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ZIP Code 23709: Portsmouth, VA
ZIP code 23709 is in Portsmouth, Virginia, entirely in Portsmouth city (Census 2020 ZIP-county file). About 510 people live there (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024), the 6th most populous of Portsmouth's 7 residential ZIP codes.
- ACS2020-24
- Census2020
- ZBP2023
- Town
- Portsmouth · 7 residential ZIPs
- County
- Portsmouth city
- Census places
- Portsmouth
- Metro area
- Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC
- House district
- VA-3 119th Congress
- State
- Virginia
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Land area
- 0.6 sq mi · 811 people per sq mi
- PO Box ZIPs
- 23705 also use the name Portsmouth
Where is ZIP code 23709?
23709 centers on 36.817°, -76.299° and covers 0.6 square miles of land plus 0.2 of water. It borders 3 ZIP codes: 23704, 23523, 23324.
The map draws ZIP code areas only. For the streets inside 23709, 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 23709 compare with the rest of Portsmouth?
| Measure | 23709 | In Portsmouth | In VA |
|---|---|---|---|
| People (ACS 2020-2024) | 510 | 6th of 7 | 740th of 903 |
| Median household income | – | not ranked | not ranked |
| Median home value | – | not ranked | not ranked |
23709's income and home value are not ranked: it has fewer than 1,000 residents (510). 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 76% 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 23709?
The 2020 Census counted 624 people in 23709; the ACS, which samples households over 2020-2024, estimates 510. Its boundary changed between the 2010 and 2020 censuses, so the two counts are not compared.
- People, ACS 2020-2024
- 510
- 2020 Census count
- 624
- Households
- 0
- Median age
- 22.2
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 23709?
Of the 510 people the ACS estimates in 23709, 0.0% are under 18 and 0.0% are 65 or older. The largest group by race and Hispanic origin is White (not Hispanic) (79.0%).
- Under 180.0%
- 18 to 64100.0%
- 65 and older0.0%
- White, not Hispanic79.0%
- Hispanic or Latino8.6%
- Other or two or more6.3%
- Black, not Hispanic6.1%
- Asian, not Hispanic0.0%
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 are homes worth in 23709?
- Median home value (owners' estimate)
- –
- Median gross rent
- –
- Homes owned by their occupants
- –
- Housing units
- 0
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B25077, B25064, B25003, B25001).
What businesses are in 23709?
12 business establishments had a location in this ZIP code in 2023, 4 fewer than in 2018; the most are in professional, scientific, and technical services (ZIP Code Business Patterns).
- Professional, scientific, and technical services10
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 23709?
| ZIP | Town | People | Household income | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23704 | Portsmouth | 19,207 | $50k | 1.0 mi |
| 23523 | Norfolk | 8,188 | $36k | 1.8 mi |
| 23324 | Chesapeake | 24,670 | $57k | 1.9 mi |
| 23702 | Portsmouth | 12,485 | $49k | 1.8 mi (near) |
| 23708 | Portsmouth | 269 | – | 2.1 mi (near) |
| 23510 | Norfolk | 9,190 | $74k | 2.5 mi (near) |
| 23707 | Portsmouth | 14,766 | $49k | 2.9 mi (near) |
| 23325 | Chesapeake | 19,138 | $70k | 3.3 mi (near) |
Source: PlainZIP from the Census 2020 ZCTA boundaries (shared edges) and internal points; figures ACS 2020-2024.