Virginia Beach city · Virginia
ZIP code 23462
- Population
- 67,066
- Median income
- $69,680
- Median home
- $269,400
- Sales tax
- 6%
ZCTA residents
Household, past 12 months
Owner-occupied value
Combined state + local
Quick answer
ZIP 23462 sits in Virginia Beach city, Virginia and is home to 67,066 people. Median household income is $69,680, the median home is worth $269,400 and median gross rent is $1,652. 52.8% of households own their home, and purchases are taxed at 6% combined.
- County
- Virginia Beach city
- State
- Virginia (VA)
- Area codes
- 757
FIPS 51810
903 ZIPs covered
NANPA codes serving this area
The numbers for 23462
American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates for this ZCTA.
- Population
- 67,066ZIP 23462 residents
- Median household income
- $69,680Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $269,400Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,652Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 34.4 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 52.8%Owner-occupied households
Sales tax in 23462
What a purchase inside this ZIP costs at checkout.
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.
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 23462 compares
ZIP 23462 against the median ZIP in Virginia Beach city and across Virginia.
| Measure | ZIP 23462 | County median | State median | vs state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $69,680 | $90,680 | $72,517 | -4% |
| Median home value | $269,400 | $397,700 | $255,900 | +5% |
| Median gross rent | $1,652 | $1,644 | $1,108 | +49% |
| Population | 67,066 | 47,571 | 2,686 | +2397% |
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
- #441
- Home value
- #360
- Population
- #4
richer than 45% of 801 state ZIPs
above 54% of 791 state ZIPs
larger than 100% of 903 state ZIPs
Comparable ZIP codes
Virginia ZIP areas with almost the same household income.
Nearby ZIP codes
Other ZIP codes filed under Virginia Beach city.
ZIP 23462 questions
Common questions about this ZIP code.
- Where is ZIP code 23462?
- ZIP 23462 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 23462?
- Purchases are taxed at 6% combined, built from the Virginia Beach jurisdiction stack.
- Is 23462 expensive to live in?
- Median rent runs $1,652 a month, about 28% of median household income, and the median home is worth $269,400 — +5% 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.
Keep going
Related pages for this area.
Sources & transparency
- US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates — 2019-2023 ACS 5-year — population, income, housing
- Census 2020 ZCTA-to-county relationship file — County assignment by largest land-area overlap
- Virginia Department of Taxation — Sales tax rates and local add-ons
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.