What city is 23851 in?

23851 is a Franklin, VA mailing address. By land area, 8% lies inside Franklin and 6% lies inside Camptown; the rest is outside any Census-defined city or community.

What is the population of 23851?

About 13,237 people (±669), according to the Census Bureau's American Community Survey 5-year estimates for 2020–2024. The 2020 Census counted 13,258.

What is the median household income in 23851?

$70,122 (±$9,007), compared with $93,170 for Virginia as a whole. Half the households in the ZIP code earn more and half earn less.

How many carrier routes and mailboxes are in 23851?

11 USPS carrier routes with 6,291 residential and 459 business mailboxes (6,749 in all), from the route data stored by EDDM2GO. An EDDM mailing can target any combination of these routes.

What ZIP codes are near 23851?

The closest, measured center to center: 23874 (7.8 mi, Newsoms), 23315 (8.7 mi, Carrsville), 23437 (8.7 mi, Suffolk), 23837 (10.3 mi, Courtland), 27818 (11.1 mi, Como) and 23878 (12.5 mi, Sedley).

23851 ZIP Code, Franklin, VA

Q: What county is 23851 in?

23851 is mostly in Southampton County (79% of its land), with smaller parts in Isle of Wight and Franklin city counties.

23851 is a ZIP code in Franklin, Virginia — mostly in Southampton County (79% of its land), with smaller parts in Isle of Wight and Franklin city counties. It covers 109 square miles of land. The closest ZIP codes are 23874, 23315 and 23437. 13,237 people live here in 5,410 households. With about 122 people per square mile it is lightly settled, and owners and renters are mixed (61% own). Median household income is $70,122, below the Virginia median of $93,170.

Quick facts

Mailing city: Franklin, VA
County: Southampton County
Land area: 109 sq mi
Population: 13,237
Median household income: $70,122
Carrier routes: 11 (6,291 homes)

Key figures

Measure	Value
Residents	13,237
Households	5,410
Median household income	$70,122
Income per person	$33,767
Median age	41.7
Homeowners	61.3%
Median home value	$244,300
Median rent	$999
Bachelor's degree or higher	25.3%
Average commute (minutes)	27.4
Households with kids under 18	30.8%
Moved in the past year	11.4%
Below the poverty line	14.9%
Broadband internet	90.5%
Speak a non-English language at home	1.5%

Household income

% of households	Value
<$10K	7.0%
$10–15K	3.8%
$15–25K	6.9%
$25–35K	8.8%
$35–50K	10.7%
$50–75K	16.2%
$75–100K	17.0%
$100–150K	15.4%
$150–200K	11.2%
$200K+	3.0%

Age

% of all residents	Value
<10	12.7%
10–19	13.6%
20–24	3.8%
25–34	12.4%
35–44	11.6%
45–54	11.9%
55–64	13.9%
65–74	13.1%
75+	7.0%

Tenure

% of housing units	Value
Owned, with mortgage	33.8%
Owned outright	21.3%
Rented	34.7%
Vacant	10.2%

Type of building

% of housing units	Value
Detached house	72.3%
Townhome	1.6%
2–4 units	9.3%
5–19 units	9.1%
20+ units	1.6%
Mobile / other	6.1%

Businesses in 23851

330 business establishments with 4,321 employees (ZIP Codes Business Patterns 2023).

Health Care and Social Assistance: 61
Retail Trade: 56
Other Services (except Public Administration): 46
Accommodation and Food Services: 31
Finance and Insurance: 20
Real Estate and Rental and Leasing: 18
Construction: 15
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services: 14

EDDM carrier routes

23851 has 11 USPS carrier routes with 6,291 residential and 459 business mailboxes. Open the EDDM route map.

Carrier routes in 23851

23851 has 11 USPS carrier routes (6 city (C), 5 rural (R)) with 6,291 residential and 459 business mailboxes. Routes range from 230 homes (C007) to 914 homes (C005); the median route has 561 homes. The Census counted 5,410 households in 23851 (2020–2024 average); USPS counts current mailboxes, including new and vacant homes.

Homes per route	Routes
1–249	1
250–499	1
500–749	7
750–999	2
1,000–1,499	0
1,500+	0

Best routes in 23851 for…

Most businesses

For B2B offers: office supplies, cleaning, IT, catering and commercial services.

Route C001 — USPS business mailboxes 146, 500 homes
Route C005 — USPS business mailboxes 85, 914 homes
Route R004 — USPS business mailboxes 79, 560 homes
Route R001 — USPS business mailboxes 40, 579 homes
Route C002 — USPS business mailboxes 27, 761 homes

Select these 5 routes on the route map

Every carrier route in 23851

Route	Type	Homes	Businesses	Est. median income	Est. owners	Est. families with kids	Est. moved in past year
C001	City	500	146	$56,241	—	—	—
C002	City	761	27	$56,241	—	—	—
C003	City	670	12	$60,199	—	—	—
C004	City	584	25	$28,449	—	—	—
C005	City	914	85	$56,241	—	—	—
C007	City	230	11	$56,241	—	—	—
R001	Rural	579	40	$40,874	—	—	—
R002	Rural	405	2	$75,637	—	—	—
R003	Rural	527	24	$69,221	—	—	—
R004	Rural	560	79	$88,994	—	—	—
R005	Rural	561	8	$40,874	—	—	—

Income, owners, families and movers are estimates for each route (how we estimate them); mailbox counts are current USPS figures. Open 23851 on the EDDM route map.

How route demographics are estimated

Mailbox counts come from USPS; demographics are estimates

The number of homes and businesses on each carrier route is the current USPS EDDM count. The Census Bureau does not publish figures for carrier routes, so income, homeownership, ages, families, movers and housing age on a route are EDDM2GO estimates built from Census block groups (neighborhood areas of roughly 600 to 3,000 people).

How a route gets its figures: the block-group length-share method

We trace each route's streets every 25 meters and record which block group each stretch falls in. The route's homes are spread along its streets in proportion to length, so a route with 60% of its street length in one block group is assumed to have 60% of its homes there. Each block group then contributes its Census counts in proportion to the share of its housing units that sit on the route (capped at the whole block group). Medians are recalculated from the combined income, home-value and age brackets, the way the Census Bureau computes them, not averaged.

Margins of error

Census survey figures carry a margin of error at 90% confidence; we carry it through the calculation and show it as ±. Our margins treat the route-to-block-group split as exact, so the real uncertainty is larger. Routes with fewer than 100 estimated households, large margins, or streets we could not place are flagged.

Different years

USPS mailbox counts are current. Census figures are 5-year averages for 2020–2024, so a new subdivision may have more homes on the route today than the Census counted. Use the route figures to compare routes with each other, not as an exact head count.

Why some routes show identical figures

Two routes that run through the same block group get the same percentages and medians, because the Census publishes one set of figures for the whole block group. Their mailbox counts still differ, and those are exact.

Route and mailbox counts: USPS EDDM route data. Route demographics: EDDM2GO estimates from U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year block-group data (2020–2024) and 2024 cartographic block-group boundaries. This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.

Nearby ZIP codes

23874 — Newsoms town, VA (7.8 mi)
23315 — Carrsville CDP, VA (8.7 mi)
23437 — Suffolk city, VA (8.7 mi)
23837 — Courtland town, VA (10.3 mi)
27818 — Como town, NC (11.1 mi)
23878 — Sedley CDP, VA (12.5 mi)
23827 — Boykins town, VA (13.7 mi)
23898 (13.9 mi)

Areas that include 23851

Franklin, VA ZIP codes — 1 ZIP code
Camptown, VA ZIP codes — 1 ZIP code
Southampton Meadows, VA ZIP codes — 1 ZIP code
Carrsville, VA ZIP codes — 2 ZIP codes
Franklin city County ZIP codes — 1 ZIP codes
Isle of Wight County ZIP codes — 8 ZIP codes
Southampton County ZIP codes — 11 ZIP codes
Virginia ZIP code data

Where it ranks

Mail every home in 23851

Route counts on this page price as Full Service 6.5 × 9 postcards: we print, bundle by carrier route and hand the mailing to USPS. Prefer to take it to the Post Office yourself? Print only costs less and you pay postage at drop-off.

EDDM guides

ZIP code statistics describe the Census ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA) 23851, which approximates the USPS ZIP code area. Census figures: American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024.

Frequently asked questions

What city is 23851 in?: 23851 is a Franklin, VA mailing address. By land area, 8% lies inside Franklin and 6% lies inside Camptown; the rest is outside any Census-defined city or community.
What county is 23851 in?: 23851 is mostly in Southampton County (79% of its land), with smaller parts in Isle of Wight and Franklin city counties.
What is the population of 23851?: About 13,237 people (±669), according to the Census Bureau's American Community Survey 5-year estimates for 2020–2024. The 2020 Census counted 13,258.
What is the median household income in 23851?: $70,122 (±$9,007), compared with $93,170 for Virginia as a whole. Half the households in the ZIP code earn more and half earn less.
How many carrier routes and mailboxes are in 23851?: 11 USPS carrier routes with 6,291 residential and 459 business mailboxes (6,749 in all), from the route data stored by EDDM2GO. An EDDM mailing can target any combination of these routes.
What ZIP codes are near 23851?: The closest, measured center to center: 23874 (7.8 mi, Newsoms), 23315 (8.7 mi, Carrsville), 23437 (8.7 mi, Suffolk), 23837 (10.3 mi, Courtland), 27818 (11.1 mi, Como) and 23878 (12.5 mi, Sedley).

This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.