23959 Zip Code (Phenix, VA) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 1,488
Zip code population in 2010: 1,264
Zip code population in 2000: 1,306

Houses and condos: 704
Renter-occupied apartments: 108
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 23959: 82.9 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 58.6 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.

Population density: 25 people per square mile

(very low).

Real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2022:
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $661 (0.4%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $777 (0.5%)

For population 25 years and over in 23959:

• High school or higher: 85.2%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 15.2%
• Graduate or professional degree: 4.8%
• Unemployed: 3.9%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 32.3 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 23959:

• Never married: 28.0%
• Now married: 50.0%
• Separated: 0.3%
• Widowed: 8.3%
• Divorced: 13.4%

• 
• • 1,11374.8%White
  • 33222.3%Black
  • 342.3%Two or more races
  • 80.5%Asian

100% rural population.

Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 23959, filed in 2021:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $50,769 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$50,769
State:	$86,446

Salary/wage: $44,667 (reported on 81.2% of returns)

Here:	$44,667
State:	$71,185

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1224.2% for AGIs below $25k, 3865.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 6540.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 11043.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 15392.5% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $567 (reported on 31.2% of returns)

This zip code:	$567
Virginia:	$1,805

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.8% for AGIs below $25k, 27.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 65.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 62.5% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Ordinary dividends: $3,883 (reported on 12.5% of returns)

Here:	$3,883
State:	$8,327

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 462.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 120.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$10,683 (reported on 12.5% of returns)

Here:	+$10,683
State:	+$24,644

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 153.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1626.7% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Profit/loss from business: +$5,657 (reported on 14.6% of returns)

Here:	+$5,657
State:	+$12,836

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 207.5% for AGIs below $25k, 98.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 122.5% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $7,720 (reported on 10.4% of returns)

23959:	$7,720
Virginia:	$21,535

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 386.0% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Earned income credit: $2,460 (reported on 20.8% of returns)

Here:	$2,460
State:	$2,214

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 155.0% for AGIs below $25k, 60.0% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 93.8%

Here:	94%
State:	92%

(% for various income ranges: 94.1% for AGIs below $25k, 92.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 100.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 83.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 100.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 23959, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $38,344 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$38,344
State:	$71,192

Salary/wage: $35,542 (reported on 80.0% of returns)

Here:	$35,542
State:	$59,229

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 71.5% for AGIs below $25k, 73.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 79.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 76.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 66.9% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,286 (reported on 31.1% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,286
Virginia:	$1,600

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.7% for AGIs below $25k, 2.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.0% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Ordinary dividends: $1,586 (reported on 15.6% of returns)

Here:	$1,586
State:	$6,959

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$1,483 (reported on 13.3% of returns)

Here:	+$1,483
State:	+$16,672

Profit/loss from business: +$5,222 (reported on 20.0% of returns)

Here:	+$5,222
State:	+$14,116

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $9,780 (reported on 11.1% of returns)

23959:	$9,780
Virginia:	$16,667

Total itemized deductions: $17,912 (25% of AGI, reported on 17.8% of returns)

Here:	$17,912
State:	$26,596

Here:	25.5% of AGI
State:	20.1% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 15.0% for AGIs below $25k, 8.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 25.2% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Charity contributions: $3,243 (reported on 15.6% of returns)

Here:	$3,243
State:	$4,443

Taxes paid: $4,938 (reported on 17.8% of returns)

23959:	$4,938
State:	$9,951

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.6% for AGIs below $25k, 1.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 9.2% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Earned income credit: $2,600 (reported on 24.4% of returns)

Here:	$2,600
State:	$2,211

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 7.9% for AGIs below $25k, 1.8% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 73.3%

Here:	73%
State:	46%

(% for various income ranges: 70.0% for AGIs below $25k, 75.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 75.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 66.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 100.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 23959, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $31,366 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$31,366
State:	$56,704

Salary/wage: $30,773 (reported on 83.1% of returns)

Here:	$30,773
State:	$48,441

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 107.2% for AGIs below $10k, 75.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 82.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 83.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 79.0% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,144 (reported on 40.9% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,144
Virginia:	$1,688

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.8% for AGIs below $10k, 3.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.5% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable dividends: $1,306 (reported on 14.6% of returns)

Here:	$1,306
State:	$4,028

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.3% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Net capital gain/loss: +$1,467 (reported on 12.2% of returns)

Here:	+$1,467
State:	+$14,375

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.6% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Profit/loss from business: +$3,881 (reported on 13.6% of returns)

Here:	+$3,881
State:	+$13,342

Total itemized deductions: $14,753 (25% of AGI, reported on 16.5% of returns)

Here:	$14,753
State:	$21,492

Here:	25.3% of AGI
State:	21.0% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 25.7% for AGIs below $10k, 8.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 7.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 10.7% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Charity contributions deductions: $3,045 (5% of AGI, reported on 13.4% of returns)

Here:	$3,045
State:	$3,794

Here:	5.0% of AGI
State:	3.5% of AGI

Total tax: $3,241 (reported on 71.5% of returns)

23959:	$3,241
State:	$9,537

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 6.2% for AGIs below $10k, 3.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 5.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 10.2% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Earned income credit: $1,802 (reported on 20.5% of returns)

Here:	$1,802
State:	$1,734

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 74.0%

Here:	74%
State:	52%

(% for various income ranges: 69.5% for AGIs below $10k, 80.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 68.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 72.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 83.8% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Nearest zip codes: 24528, 23963, 23962, 23923, 23934, 23958.
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No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 113
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 447

Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 9 (9 now married, 0 unmarried)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 220 (153 now married, 64 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 23959 with a mortgage: 138 (5 second mortgage, 4 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 56

Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,370
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $410

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:

• Zip code 23959 household income distribution in 2022

• 10Less than $10,000
• 7$10,000 to $14,999
• 41$15,000 to $19,999
• 24$20,000 to $24,999
• 63$25,000 to $29,999
• 5$30,000 to $34,999
• 7$35,000 to $39,999
• 11$40,000 to $44,999
• 2$45,000 to $49,999
• 20$50,000 to $59,999
• 77$60,000 to $74,999
• 87$75,000 to $99,999
• 93$100,000 to $124,999
• 51$125,000 to $149,999
• 33$150,000 to $199,999
• 6$200,000 or more

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 23959

• 2$10,000 to $14,999
• 7$30,000 to $34,999
• 2$40,000 to $49,999
• 28$50,000 to $59,999
• 15$60,000 to $69,999
• 8$70,000 to $79,999
• 7$80,000 to $89,999
• 16$90,000 to $99,999
• 27$100,000 to $124,999
• 101$125,000 to $149,999
• 43$150,000 to $174,999
• 22$175,000 to $199,999
• 44$200,000 to $249,999
• 21$250,000 to $299,999
• 1$300,000 to $399,999
• 10$400,000 to $499,999

• Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 23959

• 31$400 to $449
• 13$450 to $499
• 34$550 to $599
• 2$600 to $649
• 5$650 to $699
• 2$700 to $749
• 10No cash rent

Median gross rent in 2022: $783.

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

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $140,125
• Black or African American householders: $89,670

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $150,886 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $118,306 - $191,619

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $161,617

Here:	$161,617
State:	$472,865

Mobile homes: $133,568

Here:	$133,568
State:	$100,736

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 631
• Mobile homes: 71

Unemployment: 3.9%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 23959

• 77.6%521Drove a car alone
• 4.2%28Carpooled
• 6.6%44Walked
• 5.7%38Other means
• 4.0%27Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 23959

• 65Less than 5 minutes
• 375 to 9 minutes
• 4510 to 14 minutes
• 6615 to 19 minutes
• 4520 to 24 minutes
• 4725 to 29 minutes
• 4330 to 34 minutes
• 135 to 39 minutes
• 4040 to 44 minutes
• 10245 to 59 minutes
• 9460 to 89 minutes
• 2790 or more minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 41.7%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 1,488

• Male householders: 312 (48 living alone), Female householders: 238 (69 living alone)

• 288 spouses (288 opposite-sex spouses), 1 unmarried partners, (1 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 440 children (424 natural, 0 adopted, 18 stepchildren), 75 grandchildren, 2 brothers or sisters, 2 parents, 0 foster children, 10 other relatives, 103 non-relatives

Size of family households: 236 2-persons, 74 3-persons, 82 4-persons, 20 5-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 117 1-person, 17 2-persons

269 married couples with children.
5 single-parent households (5 women).

All residents speak English at home

Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• CHARLOTTE COUNTY SCHOOLS PHENIX ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (400 RED HOUSE RD in PHENIX, VA)

  AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
  STATE MASTER (Virginia pollutants databases) - CEDS-30343, AIR PROGRAM
  (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-0200110
  National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
  Business SIC and NAICS classification: ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS
  Organizations: CHARLOTTE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
  Alternative names: CHARLOTTE CO SCHOOL BD PHENIX, CHARLOTTE COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD PHENIX

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 12.4%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 10.5%

Population in 1990: 900. Population change in the 1990s: +406 (+45.1%).

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

• This state: 1,249
• Northeast: 146
• South: 48
• West: 34

69% of the 23959 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 65% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Virginia.

92% of the 23959 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 67% moved from this county.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 27% moved from different county within same state.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 2% moved from different state.

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school):
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school):

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

• Finance and Insurance: Commercial Banking (20-49 employees: 1 establishment)
• Wholesale Trade: Flower, Nursery Stock, and Florists' Supplies Merchant Wholesalers (5-9: 1, 1-4: 1)
• Real Estate and Rental and Leasing: Lessors of Other Real Estate Property (1-4: 1)
• Other Services (except Public Administration): Religious Organizations (1-4: 1)

Most common first names in zip code 23959 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
Mary	20	78.6 years
James	17	75.2 years
William	17	78.0 years
Robert	14	73.6 years
John	13	74.1 years
Frank	9	79.6 years
Willie	7	69.4 years
Harry	6	72.8 years
Louise	6	72.5 years
Rosa	6	86.0 years

Most common last names in zip code 23959 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Hamlett	17	74.5 years
Childress	17	77.7 years
Davis	13	70.2 years
Johnson	13	75.5 years
Harvey	12	73.6 years
Roach	12	82.2 years
Trent	11	75.5 years
Harris	11	77.8 years
Stjohn	11	82.5 years
Hamlet	11	79.9 years