| City: | Richmond, Virginia |
| Names to Avoid: | Mcguire Veterans Hospital |
| County: | Richmond City County |
| Timezone: | Eastern (GMT -05:00) |
| Local Time: | 10:11:00 PM |
| Population: | No Population Data |
| Area Codes: | 686 / 804 |
| Classification: | Unique [Company/Government] |
| Coordinates: | 37.5537, -77.4609 |
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ZIP code 23249 serves as a dedicated postal designation for the Richmond VA Medical Center (formerly Hunter Holmes McGuire VA Medical Center) in Richmond City County, Virginia. The hospital was activated on December 27, 1943, and received its first patients on June 30, 1944, built on the former Broad Rock horse racing track to meet World War II demands. The facility was transferred from the Army to the Veterans Administration on April 1, 1946. This unique ZIP designation has been part of the postal system since before 2004.
The medical center was formerly named for Hunter Holmes McGuire, M.D. (1835-1900), the personal physician to Confederate General Stonewall Jackson who later founded St. Luke's Hospital and the Medical Society of Virginia. In January 2023, the Department of Veterans Affairs renamed the facility to the Richmond VA Medical Center. The hospital was the first VA facility to perform heart transplants, with over 350 transplants completed, and is renowned for treating spinal cord and brain injuries.
Located in the South Richmond area, postal records list the McGuire VA Hospital, VA Medical Center, and VAMC buildings on Broad Rock Boulevard, with 4 ZIP+4 codes serving the facility. Census Business Patterns data shows 8 establishments and 2,455 employees, making it a major regional employer. Richmond serves as the valid mailing city for this dedicated postal designation.
| Establishments: | 8 |
| Employment: | 2,455 |
Buildings registered in the USPS ZIP+4 database with designated codes for direct mail delivery.
ZIP Code 23249 supports both business and residential activity. According to the Business Census (2024), there are 6 business establishments, employing about 2,408 people with an annual payroll of $308,690,000.
| # Residential Mailboxes: | 0Source: USPS |
| # Business Mailboxes: | 0Source: USPS |
| Total Delivery Receptacles: | 0Source: USPS |
| Single Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| Multi Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| # of Businesses: | 6Source: CBP |
| 1st Quarter Payroll: | $74,522,000Source: CBP |
| Annual Payroll: | $308,690,000Source: CBP |
| # of Employees: | 2,408Source: CBP |
ZIP Code 23249 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 1,258,251 people, about 0.00% of whom live in ZIP Code 23249. 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: | 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 23249 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 February 1, 2026.