Saxis, VA · standard
ZIP Code 23427
Accomack County, Virginia - Census ACS demographics, housing tenure, and business patterns, benchmarked against every US ZIP.
- 243
- 19/sq mi
- $98,400
- Median home value
- 4.1%
- Bachelor's or higher
The verdict
Saxis pairs among the most affordable home values nationally, in a rural, homeowner-dominated area.
- 9th pct
- home value, US ZIPs
- 19
- people per sq mi
- 98%
- owner-occupied homes
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates (2019–2023). Percentiles rank ZIP 23427 against every reporting US ZIP.
ZIP code 23427 is a sparsely populated ZIP (a standard USPS delivery area) in Saxis, Accomack County, Virginia, home to just 243 residents across 13.0 square miles, a density of 19 people per square mile, in the New York time zone.
Median household income is not on file for ZIP 23427, but per-capita income is $22,726. Poverty here runs at 41.7%, with unemployment measured at 0.0%. Housing costs here run $98,400 for a typical home value (71% below the state average), with rent averaging - a month; 97.8% of homes are owner-occupied.
Formal educational attainment runs low here: just 4.1% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the median age is 60.5, and the average commute is -. A geography-based comparison follows: 10 ZIP codes within about 10 miles of 23427, plus 6 more within Accomack County, give a clearer read than the national average alone.
Every figure on this page is sourced from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates (including median rent) and the FHFA House Price Index, no estimates, no proprietary scoring. Verify with Census →
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates + ZIP Code Business Patterns + FHFA HPI ACS demographics and median rent, ZBP business establishments, FHFA HPI for ZIP 23427, Saxis, VA · 2023 Census ACS 5-Year Estimates use a rolling 60-month sample for stable small-geography estimates; ZBP updated annually; FHFA HPI updated quarterly/annually.
Quick Facts
243
Population
13.0
Area (sq mi)
19
People / sq mi
New York
Time Zone
standard
ZIP Type
Who lives in ZIP 23427?
60.5
Median Age
45.0%
Male
55.0%
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?
$22,726
Per Capita Income
41.7%
Poverty Rate
0.0%
Unemployment Rate
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?
202
Total Housing Units
92
Occupied Units
110
Vacant Units
2.37
Avg Household Size
Occupancy Type
$98,400
Median Home Value
-71% vs state
1958
Median Year Built
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
Nearby ZIP Codes
Want a side-by-side? Compare 23427 vs 23426 →
ZIP 23427 vs its nearest neighbors, by population
Resident population of this ZIP and the closest reporting ZIP codes within ~10 miles.
- 21817
Crisfield (21817)
5,236 residents
- 23421
Parksley (23421)
4,255 residents
- 23308
Bloxom (23308)
2,106 residents
- 21838 1,736
Marion Station (21838)
1,736 residents
- 23442 1,059
Temperanceville (23442)
1,059 residents
- 23359 776
Hallwood (23359)
776 residents
- 23427 243
Saxis (23427)
243 residents
- 23426 225
Sanford (23426)
225 residents
- 23488 201
Withams (23488)
201 residents
What this shows Among its immediate neighbors, ZIP 23427 ranks #7 by population - useful context the national average alone can't give.
| ZIP Code | City | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 23426 | Sanford, VA | 225 | 2.4 mi |
| 23409 | Mears, VA | 84 | 4.5 mi |
| 21838 | Marion Station, MD | 1,736 | 7.0 mi |
| 23488 | Withams, VA | 201 | 6.3 mi |
| 23442 | Temperanceville, VA | 1,059 | 7.7 mi |
| 23359 | Hallwood, VA | 776 | 7.0 mi |
| 23308 | Bloxom, VA | 2,106 | 7.9 mi |
| 21817 | Crisfield, MD | 5,236 | 8.2 mi |
| 23414 | Nelsonia, VA | 100 | 10.5 mi |
| 23421 | Parksley, VA | 4,255 | 11.4 mi |
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