Housing data for ZIP code 23805

Name: Housing in ZIP code 23805, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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ZIP code 23805 has an estimated 21,408 residents and 9,358 homes (US Census Bureau, 2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Most of its land lies in Petersburg, Prince George County.

41.1% of households rent.

The median gross rent is $1,209 (±$55) a month.

The median home value is $233,400 (±$12,533).

The median household income is $60,807 (±$4,111) a year.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Residents: 21,408 (±1,314)
Median gross rent: $1,209
Median home value: $233,400
Households that rent: 41.1%

How ZIP code 23805 compares

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	ZIP 23805	Petersburg	Prince George County	Virginia	United States
Residents	21,408 (±1,314)	33,537	43,146	8,705,170	334,922,499
Housing units	9,358 (±480)	18,075	13,532	3,684,756	143,775,355
Households that rent	41.1% (±4.6 points)	61.4%	25.7%	32.7%	34.8%
Median gross rent	$1,209 (±$55)	$1,174	$1,594	$1,579	$1,413
Median home value	$233,400 (±$12,533)	$189,000	$293,400	$383,700	$332,700
Median household income	$60,807 (±$4,111)	$50,698	$84,897	$93,170	$80,734
Median real estate taxes (a year)	$1,799 (±$86)	$1,523	$2,184	$2,790	$3,119
Renters paying 30% or more of income	54.5% (±10.3 points)	51.1%	44.8%	48.5%	51.1%
Built before 1980	54.0% (±6.0 points)	66.2%	28.2%	43.5%	49.7%
Average commute	26.6 minutes (±3.0)	25.7 minutes	23.9 minutes	27.3 minutes	26.4 minutes
Households with broadband	92.8% (±2.1 points)	85.5%	92.6%	91.0%	91.0%
Median age of residents	36.2 years (±2.2)	35.8 years	33.2 years	39.0 years	38.9 years

In ZIP 23805, median gross rent is lower than in Prince George County ($1,594).

It is also lower than in Virginia ($1,579).

It is lower than the national figure ($1,413).

The median gross rent in ZIP code 23805 is not measurably different from Petersburg as a whole ($1,174).

Its median home value is higher than in Petersburg as a whole ($189,000).

Among the 5 ZIP codes in Prince George County with a published estimate, ZIP 23805 ranks 3 from highest to lowest median gross rent.

Among the 4 ZIP codes in Prince George County with a published estimate, ZIP 23805 ranks 3 from highest to lowest median home value.

Among the 5 ZIP codes in Prince George County with a published estimate, ZIP 23805 ranks 5 from highest to lowest median household income.

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

Rent in ZIP code 23805

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rent	ZIP 23805	Prince George County	Virginia	United States
Less than $500	1.2% (±1.1 points)	1.1%	5.0%	6.3%
$500 to $999	20.9% (±7.3 points)	10.1%	16.1%	20.2%
$1,000 to $1,499	48.2% (±9.6 points)	31.4%	25.0%	28.1%
$1,500 to $1,999	24.8% (±6.9 points)	39.7%	24.4%	21.1%
$2,000 to $2,499	4.3% (±2.6 points)	15.5%	15.5%	12.0%
$2,500 to $2,999	0.6% (±0.9 points)	1.8%	6.9%	5.5%
$3,000 or more	0.0% (±1.1 points)	0.5%	7.0%	6.8%

The most common range is $1,000 to $1,499, paid by 48.2% of renting households.

Rent by bedrooms in ZIP code 23805

Median gross rent by number of bedrooms, estimate (90% margin of error)
Bedrooms	Census median
1 bedroom	$1,056 (±$116)
2 bedrooms	$1,208 (±$78)
3 bedrooms	$1,356 (±$403)
4 bedrooms	$1,694 (±$136)

Rent burden in ZIP code 23805

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	ZIP 23805	Prince George County	Virginia	United States
Less than 15%	9.8% (±4.8 points)	11.9%	13.1%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	14.0% (±5.3 points)	17.7%	13.1%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	11.6% (±8.0 points)	12.3%	12.9%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	10.1% (±6.2 points)	13.3%	12.4%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	14.1% (±7.0 points)	13.6%	9.1%	9.2%
35% or more	40.4% (±7.5 points)	31.2%	39.4%	41.9%

54.5% (±10.3 points) of renting households in ZIP code 23805 spend 30% or more of their income on gross rent.

Home values in ZIP code 23805

Owner-occupied homes by value, 2020–2024
Value	ZIP 23805	Prince George County	Virginia	United States
Less than $50,000	4.8% (±1.9 points)	4.4%	4.0%	5.3%
$50,000 to $99,999	3.0% (±2.1 points)	5.1%	3.6%	6.1%
$100,000 to $149,999	15.5% (±3.6 points)	2.2%	4.7%	6.8%
$150,000 to $199,999	14.5% (±4.0 points)	7.8%	6.8%	9.0%
$200,000 to $299,999	33.5% (±5.5 points)	32.6%	17.2%	17.8%
$300,000 to $499,999	21.2% (±4.4 points)	37.3%	29.6%	26.9%
$500,000 to $999,999	6.1% (±2.2 points)	9.9%	26.8%	20.9%
$1,000,000 or more	1.3% (±1.4 points)	0.7%	7.2%	7.1%

Value is the owner’s own estimate of what the home and lot would sell for, not a sale price or an assessment.

The homes in ZIP code 23805

Housing units by units in structure, 2020–2024
Building type	ZIP 23805	Prince George County	Virginia	United States
Single-family, detached	67.4% (±4.0 points)	75.8%	61.3%	61.3%
Single-family, attached (townhouse, rowhouse)	1.2% (±0.7 points)	9.8%	11.3%	6.2%
2 units	1.5% (±1.2 points)	1.0%	1.6%	3.4%
3 or 4 units	12.0% (±3.9 points)	1.9%	2.9%	4.3%
5 to 9 units	2.5% (±1.3 points)	0.9%	4.4%	4.5%
10 to 19 units	8.8% (±2.4 points)	2.5%	5.2%	4.3%
20 or more units	5.2% (±1.9 points)	1.1%	8.9%	10.3%
Mobile home	1.3% (±1.0 points)	7.1%	4.3%	5.6%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	0.0% (±0.4 points)	0.0%	0.0%	0.1%

When the homes in ZIP code 23805 were built

Housing units by year structure built, 2020–2024
Year built	ZIP 23805	Prince George County	Virginia	United States
2020 or later	0.8% (±0.5 points)	1.3%	1.7%	2.0%
2010 to 2019	6.2% (±2.2 points)	11.5%	9.9%	9.4%
2000 to 2009	13.0% (±2.4 points)	20.6%	14.9%	13.6%
1990 to 1999	13.7% (±4.0 points)	20.2%	14.3%	12.4%
1980 to 1989	12.5% (±3.3 points)	18.1%	15.8%	12.9%
1970 to 1979	17.5% (±3.6 points)	13.5%	14.3%	14.2%
1960 to 1969	13.6% (±2.8 points)	8.1%	10.0%	9.9%
1950 to 1959	11.9% (±2.6 points)	2.8%	8.0%	9.5%
1940 to 1949	7.0% (±2.4 points)	1.7%	4.2%	4.4%
1939 or earlier	4.0% (±1.5 points)	2.1%	7.0%	11.7%

54.0% of the homes in ZIP code 23805 were built before 1980, so many fall under the federal lead-paint disclosure rules for homes built before 1978.

Heating fuel in ZIP code 23805

Occupied housing units by house heating fuel, 2020–2024
Fuel used most	ZIP 23805	Prince George County	Virginia	United States
Utility gas	20.2% (±3.9 points)	13.2%	32.3%	46.5%
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.	1.8% (±1.3 points)	2.9%	3.2%	3.9%
Electricity	73.9% (±4.1 points)	76.2%	57.5%	41.3%
Bottled or tank gas (propane)	1.8% (±1.2 points)	3.9%	4.3%	4.9%
Wood	0.8% (±0.9 points)	2.1%	1.6%	1.4%
Solar energy	0.2% (±0.4 points)	0.5%	0.2%	0.3%
Coal or coke	0.0% (±0.5 points)	0.0%	0.0%	0.1%
Other fuel	0.0% (±0.5 points)	0.2%	0.3%	0.5%
No fuel used	1.2% (±1.4 points)	0.9%	0.6%	1.2%

How people in ZIP code 23805 get to work

Workers 16 and over by means of transportation to work, 2020–2024
Means of transportation	ZIP 23805	Prince George County	Virginia	United States
Drove alone	79.9% (±4.7 points)	64.4%	67.6%	68.8%
Carpooled	6.4% (±2.5 points)	6.2%	8.0%	8.5%
Public transportation	1.0% (±1.2 points)	0.8%	2.3%	3.2%
Walked	2.1% (±1.5 points)	16.5%	2.1%	2.4%
Other means (bicycle, taxi, motorcycle)	1.5% (±1.2 points)	1.9%	1.7%	2.0%
Worked from home	9.1% (±3.6 points)	10.2%	18.3%	15.1%

Workers who live in ZIP code 23805 take an average of 26.6 minutes to get to work.

Places in ZIP code 23805

Places whose land overlaps this ZIP code, with the share of the ZIP’s land in each
Place	Share of the ZIP’s land in this place	Median gross rent	Households that rent
Petersburg	17%	$1,174	61.4%

A township or a New York town includes the villages inside it, so their shares can add up to more than the whole.

ZIP codes near 23805

Nearest ZIP codes with Census figures, by straight-line distance between their internal points
ZIP code	Distance	Median gross rent	Median home value	Median household income	Households that rent
23803	7.1 mi	$1,178	$230,400	$57,813	48.9%
23830	7.5 mi	—	$330,800	$118,030	8.0%
23801	7.9 mi	$1,879	—	$82,563	97.8%
23842	9.8 mi	$955	$284,100	$103,364	12.2%
23841	9.9 mi	$788	$247,900	$70,670	5.2%
23875	10 mi	$1,397	$271,700	$74,543	26.6%
23885	10 mi	$1,311	$283,900	$103,849	12.0%
23834	11 mi	$1,256	$253,400	$84,338	26.4%

Crime reported to police in Petersburg

Most of ZIP code 23805 is policed by the Petersburg Police Department, which reported 906 violent and 2,937 property crimes per 100,000 residents to the FBI in 2025.

The FBI publishes crime by police department, not by ZIP code, so this is the department’s figure for the whole area it serves.

Crime reported to police in Petersburg

ZIP code 23805 is reported as ZIP Code Tabulation Area 23805: the Census Bureau’s area built from census blocks to match the ZIP code’s delivery area as closely as it can.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates).

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about ZIP 23805

What is the median rent in ZIP code 23805?

The median gross rent in ZIP Code Tabulation Area 23805 is $1,209 (±$55) a month (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

What is the median home value in ZIP code 23805?

The median value of owner-occupied homes in ZIP code 23805 is $233,400 (±$12,533) (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

What is the median household income in ZIP code 23805?

The median household income in ZIP code 23805 is $60,807 (±$4,111) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

What town is ZIP code 23805 in?

ZIP code 23805 lies mostly in Petersburg.

Sources

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DP05_0001E, DP05_0001M, DP04_0134E, DP04_0134M, DP04_0089E, DP04_0089M, DP03_0062E, DP03_0062M, DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM

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