| City: | Richmond, Virginia |
| Names to Avoid: | Anthem/Blue Cross Blue Shiel, Rich |
| County: | Richmond City County |
| Timezone: | Eastern (GMT -05:00) |
| Local Time: | 10:11:08 PM |
| Population: | No Population Data |
| Area Codes: | 686 / 804 |
| Classification: | Unique [Company/Government] |
| Coordinates: | 37.5537, -77.4609 |
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ZIP code 23279 serves as a dedicated postal designation for Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield operations in Richmond City County, Virginia. Anthem entered the Virginia market in 2002 through its acquisition of Trigon Healthcare, the largest insurer in Virginia, for $4.04 billion. Anthem (now Elevance Health) is the largest for-profit managed health care company in the Blue Cross Blue Shield Association. The Anthem entity alias was added to this ZIP code in February 2006. This unique ZIP designation has been part of the postal system since before 2004.
Located in the Chamberlayne Industrial Center neighborhood within the Northside area, approximately 95 miles from Washington, D.C., a single ZIP+4 code serves this designation. Richmond serves as the valid mailing city for this dedicated postal designation.
| Residential: | 0 |
| Business: | 1 |
ZIP Code 23279 is assigned to a single organization or institution. Detailed business demographics are not published for unique ZIP Codes.
| # Residential Mailboxes: | 0Source: USPS |
| # Business Mailboxes: | 0Source: USPS |
| Total Delivery Receptacles: | 1Source: USPS |
| Single Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| Multi Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| # of Businesses: | 0Source: CBP |
| 1st Quarter Payroll: | $0Source: CBP |
| Annual Payroll: | $0Source: CBP |
| # of Employees: | 0Source: CBP |
ZIP Code 23279 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 23279. 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 23279 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.