| City: | Henrico, Virginia |
| City Alias: | Richmond |
| Names to Avoid: | Rich, Richmnd |
| County: | Henrico County |
| Timezone: | Eastern (GMT -05:00) |
| Local Time: | 10:10:59 PM |
| Population: | No Population Data |
| Area Codes: | 686 / 804 |
| Classification: | PO Box |
| Coordinates: | 37.5603, -77.4602 |
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ZIP code 23242 serves as a PO Box facility for parts of Henrico and Richmond, Virginia. The post office maintains 171 PO Boxes serving both residential customers and a substantial business community. While the ZIP itself contains only PO Box addresses, it's part of a well-developed urban area with street delivery available through neighboring ZIP codes like 23238.
The facility supports 223 businesses alongside residential customers, indicating this isn't a standalone community but rather an administrative postal designation within the greater Richmond metropolitan area. Patterson Avenue is the single street associated with delivery records here, with 58 unit-based addresses. The post office handles city carrier routes, fitting the urban character of western Henrico County. Residents in this area who need street delivery typically use the addresses of surrounding ZIPs, while maintaining PO Boxes at 23242 for business mail, privacy, or mail security preferences.
With only Patterson Avenue in the delivery records, this ZIP functions primarily as a PO Box facility rather than a street delivery zone. The single street with unit-based addresses suggests an apartment building or multi-tenant commercial property.
ZIP Code 23242 supports both business and residential activity. According to the Business Census (2024), there are 4 business establishments, employing about 30 people with an annual payroll of $685,000.
| # Residential Mailboxes: | 0Source: USPS |
| # Business Mailboxes: | 0Source: USPS |
| Total Delivery Receptacles: | 398Source: USPS |
| Single Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| Multi Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| # of Businesses: | 4Source: CBP |
| 1st Quarter Payroll: | $172,000Source: CBP |
| Annual Payroll: | $685,000Source: CBP |
| # of Employees: | 30Source: CBP |
ZIP Code 23242 is located in Henrico County, Virginia, within the Richmond, VA Metropolitan Statistical Area (CBSA 40060) and Virginia's 1st Congressional District. This Metro area has a population of 1,258,251 people, about 0.00% of whom live in ZIP Code 23242. 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: | 1,258,251Source: Census |
| MSA: | Richmond-Petersburg, VA MSASource: Census |
| Land Area: | --Source: Census |
| Water Area: | --Source: Census |
| Congressional District: | 01Source: USPS |
| Congressional Land Area: | 3684.32 sq miSource: Census |
| PMSA: | --Source: Census |
| Intro Date: | < 2004-10Source: ZIP-Codes.com |
| Place FIPS Code: | --Source: Census |
| Place Name: | --Source: Census |
We could not locate which school district 23242 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 March 1, 2026.