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ZIP Code23298

Richmond, VA

City of Richmond County · Virginia · United States
Home to 170 people across 0.111 square miles.

Eastern30 ZIPs in county

At a glance

23298 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
170
±21 · bottom 10% nationally
Median household income
US median $70,109 ·
Median home value
US median $207,500 ·
Median age
20.2
US median 42 years
Population density
1,532/mi²
top 25% most dense
Land area
0.111 mi²
negligible water area

Location

Where 23298 is

37.541707, -77.42953 · Census ZCTA internal pointOpen larger map →
Coordinates37.541707, -77.42953
Time zoneAmerica/New_York
CountyCity of Richmond County
StateVirginia (VA)
Land area0.111 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, PA206.5 mi
New York, NY285.7 mi
Atlanta, GA470.2 mi
Boston, MA473.7 mi

People

Who lives in 23298

170 residents in 0 households, averaging None people per household. The largest age group is 18-24 at 97.1% of residents.

Age distribution

Share of residents by age band

Under 180.0%
18-2497.1%
25-342.9%
35-440.0%
45-540.0%
55-640.0%
65+0.0%

Households

Composition and size

Total households0
Average household sizeNone
Family householdsNone%
Living aloneNone%
Median age20.2 years

Race & ethnicity

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

White41.8%
Black41.8%
Asian5.3%
Two or more11.2%
Hispanic / Latino10.6%

Income & work

What people earn in 23298

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$4,468
Poverty rateNone%
Unemployment rate0.0%
Labor force participation56.5%

Household income distribution

Share of households in each bracket

Educational attainment among residents 25 and older: 0.0% hold a bachelor's degree or higher, 0.0% finished high school.

Housing

Homes and rent in 23298

Housing cost data is suppressed for this ZIP code.

Costs

Typical values

Median home value
Median gross rent—/mo
Median year built
Housing units0
Vacancy rateNone%

Own vs. rent

Of 0 occupied units

Owner-occupiedNone%
Renter-occupiedNone%
Owner households0
Renter households0

Building types

Units by structure size

Getting to work

How 23298 commutes

37.4% of workers worked from home, and the average one-way trip takes 11.1 minutes. 37.4% work from home.

Mode of transport

Workers 16 and older

Drove alone30.8%
Walked20.9%
Bike11.0%
Worked from home37.4%

Travel time

Mean commute 11.1 minutes

<10 min52.6%
10-1933.3%
20-2914.0%
30-440.0%
45-590.0%
60+0.0%

Overview

Understanding ZIP code 23298

ZIP code 23298 is assigned to Richmond, VA, and falls within City of Richmond 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 170 people live inside it.

At 1,532 residents per square mile spread over 0.111 square miles, 23298 reads as a suburban 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 Richmond looks like

The population skews notably young, with a median age of 20.2 against 42 nationally.

Getting to work takes 11.1 minutes on average one way. The dominant mode is worked from home at 37.4% of workers, while 20.9% walk, 37.4% 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 Richmond, VA

Richmond is largely suburban in character. Accommodation here skews toward mid-range chain hotels and extended-stay properties positioned near highway junctions and business parks, which suits anyone driving in or visiting for work rather than sightseeing.

For reference, Philadelphia, PA is about 206.5 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 23298 is used for

Beyond addressing mail, 23298 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, 23298 offers a compact profile of Richmond: 170 residents, 0.0% of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher, and an unemployment rate of 0.0%. 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. 23298 may cover parts of several distinct areas, and a single neighbourhood in Richmond 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 23298

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Questions

Common questions about 23298

What city is ZIP code 23298 in?
23298 serves Richmond, Virginia, in City of Richmond County, United States.
What is the population of 23298?
About 170 people live in ZIP code 23298, according to the US Census Bureau's 2019–2023 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates. The margin of error on that figure is ±21. That works out to roughly 1,532 people per square mile.
Is 23298 a good place to live?
That depends on what you're looking for, but here are the facts: 0.0% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the unemployment rate is 0.0%, and the median age is 20.2. The average commute is 11.1 minutes. We publish the numbers and let you weigh them.
What time zone is 23298 in?
23298 observes Eastern Time (America/New_York). This zone observes daylight saving time.
How big is ZIP code 23298?
ZIP code 23298 covers 0.111 square miles of land, per the US Census Bureau's 2023 Gazetteer files.
Is 23298 urban, suburban or rural?
By population density, 23298 reads as a suburban area. It holds 1,532 people per square mile across 0.111 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 23298?
The average one-way commute from 23298 takes about 11.1 minutes. The most common way to travel is worked from home, used by 37.4% 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 23298?
About 96 residents of 23298 are employed. Labor force participation stands at 56.5% and the unemployment rate is 0.0%. 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 23298?
Accommodation in and around Richmond, 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 23298 cover more than one city or county?
This page lists Richmond as the primary place and City of Richmond 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 23298 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 23298. 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 23298, the Census approximation of the USPS delivery area.