23879 Zip Code (VA) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 583
Zip code population in 2010: 679
Zip code population in 2000: 589

Houses and condos: 352
Renter-occupied apartments: 108
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 23879: 85.8 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 33.7 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.1 sq. mi.

Population density: 17 people per square mile

(very low).

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $871 (0.8%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $1,726 (0.8%)

For population 25 years and over in 23879:

• High school or higher: 87.4%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 19.8%
• Graduate or professional degree: 13.1%
• Unemployed: 1.9%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 31.2 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 23879:

• Never married: 11.0%
• Now married: 69.0%
• Separated: 4.5%
• Widowed: 11.2%
• Divorced: 4.3%

• 
• • 41170.6%White
  • 12221.0%Black
  • 498.4%Two or more races

100% rural population.

Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 23879, filed in 2021:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $47,170 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$47,170
State:	$86,446

Salary/wage: $38,908 (reported on 86.7% of returns)

Here:	$38,908
State:	$71,185

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1525.0% for AGIs below $25k, 3515.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 7283.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 5803.3% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $680 (reported on 16.7% of returns)

This zip code:	$680
Virginia:	$1,805

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 100.0% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Ordinary dividends: $2,500 (reported on 10.0% of returns)

Here:	$2,500
State:	$8,327

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 107.1% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Profit/loss from business: +$1,525 (reported on 13.3% of returns)

Here:	+$1,525
State:	+$12,836

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 76.2% for AGIs below $25k)

Total itemized deductions: $33,050 (reported on 6.7% of returns)

Here:	$33,050
State:	$33,287

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 944.3% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Earned income credit: $2,300 (reported on 20.0% of returns)

Here:	$2,300
State:	$2,214

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 112.5% for AGIs below $25k, 68.6% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 93.3%

Here:	93%
State:	92%

(% for various income ranges: 90.0% for AGIs below $25k, 100.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 80.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 100.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 100.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 23879, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $40,103 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$40,103
State:	$71,192

Salary/wage: $34,937 (reported on 90.9% of returns)

Here:	$34,937
State:	$59,229

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 79.5% for AGIs below $25k, 78.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 82.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 76.9% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $440 (reported on 15.2% of returns)

This zip code:	$440
Virginia:	$1,600

Ordinary dividends: $600 (reported on 6.1% of returns)

Here:	$600
State:	$6,959

Profit/loss from business: +$1,700 (reported on 9.1% of returns)

Here:	+$1,700
State:	+$14,116

Total itemized deductions: $19,975 (31% of AGI, reported on 24.2% of returns)

Here:	$19,975
State:	$26,596

Here:	31.5% of AGI
State:	20.1% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 18.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 12.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 10.9% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Charity contributions: $3,329 (reported on 21.2% of returns)

Here:	$3,329
State:	$4,443

Taxes paid: $4,088 (reported on 24.2% of returns)

23879:	$4,088
State:	$9,951

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 3.4% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Earned income credit: $2,471 (reported on 21.2% of returns)

Here:	$2,471
State:	$2,211

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 8.0% for AGIs below $25k, 1.1% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 45.5%

Here:	45%
State:	46%

(% for various income ranges: 38.5% for AGIs below $25k, 50.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 50.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 50.0% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 23879, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $31,514 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$31,514
State:	$56,704

Salary/wage: $29,589 (reported on 89.9% of returns)

Here:	$29,589
State:	$48,441

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 84.1% for AGIs below $10k, 87.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 84.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 86.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 79.8% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $457 (reported on 23.8% of returns)

This zip code:	$457
Virginia:	$1,688

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.0% for AGIs below $10k, 0.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.2% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable dividends: $846 (reported on 6.7% of returns)

Here:	$846
State:	$4,028

Net capital gain/loss: +$53 (reported on 4.9% of returns)

Here:	+$53
State:	+$14,375

Profit/loss from business: +$4,471 (reported on 8.8% of returns)

Here:	+$4,471
State:	+$13,342

Total itemized deductions: $15,057 (28% of AGI, reported on 22.5% of returns)

Here:	$15,057
State:	$21,492

Here:	27.8% of AGI
State:	21.0% of AGI

Charity contributions deductions: $3,000 (6% of AGI, reported on 19.9% of returns)

Here:	$3,000
State:	$3,794

Here:	5.6% of AGI
State:	3.5% of AGI

Total tax: $3,258 (reported on 70.0% of returns)

23879:	$3,258
State:	$9,537

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.1% for AGIs below $10k, 3.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 6.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 11.6% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Earned income credit: $1,634 (reported on 24.0% of returns)

Here:	$1,634
State:	$1,734

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 51.2%

Here:	51%
State:	52%

(% for various income ranges: 43.8% for AGIs below $10k, 44.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 55.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 54.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 76.9% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Nearest zip codes: 23847, 27866, 27831, 27832, 27890, 27870.
No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 56
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 233

Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 24 (24 now married, 0 unmarried)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 100 (59 now married, 39 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 23879 with a mortgage: 105
Houses without a mortgage: 27

Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,009
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $557

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:

• Zip code 23879 household income distribution in 2022

• 10Less than $10,000
• 24$15,000 to $19,999
• 19$25,000 to $29,999
• 14$30,000 to $34,999
• 22$35,000 to $39,999
• 28$40,000 to $44,999
• 14$45,000 to $49,999
• 9$50,000 to $59,999
• 21$60,000 to $74,999
• 18$75,000 to $99,999
• 9$100,000 to $124,999
• 48$125,000 to $149,999
• 5$150,000 to $199,999
• 35$200,000 or more

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 23879

• 7$50,000 to $59,999
• 9$70,000 to $79,999
• 17$80,000 to $89,999
• 37$90,000 to $99,999
• 4$125,000 to $149,999
• 19$150,000 to $174,999
• 40$200,000 to $249,999
• 11$250,000 to $299,999

• Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 23879

• 18$450 to $499
• 28$600 to $649
• 23$800 to $899
• 39No cash rent

Median gross rent in 2022: $1,071.

Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2022 for:

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $613,326
• Black or African American householders: $359,140

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $155,991

Here:	$155,991
State:	$472,865

Mobile homes: $92,726

Here:	$92,726
State:	$100,736

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 307
• Mobile homes: 43

Unemployment: 1.9%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 23879

• 88.2%296Drove a car alone
• 7.4%25Carpooled

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 23879

• 9510 to 14 minutes
• 4815 to 19 minutes
• 7425 to 29 minutes
• 2030 to 34 minutes
• 1135 to 39 minutes
• 540 to 44 minutes
• 860 to 89 minutes
• 5490 or more minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 31.9%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 583

• Male householders: 99 (51 living alone), Female householders: 187 (26 living alone)

• 151 spouses (151 opposite-sex spouses), 0 unmarried partners, (0 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 113 children (113 natural, 0 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 25 grandchildren, 11 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 foster children, 0 other relatives, 0 non-relatives

Size of family households: 101 2-persons, 107 3-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 76 1-person

48 married couples with children.
26 single-parent households (26 women).

99.4% of residents of 23879 zip code speak English at home.

Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• BIRDSONG PEANUTS (ROUTE 301 in SKIPPERS, VA)

  AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
  STATE MASTER (Virginia pollutants databases) - CEDS-50009, AIR PROGRAM
  Business SIC classification: FARM-PRODUCT RAW MATERIALS
  Business NAICS classification: OTHER FARM PRODUCT RAW MATERIAL MERCHANT WHOLESALERS.
  

• COKERS MOTEL (RTE 301 STATE LINE VA-NC VA SI in SKIPPERS, VA)

  (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
  

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 5.3%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 5.4%

Population in 1990: 196. Population change in the 1990s: +393 (+200.5%).

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 312
• Northeast: 12
• South: 253
• West: 3

75% of the 23879 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 46% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Virginia.

93% of the 23879 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 110% moved from different county within same state.

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 10
Students in private undergraduate colleges:

Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code:

• JAMES FERGUSON ROBERT (3903 ROCK BRIDGE RD in SKIPPERS, VA; small business)

  $30,255 with Navy for Dentistry Services. Signed on 2001-10-01. Completion date: 2002-09-30.

Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:

• Mining: Crushed and Broken Granite Mining and Quarrying (20-49 employees: 1 establishment)
• Accommodation and Food Services: Limited-Service Restaurants (20-49: 1)
• Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services: Janitorial Services (5-9: 1)
• Other Services (except Public Administration): Commercial and Industrial Machinery and Equipment (except Automotive and Electronic) Repair and Maintenance (1-4: 1)

Most common first names in zip code 23879 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
James	14	69.2 years
William	14	71.9 years
Mary	12	82.1 years
Robert	10	74.2 years
John	7	77.7 years
Thomas	7	80.8 years
Charlie	5	84.4 years
Edward	5	69.2 years
Willie	5	69.2 years
Richard	5	69.2 years

Most common last names in zip code 23879 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Williams	22	74.3 years
Allen	17	79.7 years
Robinson	14	73.4 years
Hicks	13	64.2 years
Moore	8	73.6 years
Gilliam	7	76.3 years
Tillar	7	74.1 years
Smith	7	71.0 years
Collins	6	81.1 years
Wright	6	73.8 years

Businesses in zip code 23879

• McDonald's: 1