Norfolk, VA
Norfolk (city) County · Virginia · United States
Home to 1,630 people across 0.486 square miles.
At a glance
23551 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.
Location
Where 23551 is
| Coordinates | 36.923536, -76.292547 |
|---|---|
| Time zone | America/New_York |
| County | Norfolk (city) County |
| State | Virginia (VA) |
| Land area | 0.486 mi² |
| Coordinate source | Census ZCTA internal point |
Local time
America/New_York
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Distance to major cities
Straight-line, computed from coordinates
| Philadelphia, PA | 218.0 mi |
|---|---|
| New York, NY | 289.3 mi |
| Boston, MA | 467.4 mi |
| Atlanta, GA | 506.0 mi |
People
Who lives in 23551
1,630 residents in 29 households, averaging 56.21 people per household. The largest age group is 18-24 at 80.5% of residents, and 100.0% of households are a single person living alone.
Age distribution
Share of residents by age band
Households
Composition and size
| Total households | 29 |
|---|---|
| Average household size | 56.21 |
| Family households | 0.0% |
| Living alone | 100.0% |
| Median age | 22.3 years |
| Households with internet | 100.0% |
Race & ethnicity
Census race categories. Hispanic or Latino origin is asked separately and overlaps these groups.
Income & work
What people earn in 23551
Income data is suppressed for this ZIP code.
Compared to the US
This ZIP against the national median
| Median household income | — ±— |
|---|---|
| Per capita income | $31,340 |
| Poverty rate | 0.0% |
| Unemployment rate | 0.0% |
| Labor force participation | 98.5% |
Household income distribution
Share of households in each bracket
Educational attainment among residents 25 and older: 23.9% hold a bachelor's degree or higher, 100.0% finished high school.
Housing
Homes and rent in 23551
Housing cost data is suppressed for this ZIP code.
Costs
Typical values
| Median home value | — |
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| Median gross rent | —/mo |
| Median year built | — |
| Housing units | 50 |
| Vacancy rate | 42.0% |
Own vs. rent
Of 29 occupied units
| Owner households | 29 |
|---|---|
| Renter households | 0 |
Building types
Units by structure size
Getting to work
How 23551 commutes
84.6% of workers drove alone, and the average one-way trip takes 18.3 minutes.
Mode of transport
Workers 16 and older
Travel time
Mean commute 18.3 minutes
Overview
Understanding ZIP code 23551
ZIP code 23551 is assigned to Norfolk, VA, and falls within Norfolk (city) 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 1,630 people live inside it.
At 3,354 residents per square mile spread over 0.486 square miles, 23551 reads as a densely built-up 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 Norfolk looks like
The building stock is dominated by detached single-family houses, which account for 58.0% of housing units here. The vacancy rate of 42.0% is high, which in many places reflects seasonal or second-home use rather than abandonment.
The population skews notably young, with a median age of 22.3 against 42 nationally. Households are relatively large at 56.21 people on average, with 0.0% classified as family households.
Getting to work takes 18.3 minutes on average one way. The dominant mode is drove alone at 84.6% of workers.
Where to stay
Where to stay in Norfolk, VA
Norfolk is a built-up area, so you will generally find a mix of chain hotels near the main approach roads and a smaller number of independent properties closer to the centre. Staying in 23551 itself often costs less than an equivalent room in the nearest downtown while keeping you close to it.
For reference, Philadelphia, PA is about 218.0 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 23551 is used for
Beyond addressing mail, 23551 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, 23551 offers a compact profile of Norfolk: 1,630 residents, 23.9% 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. 23551 may cover parts of several distinct areas, and a single neighbourhood in Norfolk 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 23551
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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 23551. 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).