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Virginia Beach city · Virginia

ZIP code 23454

Population, income, housing costs and the sales tax rate charged on purchases inside ZIP 23454 — Census 2019-2023 ACS 5-year, no modelled estimates.
Population
57,773

ZCTA residents

Median income
$97,835

Household, past 12 months

Median home
$401,900

Owner-occupied value

Sales tax
6%

Combined state + local

Quick answer

ZIP 23454 sits in Virginia Beach city, Virginia and is home to 57,773 people. Median household income is $97,835, the median home is worth $401,900 and median gross rent is $1,600. 64.6% of households own their home, and purchases are taxed at 6% combined.

County
Virginia Beach city

FIPS 51810

State
Virginia (VA)

903 ZIPs covered

Area codes
757

NANPA codes serving this area

Metro area
Virginia Beach

Rate jurisdiction used for tax

The numbers for 23454

American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates for this ZCTA.

Population
57,773ZIP 23454 residents
Median household income
$97,835Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value
$401,900Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent
$1,600Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age
39.1 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate
64.6%Owner-occupied households

Sales tax in 23454

What a purchase inside this ZIP costs at checkout.

Rate applied
6%Virginia Beach jurisdiction stack
Tax on $100
$6Rounded to the dollar
Tax on $1,000
$60Before any exemptions

This ZIP falls inside the Virginia Beach rate area, so state, county, city and district levies are published here as a full stack.

Affordability in this ZIP

Derived from the Census medians above — indicative, not an offer.

Rent burden
20%Median rent ÷ median income
Price-to-income
4.1×Home value ÷ household income
Est. mortgage
$2,085/mo20% down, 30-yr at 6.75%
Poverty rate
6.6%Residents below poverty line

A rent burden above 30% is the federal threshold for cost-burdened households, and a price-to-income multiple above 4× is generally considered a stretched housing market. The mortgage figure is principal and interest only — taxes, insurance and HOA dues are extra.

How 23454 compares

ZIP 23454 against the median ZIP in Virginia Beach city and across Virginia.

MeasureZIP 23454County medianState medianvs state
Median household income$97,835$90,680$72,517+35%
Median home value$401,900$397,700$255,900+57%
Median gross rent$1,600$1,644$1,108+44%
Population57,77347,5712,686+2051%

Medians are computed across the 12 ZIP areas in Virginia Beach city and the 903 ZIP areas in Virginia.

Statewide rank

Where this ZIP places among all 903 Virginia ZIP areas.

Income

richer than 73% of 801 state ZIPs

#219
Home value

above 77% of 791 state ZIPs

#184
Population

larger than 98% of 903 state ZIPs

#16

Comparable ZIP codes

Virginia ZIP areas with almost the same household income.

ZIPCountyIncomeHome valueRent
23922Nottoway County$97,772$139,200
23451Virginia Beach city$97,945$591,300$1,697
22304Alexandria city$97,629$496,000$1,934
22942Louisa County$97,569$300,000$1,148
22652Shenandoah County$98,125$325,000
23321Chesapeake city$98,257$352,000$1,434

Nearby ZIP codes

Other ZIP codes filed under Virginia Beach city.

ZIP 23454 questions

Common questions about this ZIP code.

Where is ZIP code 23454?
ZIP 23454 lies mostly in Virginia Beach city, Virginia. County assignment follows the largest share of land area, so a ZIP straddling a county line is filed under its dominant county.
What sales tax do I pay in 23454?
Purchases are taxed at 6% combined, built from the Virginia Beach jurisdiction stack.
Is 23454 expensive to live in?
Median rent runs $1,600 a month, about 20% of median household income, and the median home is worth $401,900+57% against the typical Virginia ZIP.
Is a ZCTA the same as a postal ZIP code?
Not exactly. The Census builds ZIP Code Tabulation Areas from the ZIP codes of addresses inside each census block, so a ZCTA can differ slightly from the USPS delivery route of the same number, and PO-box-only ZIPs have no ZCTA at all.

Related pages for this area.

Sources & transparency

Every figure on this page is a published estimate for ZIP Code Tabulation Area 23454, except the affordability ratios and mortgage estimate, which we derive from those medians and label as estimates.

Last reviewed December 2024. Figures are published for reference and can change; verify with the source agency before filing or contracting. How we build and check this data.