Greenbackville, VA · standard
ZIP Code 23356
Accomack County, Virginia — Census ACS demographics, housing tenure, and business patterns, benchmarked against every US ZIP.
- 1,246
- 135/sq mi
- $101,855
- Median income
- $269,500
- Median home value
- 35.9%
- Bachelor's or higher
The verdict
Greenbackville pairs an upper-quartile household income with above-median home values, in a rural, homeowner-dominated area.
- Top 18%
- household income, US ZIPs
- Top 39%
- home value, US ZIPs
- 135
- people per sq mi
- 97%
- owner-occupied homes
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates (2019–2023). Percentiles rank ZIP 23356 against every reporting US ZIP.
ZIP code 23356 is classified by USPS as a standard delivery area and covers roughly 9.2 square miles in Greenbackville, Accomack County, Virginia. The area is home to 1,246 residents, producing a population density of 135 people per square mile, and falls within the New York time zone. These USPS and Census boundary values drive every downstream statistic on this page, including the benchmarks that compare 23356 against Virginia and the nation.
On the economic side, the median household income for ZIP 23356 sits at $101,855 (19% above the Virginia average), while per-capita income is $45,213. The poverty rate stands at 0.0% and the unemployment rate at 1.4%. On housing, the median home value is $269,500 (19% below the state average) with median rent at — per month, and 96.6% of occupied units are owner-occupied, a direct signal of whether 23356 behaves more like a homeowner neighborhood or a renter-heavy ZIP.
Education and household profile round out the picture: 35.9% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the median age is 52.3, and the average commute is —. We also surface 8 nearby ZIP codes within roughly 10 miles and 6 additional ZIPs sharing Accomack County, so you can benchmark 23356 against its immediate geography rather than a national average alone. Every figure is sourced from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, HUD Fair Market Rents, and FHFA Home Price Index data, no estimates, no proprietary scoring. Verify with HUD →
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates + ZIP Code Business Patterns + HUD FMR + FHFA HPI ACS demographics, ZBP business establishments, HUD Fair Market Rents, FHFA HPI for ZIP 23356, Greenbackville, VA · 2023 Census ACS 5-Year Estimates use a rolling 60-month sample for stable small-geography estimates; ZBP updated annually; HUD FMR + FHFA HPI updated quarterly/annually.
Quick Facts
1,246
Population
9.2
Area (sq mi)
135
People / sq mi
New York
Time Zone
standard
ZIP Type
Who lives in ZIP 23356?
52.3
Median Age
50.6%
Male
49.4%
Female
0.0%
Foreign-Born
Hispanic or Latino is an ethnicity category from the Census Bureau and may overlap with other categories above.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
How much do residents earn?
$101,855
Median Household Income
+19% vs state
$45,213
Per Capita Income
0.0%
Poverty Rate
1.4%
Unemployment Rate
How ZIP 23356 ranks nationally
Household income vs. every US ZIP code
Median household income — the full national distribution, with this ZIP marked
$101,855 Top 18% higher than 82% of 30,318 US ZIPs
Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more US ZIPs. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source U.S. Census Bureau — ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2019–2023
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What is the education profile here?
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What does housing look like?
1,274
Total Housing Units
744
Occupied Units
530
Vacant Units
2.19
Avg Household Size
Occupancy Type
$269,500
Median Home Value
-19% vs state
2005
Median Year Built
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What businesses operate in this ZIP?
Census Bureau data shows 7 business establishments in ZIP 23356, employing approximately 76 people with a combined annual payroll of $2,703,000.
7
Businesses
76
Employees
$2.7M
Annual Payroll
0
Industry Sectors
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns (ZBP), 2023. Employment figures may include noise for disclosure avoidance.
Nearby ZIP Codes
Want a side-by-side? Compare 23356 vs 21864 →
ZIP 23356 vs its nearest neighbors, by population
Resident population of this ZIP and the closest reporting ZIP codes within ~10 miles.
- 23336
Chincoteague Island (23336)
2,941 residents
- 23415
New Church (23415)
1,893 residents
- 23356
Greenbackville (23356)
1,246 residents
- 23303 741
Atlantic (23303)
741 residents
- 23395 645
Horntown (23395)
645 residents
- 21864 611
Stockton (21864)
611 residents
- 21829 527
Girdletree (21829)
527 residents
- 23337 377
Wallops Island (23337)
377 residents
- 23302 155
Assawoman (23302)
155 residents
What this shows Among its immediate neighbors, ZIP 23356 ranks #3 by population — useful context the national average alone can't give.
ZIP 23356 vs its nearest neighbors, by median income
Median household income of this ZIP and the closest reporting ZIP codes within ~10 miles.
- 23303
Atlantic (23303)
$107,143 median income
- 23356
Greenbackville (23356)
$101,855 median income
- 21864
Stockton (21864)
$82,917 median income
- 21829
Girdletree (21829)
$71,359 median income
- 23337
Wallops Island (23337)
$64,762 median income
- 23336
Chincoteague Island (23336)
$63,464 median income
- 23415
New Church (23415)
$46,836 median income
What this shows By household income, ZIP 23356 ranks #2 of 7 neighboring ZIPs — local affluence varies block to block, not just metro to metro.
| ZIP Code | City | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 21864 | Stockton, MD | 611 | 3.6 mi |
| 23395 | Horntown, VA | 645 | 4.2 mi |
| 23336 | Chincoteague Island, VA | 2,941 | 3.9 mi |
| 21829 | Girdletree, MD | 527 | 7.3 mi |
| 23337 | Wallops Island, VA | 377 | 6.8 mi |
| 23415 | New Church, VA | 1,893 | 8.0 mi |
| 23303 | Atlantic, VA | 741 | 8.6 mi |
| 23302 | Assawoman, VA | 155 | 11.1 mi |
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