| City: | Norfolk, Virginia |
| Names to Avoid: | Old Dominion University |
| County: | Norfolk City County |
| Timezone: | Eastern (GMT -05:00) |
| Local Time: | 10:12:55 PM |
| Population: | No Population Data |
| Area Codes: | 757 / 948 |
| Classification: | Unique [Company/Government] |
| Coordinates: | 36.8880, -76.3054 |
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Old Dominion University, a public research university with R1 doctoral classification, operates under dedicated ZIP code 23529 in Norfolk, Virginia. Founded in 1930 as the Norfolk Division of the College of William and Mary, the institution gained independence in 1962 and attained university status in 1969. The university takes its name from Virginia's nickname 'The Old Dominion,' bestowed by King Charles II for the colony's loyalty during the English Civil War. Today ODU enrolls approximately 23,500 students on its 250-acre main campus in the Larchmont/Edgewater neighborhood.
This unique postal designation has served Old Dominion's mail operations for more than two decades, predating USPS digital tracking. Six ZIP+4 delivery codes route correspondence to the university, with postal records identifying delivery points including the ODU President's office. Census Business Patterns data indicates approximately 208 employees work within this ZIP's coverage. Census demographic data is not available for this administrative designation. Norfolk is the valid mailing city.
| Establishments: | 3 |
| Employment: | 208 |
Buildings registered in the USPS ZIP+4 database with designated codes for direct mail delivery.
ZIP Code 23529 supports both business and residential activity. According to the Business Census (2024), there are 3 business establishments, employing about 285 people with an annual payroll of $9,050,000.
| # Residential Mailboxes: | 0Source: USPS |
| # Business Mailboxes: | 0Source: USPS |
| Total Delivery Receptacles: | 630Source: USPS |
| Single Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| Multi Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| # of Businesses: | 3Source: CBP |
| 1st Quarter Payroll: | $2,031,000Source: CBP |
| Annual Payroll: | $9,050,000Source: CBP |
| # of Employees: | 285Source: CBP |
ZIP Code 23529 is located in Norfolk City County, Virginia, within the Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC Metropolitan Statistical Area (CBSA 47260) and Virginia's 3rd Congressional District. This Metro area has a population of 1,671,683 people, about 0.00% of whom live in ZIP Code 23529. It covers 0 sq mi of land and a water area of 0 sq mi.
| CBSA Name: | Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NCSource: Census |
| CBSA Number: | 47260Source: Census |
| CBSA Type: | MetroSource: Census |
| CBSA Division: | --Source: Census |
| CBSA Population: | 1,671,683Source: Census |
| MSA: | Norfolk-Virginia Beach-Newport News, VA-NCSource: Census |
| Land Area: | --Source: Census |
| Water Area: | --Source: Census |
| Congressional District: | 03Source: USPS |
| Congressional Land Area: | 947.1 sq miSource: Census |
| PMSA: | --Source: Census |
| Intro Date: | < 2004-10Source: ZIP-Codes.com |
| Place FIPS Code: | 5157000Source: Census |
| Place Name: | Norfolk city; VirginiaSource: Census |
We could not locate which school district 23529 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.