Branchville, VA · standard
ZIP Code 23828
Southampton County, Virginia — Census ACS demographics, housing tenure, and business patterns, benchmarked against every US ZIP.
- 395
- 4/sq mi
- $63,684
- Median income
- $161,900
- Median home value
- 21.1%
- Bachelor's or higher
The verdict
Branchville pairs a below-median household income with below-median home values, in a rural, homeowner-dominated area.
- 36th pct
- household income, US ZIPs
- 31th pct
- home value, US ZIPs
- 4
- people per sq mi
- 94%
- owner-occupied homes
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates (2019–2023). Percentiles rank ZIP 23828 against every reporting US ZIP.
ZIP code 23828 is classified by USPS as a standard delivery area and covers roughly 91.9 square miles in Branchville, Southampton County, Virginia. The area is home to 395 residents, producing a population density of 4 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 23828 against Virginia and the nation.
On the economic side, the median household income for ZIP 23828 sits at $63,684 (26% below the Virginia average), while per-capita income is $42,058. The poverty rate stands at 8.0% and the unemployment rate at 2.0%. On housing, the median home value is $161,900 (52% below the state average) with median rent at — per month, and 94.0% of occupied units are owner-occupied, a direct signal of whether 23828 behaves more like a homeowner neighborhood or a renter-heavy ZIP.
Education and household profile round out the picture: 21.1% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the median age is 54.8, and the average commute is —. We also surface 6 nearby ZIP codes within roughly 10 miles and 6 additional ZIPs sharing Southampton County, so you can benchmark 23828 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 23828, Branchville, 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
395
Population
91.9
Area (sq mi)
4
People / sq mi
New York
Time Zone
standard
ZIP Type
Who lives in ZIP 23828?
54.8
Median Age
45.8%
Male
54.2%
Female
0.2%
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?
$63,684
Median Household Income
-26% vs state
$42,058
Per Capita Income
8.0%
Poverty Rate
2.0%
Unemployment Rate
How ZIP 23828 ranks nationally
Household income vs. every US ZIP code
Median household income — the full national distribution, with this ZIP marked
$63,684 36th percentile higher than 36% 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?
344
Total Housing Units
216
Occupied Units
128
Vacant Units
2.67
Avg Household Size
Occupancy Type
$161,900
Median Home Value
-52% vs state
1965
Median Year Built
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What businesses operate in this ZIP?
Census Bureau data shows 4 business establishments in ZIP 23828, employing approximately 19 people with a combined annual payroll of $799,000.
4
Businesses
19
Employees
$799K
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 23828 vs 27853 →
ZIP 23828 vs its nearest neighbors, by population
Resident population of this ZIP and the closest reporting ZIP codes within ~10 miles.
- 23829
Capron (23829)
2,622 residents
- 23827
Boykins (23827)
1,443 residents
- 27876
Seaboard (27876)
1,302 residents
- 27862 877
Pendleton (27862)
877 residents
- 23844 788
Drewryville (23844)
788 residents
- 27853 673
Margarettsville (27853)
673 residents
- 23828 395
Branchville (23828)
395 residents
What this shows Among its immediate neighbors, ZIP 23828 ranks #7 by population — useful context the national average alone can't give.
ZIP 23828 vs its nearest neighbors, by median income
Median household income of this ZIP and the closest reporting ZIP codes within ~10 miles.
- 23829
Capron (23829)
$88,800 median income
- 23828
Branchville (23828)
$63,684 median income
- 23827
Boykins (23827)
$62,727 median income
- 27862
Pendleton (27862)
$53,333 median income
- 27876
Seaboard (27876)
$51,040 median income
What this shows By household income, ZIP 23828 ranks #2 of 5 neighboring ZIPs — local affluence varies block to block, not just metro to metro.
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