ZIP code · South Hill · Virginia · United States
ZIP code 23970 — South Hill
ZIP code 23970 serves South Hill, Virginia.
- Postal code
- 23970Single source Value from one source, not cross-checked.
- City
- South Hill
- County
- Mecklenburg FIPS 51117
- State
- Virginia
- Country
- United States
- Coordinates
- 36.7124, -78.1534 — precision precise (locality)
View on OpenStreetMap - Population
- 8,092 (ZCTA, ACS 5-year)
- Population density
- 67 / sq mi
- Land area
- 121.5 sq mi (314.8 km²) (ZCTA, ACS 5-year)
- Median household income
- $57,225
- Per-capita income
- $34,831
- Median age
- 41.4
- Households
- 3,467
- Housing units
- 3,987
- Median home value
- $157,500
- Median gross rent
- $1,041 / month
- Congressional district
- VA-5 (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 23970
Climate — monthly normals
Warmest month Jul (avg high 92°F), coldest Jan (avg low 29°F).
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high °F | 51 | 54 | 61 | 72 | 80 | 88 | 92 | 90 | 84 | 74 | 63 | 54 |
| Avg low °F | 29 | 31 | 37 | 47 | 57 | 66 | 70 | 69 | 62 | 49 | 39 | 32 |
| Precip in | 3.2 | 2.5 | 3.9 | 3.2 | 3.5 | 4.6 | 4.9 | 3.8 | 4.1 | 3.5 | 3.0 | 3.4 |
NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals from the nearest station: JOHN H KERR DAM (11.2 mi) · NOAA NCEI
Places in ZIP 23970
- 4 schools
- 3 hospitals & clinics
- 1 doctors & dentists
- 1 pharmacies
- 5 supermarkets
- 31 restaurants & cafés
- 3 parks
- 2 playgrounds
- 1 gyms & sports centres
- 1 libraries
- 1 post offices
- 35 places of worship
- 6 banks
- 11 gas stations
- 4 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