ZIP 23803 · Petersburg
Who lives in ZIP code 23803 (Petersburg, VA): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Petersburg, VA · Dinwiddie County
uszips 2026
People42,012
Median age36.4
Household income$57,813
Home value$224,486
Median rent$1,178/mo
Poverty21.9%
College degree+24.3%
Commute26 min
Place
- Metro area
- Richmond, VA
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 225 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 16,767
Spans 3 counties
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
15.7% are 65 or older; 79.2% are adults.
Household income
24.5% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $31,827.
Education (adults 25+)
40.3% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
6.7% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 31.9%
- Never married
- 47.4%
- Divorced
- 14.4%
- Widowed
- 6.3%
- Family size
- 3.24
- Dual-income families
- 46.8%
Housing
- Own their home
- 51.1%
- Rent burden
- 33.1%
- Men / women
- 47% / 53%
Work
- In labor force
- 61.5%
- Unemployment
- 11.0%
- Self-employed
- 5.9%
- Farmers
- 0.2%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 19.3%
- Veterans
- 8.4%
- With a disability
- 19.7%
- No health insurance
- 7.0%
- Limited English
- 2.6%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.