Residential delivery area · Virginia

ZIP Code 23878: Sedley, VA

ZIP code 23878 uses the postal name Sedley, Virginia and lies entirely in Southampton County (Census 2020 ZIP-county file). About 1,200 people live there (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). Median household income is $87,077 (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). By Census place, 9% of its land lies in Sedley (a census-designated place); 91% is outside any Census place.

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2national area: Virginia, District of Columbia, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina and West Virginia

238sectional center: Richmond, VA (SCF 230)

78delivery area within it

Town: Sedley · its only residential ZIP
County: Southampton County
Census places: Sedley census-designated place
House districts: VA-4 (82%), VA-2 (18%) 119th Congress, by share of land
State: Virginia
Time zone: Eastern
Land area: 36.6 sq mi · 33 people per sq mi

Where is ZIP code 23878?

23878 centers on 36.825°, -77.025° and covers 36.6 square miles of land plus 0.3 of water. It borders 6 ZIP codes: 23837, 23898, 23888, 23866, 23851, 23890.

Shaded by median household income, in national fifths (ACS 2020-2024); 23878 outlined. Census 2020 ZCTA boundaries. <$54.1k$98.1k+no figure

The map draws ZIP code areas only. For the streets inside 23878, 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 23878 compare with the rest of Southampton County?

Rank of 23878 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)
Measure	23878	In Southampton County	In VA
People (ACS 2020-2024)	1,217	8th of 12	611th of 903
Median household income	$87k	1st of 4	203rd of 461
Median home value	$220k	5th of 9	402nd of 552

Its median household income is higher than in 70% of U.S. residential ZIP codes, and it is denser than 35% 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 23878?

The 2020 Census counted 1,162 people in 23878; the ACS, which samples households over 2020-2024, estimates 1,217. Its boundary changed between the 2010 and 2020 censuses, so the two counts are not compared.

People, ACS 2020-2024: 1,217±406 (90% margin)
2020 Census count: 1,162
Households: 534
Median age: 46.1

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 23878?

Of the 1,217 people the ACS estimates in 23878, 16.2% are under 18 and 33.2% are 65 or older. The largest group by race and Hispanic origin is White (not Hispanic) (86.9%), then Black (not Hispanic) (11.5%).

Under 1816.2%
18 to 6450.6%
65 and older33.2%

Age of the people of 23878 (ACS 2020-2024, B01001)

White, not Hispanic86.9%
Black, not Hispanic11.5%
Other or two or more1.6%
Hispanic or Latino0.0%
Asian, not Hispanic0.0%

Race and Hispanic origin in 23878 (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 23878 earn?

Median household income is $87,077 (ACS 2020-2024), the highest of the 4 ranked ZIP codes in Southampton County.

Median household income: $87,077±$14,526
Income per person: $42,241
Below the poverty line: 3.4%
Unemployed (of the labor force): 6.7%
Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree: 27.7%
Adjusted gross income per tax return, 2022: $67,374540 returns; wages 79% 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 23878?

Median home value (owners' estimate): $219,900
Median gross rent: –
Homes owned by their occupants: 92.9%
Housing units: 573

Index = 100 in 2003, the first year FHFA reports for 23878; 2021: 164.1. Annual, not seasonally adjusted; FHFA calls its ZIP-level indexes developmental. FHFA's series for 23878 stops in 2021: it publishes no ZIP index for a year with too few repeat sales.

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 23878?

6 business establishments had a location in this ZIP code in 2023, 4 fewer than in 2018 (ZIP Code Business Patterns).

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 23878?

ZIP codes that share a boundary with 23878, then the nearest by center
ZIP	Town	People	Household income	Distance
23837	Courtland	4,623	$67k	5.9 mi
23898	Zuni	2,246	$80k	9.1 mi
23888	Wakefield	2,528	$67k	9.3 mi
23866	Ivor	1,943	$62k	11.3 mi
23851	Franklin	13,237	$70k	12.5 mi
23890	Waverly	4,167	$64k	13.7 mi
23315	Carrsville	1,391	$72k	11.9 mi (near)
23829	Capron	2,731	$89k	13.1 mi (near)

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