038Columbia1,471$87k7.5 mi
23063Goochland6,164$82k9.1 mi
23040Cumberland4,640$53k11.0 mi
23139Powhatan27,757$110k12.7 mi
23123New Canton1,995$50k9.4 mi (near)
23022Bremo Bluff1,006–9.6 mi (near)
23055Fork Union1,004$54k9.7 mi (near)
23153Sandy Hook1,586$122k13.2 mi (near)

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