| City: | Richmond, Virginia |
| Names to Avoid: | Main Office |
| County: | Richmond City County |
| Timezone: | Eastern (GMT -05:00) |
| Local Time: | 2:48:51 AM |
| Population: | No Population Data |
| Area Codes: | 686 / 804 |
| Classification: | PO Box |
| Coordinates: | 37.5537, -77.4609 |
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ZIP code 23261 serves Richmond's Northside area, centered on Brook Road in the Chamberlayne Industrial Center neighborhood. This is a PO Box-only ZIP code with 106 boxes maintained at the Richmond Main Office.
The post office handles mail for 189 businesses in the area, with actual street delivery provided through neighboring ZIP code 23220. The single street route on Brook Road contains 75 delivery points with unit numbers, serving what's primarily a commercial and light industrial area. This ZIP code doesn't have residential population because it's a specialized postal designation for PO Box customers who prefer or need box service rather than street delivery in Richmond's urban core.
Just one street appears in the ZIP+4 data: Brook Road with 75 unit-based delivery points. This suggests a commercial or multi-tenant property configuration rather than traditional residential streets.
ZIP Code 23261 supports both business and residential activity. According to the Business Census (2024), there are 9 business establishments, employing about 88 people with an annual payroll of $3,094,000.
| # Residential Mailboxes: | 0Source: USPS |
| # Business Mailboxes: | 0Source: USPS |
| Total Delivery Receptacles: | 297Source: USPS |
| Single Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| Multi Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| # of Businesses: | 9Source: CBP |
| 1st Quarter Payroll: | $929,000Source: CBP |
| Annual Payroll: | $3,094,000Source: CBP |
| # of Employees: | 88Source: CBP |
ZIP Code 23261 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 23261. 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 23261 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.