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ZIP Code23085

King And Queen Court House, VA

King and Queen County · Virginia · United States
Home to 390 people across 42.817 square miles.

EasternOwner-majority10 ZIPs in county

At a glance

23085 by the numbers

Every figure below comes from the 2019–2023 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, the Census Gazetteer, or is computed from those. Margins of error are shown where they matter.

Population
390
±197 · bottom 25% nationally
Median household income
US median $70,109 ·
Median home value
US median $207,500 ·
Median age
37.3
US median 42 years
Population density
9/mi²
bottom 25% most dense
Land area
42.817 mi²
plus 0.176 mi² water

Location

Where 23085 is

37.688954, -76.825645 · Census ZCTA internal pointOpen larger map →
Coordinates37.688954, -76.825645
Time zoneAmerica/New_York
CountyKing and Queen County
StateVirginia (VA)
Land area42.817 mi²
Coordinate sourceCensus ZCTA internal point

Local time

America/New_York

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Distance to major cities

Straight-line, computed from coordinates

Philadelphia, PA180.1 mi
New York, NY257.7 mi
Boston, MA443.9 mi
Atlanta, GA503.8 mi

People

Who lives in 23085

390 residents in 158 households, averaging 2.47 people per household. The largest age group is under 18 at 33.3% of residents.

Age distribution

Share of residents by age band

Under 1833.3%
18-243.6%
25-346.2%
35-4419.7%
45-548.2%
55-644.4%
65+24.6%

Households

Composition and size

Total households158
Average household size2.47
Family households66.5%
Living alone33.5%
Median age37.3 years
Households with internet77.2%

Race & ethnicity

Census race categories. Hispanic or Latino origin is asked separately and overlaps these groups.

White66.9%
Black33.1%

Income & work

What people earn in 23085

Income data is suppressed for this ZIP code.

Compared to the US

This ZIP against the national median

Median household income
Median household income±—
Per capita income$32,615
Poverty rate22.3%
Unemployment rate8.7%
Labor force participation64.6%

Household income distribution

Share of households in each bracket

<$25k8.9%
$25-50k40.5%
$50-75k3.8%
$75-100k11.4%
$100-150k12.7%
$150-200k6.3%
$200k+16.5%

Educational attainment among residents 25 and older: 16.3% hold a bachelor's degree or higher, 91.1% finished high school.

Housing

Homes and rent in 23085

Housing cost data is suppressed for this ZIP code.

Costs

Typical values

Median home value
Median gross rent—/mo
Median year built1996
Housing units243
Vacancy rate35.0%

Own vs. rent

Of 158 occupied units

Owner-occupied85.4%
Renter-occupied14.6%
Owner households135
Renter households23

Building types

Units by structure size

Single family84.0%
20+ units16.0%

Getting to work

How 23085 commutes

69.0% of workers drove alone, and the average one-way trip takes 35.4 minutes.

Mode of transport

Workers 16 and older

Drove alone69.0%
Carpooled19.6%
Worked from home11.4%

Travel time

Mean commute 35.4 minutes

<10 min4.3%
10-1935.0%
20-299.3%
30-4412.9%
45-5922.9%
60+15.7%

Overview

Understanding ZIP code 23085

ZIP code 23085 is assigned to King And Queen Court House, VA, and falls within King and Queen County. Like every US postal code, it began as a mail-routing device rather than a geographic boundary — the US Postal Service groups delivery routes under a single code so carriers and sorting equipment can process mail efficiently. Today it also serves as a practical shorthand for the area itself: roughly 390 people live inside it.

At 9 residents per square mile spread over 42.817 square miles, 23085 reads as a rural area. It is a sparsely populated postal code, and density shapes almost everything else on this page — how people get to work, whether they own or rent, and what housing costs.

Living here

What life in King And Queen Court House looks like

The building stock is dominated by detached single-family houses, which account for 84.0% of housing units here. The median construction year is 1996, making the housing here from the later twentieth century. The vacancy rate of 35.0% is high, which in many places reflects seasonal or second-home use rather than abandonment.

The population skews broadly in line with the national age profile, with a median age of 37.3 against 42 nationally. The average household holds 2.47 people, and 66.5% are family households.

Getting to work takes 35.4 minutes on average one way. The dominant mode is drove alone at 69.0% of workers, while 11.4% work from home. Commute patterns are one of the better proxies for how a place actually functions day to day.

Where to stay

Where to stay in King And Queen Court House, VA

23085 covers a rural area, and accommodation within the postal code itself is likely to be sparse — perhaps a country inn, a lodge or a vacation rental rather than a conventional hotel. Widening the search radius is usually the practical approach, and it also opens up more availability at short notice.

For reference, Philadelphia, PA is about 180.1 miles away in a straight line, which is worth factoring in if you are comparing a stay here against one closer to the city centre.

Availability and pricing change constantly, so the live search below will give you a more accurate picture than any figure we could publish here. It opens results for this area on Booking.com.

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Practical uses

What ZIP code 23085 is used for

Beyond addressing mail, 23085 does a lot of quiet administrative work. Retailers use it to calculate shipping and sales tax at checkout. Insurers use it to set premiums, since risk profiles vary geographically. Employers and marketers use it to define service areas. Government agencies use it to route benefits and organise reporting. If you have ever been asked for a postal code by a form that clearly does not intend to send you anything, this is why.

For anyone weighing a move, 23085 offers a compact profile of King And Queen Court House: 390 residents, 16.3% of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher, and an unemployment rate of 8.7%. A handful of figures like these answer more relocation questions than most neighbourhood guides do.

One caution worth repeating: a postal code is not a neighbourhood. 23085 may cover parts of several distinct areas, and a single neighbourhood in King And Queen Court House may be split across more than one code. Boundaries also shift as USPS adjusts delivery routes. Treat the figures here as describing a delivery area, which is what they actually measure.

Nearby

ZIP codes near 23085

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Questions

Common questions about 23085

What city is ZIP code 23085 in?
23085 serves King And Queen Court House, Virginia, in King and Queen County, United States.
What is the population of 23085?
About 390 people live in ZIP code 23085, according to the US Census Bureau's 2019–2023 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates. The margin of error on that figure is ±197. That works out to roughly 9 people per square mile.
Is 23085 a good place to live?
That depends on what you're looking for, but here are the facts: 16.3% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the unemployment rate is 8.7%, and the median age is 37.3. The average commute is 35.4 minutes. We publish the numbers and let you weigh them.
What time zone is 23085 in?
23085 observes Eastern Time (America/New_York). This zone observes daylight saving time.
How big is ZIP code 23085?
ZIP code 23085 covers 42.817 square miles of land plus 0.176 square miles of water, per the US Census Bureau's 2023 Gazetteer files.
Is 23085 urban, suburban or rural?
By population density, 23085 reads as a rural area. It holds 9 people per square mile across 42.817 square miles of land. For reference, densities above 10,000 per square mile generally indicate an urban core, 1,000–3,000 is typically suburban, and under 200 is rural. These are rules of thumb rather than official designations — the Census Bureau classifies urban and rural areas by census block, not by ZIP code.
What is the commute like from 23085?
The average one-way commute from 23085 takes about 35.4 minutes. The most common way to travel is drove alone, used by 69.0% of workers aged 16 and over. Commute figures cover people who were employed and working outside the home during the survey period.
How many people work in 23085?
About 158 residents of 23085 are employed. Labor force participation stands at 64.6% and the unemployment rate is 8.7%. Note this counts residents by where they live, not by where they work — a ZIP with many offices can have far more jobs than employed residents.
Where should I stay when visiting 23085?
Accommodation in and around King And Queen Court House, VA ranges with the character of the area. See the 'Where to stay' section on this page for local context, and use the live search there for current availability and pricing.
Does 23085 cover more than one city or county?
This page lists King And Queen Court House as the primary place and King and Queen County as the county. ZIP codes follow mail delivery routes rather than municipal or county lines, so a single code can straddle boundaries, and USPS also recognises alternate acceptable city names for many codes. If you need the definitive answer for a specific street address, the USPS ZIP Code Lookup is the authority.
Can ZIP code 23085 change?
Yes. USPS adjusts ZIP codes as delivery volumes shift — codes are occasionally split, merged, retired or newly created, and boundaries move more often than most people assume. The Census Bureau's ZCTA definitions, which underpin the demographic figures on this page, are redrawn only once a decade, so the two can drift apart between censuses.

Methodology

Where this data comes from

  • Postal geography — GeoNames open postal code database (CC BY 4.0), cross-checked against the US Census Gazetteer.
  • Demographics, income, housing, commute — US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019–2023 5-Year Estimates, ZIP Code Tabulation Area 23085. Tables B01001, B01002, B01003, B02001, B03003, B08301, B08303, B11001, B15003, B17001, B19001, B19013, B19301, B23025, B25002, B25003, B25024, B25035, B25064, B25077, B28002.
  • Land and water area — US Census Bureau 2023 Gazetteer Files.
  • Weather — NOAA National Weather Service, fetched live in your browser.
  • Map — OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).
On accuracy. ACS figures are survey estimates, not counts. The margin of error shown alongside the population figure means the true value has a 90% chance of falling in that range. For small ZIP codes the error can be large relative to the estimate — treat the direction as more reliable than the exact number. This page reports data for ZCTA 23085, the Census approximation of the USPS delivery area.