Local servicesHospitalChesapeake Regional Medical Center8.1 miPost officeDeep Creek Post Office5.4 miTown hallChesapeake City Hall7.3 miPoliceChesapeake Police Department Third Precinct - Deep Creek5.8 miFire stationChesapeake Fire Department Station 8 Deep Creek3.8 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeTidewater Community College - Chesapeake Campus5.1 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportNorfolk International Airport ORF17 miInterstateI-644.5 miUS highwayUS 17 Bus1.2 miAmtrakNorfolk, VA NFK12 miLight railMACARTHUR SQUARE STATIONHampton Roads Transit (HRT)12 miCoachNorfolkAmtrak Chartered Vehicle12 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 23323 ZIP area.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 23323 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 41 min5:47 am – 8:27 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 39 min7:14 am – 4:53 pm
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People43,043 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 36.614,631 householdsMedian household income $108,730Median home value $388,300Median rent $1,682 a month84% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $3,192 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting6.3% unemployment rate69% of adults are in the labour force, 19,263 employedMain industries: education and health care 24%, professional and business services 14%, public administration 11%Average commute 26 minutes76% drive alone, 10% car-pool, 12% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages36% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher94% finished high school, 15% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 93%, Spanish 4%2% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 91°F, lows 63°FColdest month January: highs 53°F, lows 24°F54 in of rain a year, on about 89 dayswettest month July6 in of snow a year, on about 3 days68 days above 90°F, 109 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Wallaceton-lake Drummond station, 8 mi away; snow from Suffolk Lake Kilby
Nearby landmarksLake Forestlake · 6.3 miTidewater Community College - Chesapeake Campuscollege · 5.1 miTidewater Community College - Portsmouth Campuscollege · 7.7 miLake Cavalierlake · 6.7 miMoney Pointcape · 7.0 miDrum Pointcape · 9.2 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsGreat Dismal Swamp National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · within reach · 86,182 acresCavalier Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 1.4 mi · 756 acresDeep Creek Parkpark · 2.3 mi · 234 acresGrassfield Elementary Schoolpark · 2.5 miDismal Swamp State Parkstate park · 9.7 mi · 14,349 acresGreat Dismal Swampnational wildlife refuge · 10.8 mi · 257 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
EarthquakesNone of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 1970Source: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowChesapeake City, VA, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsHurricane Relatively ModerateHeat wave Relatively ModerateSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality86% of days had good air in 2025312 of 363 days measured51 moderate daysMedian index 33, worst day 94main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Norfolk City County, VA, 17 mi away
Internet at home93% of households have a broadband subscription78% have cable, fibre or DSL12% rely on a mobile data plan alone5% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterKiptopeke Innserves 159 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation15 ft5 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
