| City: | Richmond, Virginia |
| Names to Avoid: | Defense General Supply Ct, Rich |
| County: | Chesterfield County |
| Timezone: | Eastern (GMT -05:00) |
| Local Time: | 2:49:12 AM |
| Population: | No Population Data |
| Area Codes: | 686 / 804 |
| Classification: | Unique [Company/Government] |
| Coordinates: | 37.4126, -77.4395 |
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Defense Supply Center Richmond, the headquarters of Defense Logistics Agency Aviation, operates under dedicated ZIP code 23297 in Chesterfield County, Virginia. Originally known as Defense General Supply Center (the name still reflected in USPS records), the installation was renamed following the 1993 Base Realignment and Closure process. The 631-acre facility opened in 1942 as the Richmond General Depot and serves as the Aviation Demand and Supply Chain manager for the Department of Defense, supporting over 1,300 major weapons systems.
The 0.18-square-mile postal boundary lies along the I-95 corridor, about 2.7 miles from Richmond's Commerce Road Industrial Area. Postal records identify delivery points including the Base Commander office and Defense General Supply Center facilities on Jefferson Davis Highway. This dedicated ZIP has served the installation for more than two decades, predating USPS digital tracking. Census demographic data is not available for this military logistics facility. Richmond is the valid mailing city for correspondence.
| Establishments: | 13 |
| Employment: | 54 |
Buildings registered in the USPS ZIP+4 database with designated codes for direct mail delivery.
ZIP Code 23297 supports both business and residential activity. According to the Business Census (2024), there are 9 business establishments, employing about 63 people with an annual payroll of $5,024,000.
| # 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: | 9Source: CBP |
| 1st Quarter Payroll: | $1,208,000Source: CBP |
| Annual Payroll: | $5,024,000Source: CBP |
| # of Employees: | 63Source: CBP |
ZIP Code 23297 is located in Chesterfield 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 23297. 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 23297 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.