| City: | Richmond, Virginia |
| Names to Avoid: | Capitol |
| County: | Richmond City County |
| Timezone: | Eastern (GMT -05:00) |
| Local Time: | 2:48:18 AM |
| Population: | No Population Data |
| Area Codes: | 686 / 804 |
| Classification: | PO Box |
| Coordinates: | 37.5539, -77.4608 |
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ZIP code 23218 serves downtown Richmond, Virginia, but doesn't deliver mail to homes or businesses. It's a PO Box-only ZIP attached to Richmond's central post office, with 133 PO Boxes maintained for customers who prefer box service over street delivery.
The ZIP shares its geographic footprint with 23219, which provides street delivery throughout downtown Richmond. Box holders at 23218 include businesses at E Main Street addresses and residents who need the convenience of a downtown pickup location. Richmond City's downtown core benefits from having both carrier delivery through 23219 and dedicated PO Box service through this ZIP.
Only one street appears in the ZIP4 records: E Main Street, Richmond's primary downtown corridor. The 192 records represent business and government addresses that maintain PO Boxes at this facility, though physical delivery occurs through neighboring ZIPs.
ZIP Code 23218 supports both business and residential activity. According to the Business Census (2024), there are 15 business establishments, employing about 339 people with an annual payroll of $36,875,000.
| # Residential Mailboxes: | 0Source: USPS |
| # Business Mailboxes: | 0Source: USPS |
| Total Delivery Receptacles: | 442Source: USPS |
| Single Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| Multi Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| # of Businesses: | 15Source: CBP |
| 1st Quarter Payroll: | $13,595,000Source: CBP |
| Annual Payroll: | $36,875,000Source: CBP |
| # of Employees: | 339Source: CBP |
ZIP Code 23218 is located in Richmond City County, Virginia, within the Richmond, VA Metropolitan Statistical Area (CBSA 40060) and Virginia's 4th Congressional District. This Metro area has a population of 1,327,321 people, about 0.00% of whom live in ZIP Code 23218. It covers 0 sq mi of land and a water area of 0 sq mi.
| CBSA Name: | Richmond, VASource: Census |
| CBSA Number: | 40060Source: Census |
| CBSA Type: | MetroSource: Census |
| CBSA Division: | --Source: Census |
| CBSA Population: | 1,327,321Source: Census |
| MSA: | Richmond-Petersburg, VA MSASource: Census |
| Land Area: | --Source: Census |
| Water Area: | --Source: Census |
| Congressional District: | 04Source: USPS |
| Congressional Land Area: | 4310.34 sq miSource: Census |
| PMSA: | --Source: Census |
| Intro Date: | < 2004-10Source: ZIP-Codes.com |
| Place FIPS Code: | 5167000Source: Census |
| Place Name: | Richmond city; VirginiaSource: Census |
We could not locate which school district 23218 belongs to, but we will update this once new district data is released. There are no public schools nor private schools with a mailing address in this ZIP Code. Listing Nearby schools instead. It also has 6 colleges, universities or post secondary education institutions nearby which would be a short commute to.
Our sources include trusted federal and licensed data from the United States Postal Service, U.S. Census Bureau, U.S. Geological Survey, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, and the National Center for Education Statistics, along with proprietary datasets created by ZIP-Codes.com. Data last updated on January 1, 2026.