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ZIP Code 23661: Hampton, VA

ZIP code 23661 is in Hampton, Virginia, entirely in Hampton city (Census 2020 ZIP-county file). About 14,000 people live there (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024), the 4th most populous of Hampton's 9 residential ZIP codes. Median household income is $65,446 (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024).

  • ACS2020-24
  • Census2020
  • FHFA2025
  • ZBP2023
  • IRS2022
2national area: Virginia, District of Columbia, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina and West Virginia
236sectional center: Norfolk, VA (SCF 233)
61delivery area within it
Town
Hampton · 9 residential ZIPs
Census places
Hampton
Metro area
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC
House district
VA-3 119th Congress
Time zone
Eastern
Land area
4.7 sq mi · 2,962 people per sq mi
PO Box ZIPs
23630, 23670 also use the name Hampton

Where is ZIP code 23661?

23661 centers on 37.001°, -76.370° and covers 4.7 square miles of land plus 9.2 of water. It borders 4 ZIP codes: 23607, 23605, 23669, 23666.

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Shaded by median household income, in national fifths (ACS 2020-2024); 23661 outlined. Census 2020 ZCTA boundaries. <$54.1k$98.1k+no figure

The map draws ZIP code areas only. For the streets inside 23661, 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 23661 compare with the rest of Hampton?

Rank of 23661 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)
Measure23661In HamptonIn VA
People (ACS 2020-2024)14,0054th of 9209th of 903
Median household income$65k5th of 6312th of 461
Median home value$221k4th of 5401st of 552

Its median household income is higher than in 39% of U.S. residential ZIP codes, and it is denser than 88% 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 23661?

The 2020 Census counted 13,771 people in 23661; the ACS, which samples households over 2020-2024, estimates 14,005. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell 2.4% (its boundary stayed at least 90% the same).

People, ACS 2020-2024
14,005
2020 Census count
13,771−2.4% since 2010 (14,113)
Households
6,299
Median age
42.6

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 23661?

Of the 14,005 people the ACS estimates in 23661, 19.0% are under 18 and 21.4% are 65 or older. The largest group by race and Hispanic origin is Black (not Hispanic) (55.5%), then White (not Hispanic) (32.0%).

  • Under 1819.0%
  • 18 to 6459.6%
  • 65 and older21.4%
Age of the people of 23661 (ACS 2020-2024, B01001)
  • Black, not Hispanic55.5%
  • White, not Hispanic32.0%
  • Hispanic or Latino6.7%
  • Other or two or more5.6%
  • Asian, not Hispanic0.2%
Race and Hispanic origin in 23661 (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 23661 earn?

Median household income is $65,446 (ACS 2020-2024), the 5th highest of the 6 ranked ZIP codes in Hampton. It is not measurably different from 2015-2019 ($62,384 in 2024 dollars): the change is within the surveys' margins of error.

Median household income
$65,446±$10,871
Income per person
$41,729
Below the poverty line
7.1%
Unemployed (of the labor force)
5.5%
Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree
26.4%
Adjusted gross income per tax return, 2022
$53,2126,600 returns; wages 76% 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 23661?

FHFA's house price index for 23661, built from repeat sales and appraisals of the same homes, rose 80% from 2015 to 2025 and rose 59% from 2020 to 2025, and moved +9.2% in 2025.

Median home value (owners' estimate)
$220,500
Median gross rent
$1,285
Homes owned by their occupants
69.6%
Housing units
6,879
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Index = 100 in 1986, the first year FHFA reports for 23661; 2025: 385.2. Annual, not seasonally adjusted; FHFA calls its ZIP-level indexes developmental.

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 23661?

312 business establishments had a location in this ZIP code in 2023, 16 fewer than in 2018; the most are in construction (ZIP Code Business Patterns).

  • Construction56
  • Wholesale trade44
  • Other services (except public administration)36
  • Retail trade34
  • Manufacturing28
  • Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services26

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 23661?

ZIP codes that share a boundary with 23661, then the nearest by center
ZIPTownPeopleHousehold incomeDistance
23607Newport News23,096$42k3.7 mi
23605Newport News13,332$54k3.9 mi
23669Hampton39,884$71k3.8 mi
23666Hampton54,233$73k4.4 mi
23668Hampton723–2.2 mi (near)
23667Hampton0–2.7 mi (near)
23663Hampton14,656$54k2.8 mi (near)
23651Fort Monroe439$98k3.3 mi (near)

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