ZIP code · Emporia · Virginia · United States
ZIP code 23847 — Emporia
ZIP code 23847 serves Emporia, Virginia.
- Postal code
- 23847Single source Value from one source, not cross-checked.
- City
- Emporia
- County
- Emporia (city) FIPS 51081
- State
- Virginia
- Country
- United States
- Coordinates
- 36.6857, -77.5630 — precision precise (locality)
View on OpenStreetMap - Population
- 13,346 (ZCTA, ACS 5-year)
- Population density
- 49 / sq mi
- Land area
- 275.1 sq mi (712.5 km²) (ZCTA, ACS 5-year)
- Median household income
- $49,644
- Per-capita income
- $27,238
- Median age
- 39.7
- Households
- 4,924
- Housing units
- 6,406
- Median home value
- $134,400
- Median gross rent
- $1,010 / month
- Congressional district
- VA-4 (119th Congress)
- USDA hardiness zone
- 7b (5 to 10 °F)Planting / growing zone from the 2023 USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map: average annual extreme minimum temperature, 1991–2020.
- Time zone
- America/New_York (UTC−5 / UTC−4 DST)
- Area code
- 434Telephone area codes serving this ZIP (NANPA central-office assignments). A ZIP and an area code are different boundaries; at a border both codes may apply.
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Map of ZIP code 23847
Climate — monthly normals
Warmest month Jul (avg high 90°F), coldest Jan (avg low 29°F).
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high °F | 51 | 54 | 62 | 72 | 79 | 86 | 90 | 88 | 83 | 73 | 63 | 54 |
| Avg low °F | 29 | 31 | 37 | 46 | 56 | 65 | 69 | 68 | 62 | 49 | 38 | 32 |
| Precip in | 3.4 | 2.6 | 4.0 | 3.4 | 3.7 | 4.0 | 4.9 | 5.1 | 4.9 | 3.5 | 3.2 | 3.6 |
NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals from the nearest station: EMPORIA 1 WNW (0.9 mi) · NOAA NCEI
Places in ZIP 23847
- 11 schools
- 4 hospitals & clinics
- 1 doctors & dentists
- 1 pharmacies
- 3 supermarkets
- 27 restaurants & cafés
- 1 bars & pubs
- 5 parks
- 2 playgrounds
- 1 gyms & sports centres
- 1 libraries
- 3 post offices
- 57 places of worship
- 5 banks
- 27 gas stations
- 3 EV charging stations
- 6 police & fire stations
Places mapped inside this ZIP’s ZCTA area in OpenStreetMap. OSM is community-maintained: counts reflect what has been mapped, and completeness varies by area — treat them as at-least figures. © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) · Methodology
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US ZIP codes have five digits. They are postal routing areas, not administrative boundaries: a ZIP can span more than one city or county, and the city shown is the primary USPS name for that code.
GeoNames · U.S. Census Bureau (ACS) · U.S. Census Bureau · NOAA NCEI · usda-phzm. Data generated on 2026-08-21. Methodology · Report an error on this page