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Modest Town ZIP code, Virginia

The ZIP code for Modest Town, VA is 23412, and its area codes are 757 and 948.

USPS city name
1 ZIP code
Overlapping the city
1 more
Population
265
Area codes
757, 948

NANPA lists no telephone rate centre for Modest Town itself, so these are the area codes of the nearest one, Parksley (1.8 miles). A town on an area-code boundary can differ from its neighbour.

Mail addressed to Modest Town uses the ZIP code above. 1 more ZIP code covers part of the city but is addressed as somewhere else; they are listed separately below.

Modest Town in numbers

About 265 people live in Modest Town, in 86 households. The median household income is $103,409 a year, 11% above the Virginia median of $93,170 (US: $80,734). The median age is 41.0; 6.8% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher (42.2% across Virginia).

Population265Modest Town265
Households86Modest Town86
Median age41.0Modest Town41.0Virginia39.0US 38.9
Median household income$103,409Modest Town$103,409Virginia$93,170US $80,734
Bachelor's degree or higher6.8%Modest Town6.8%Virginia42.2%US 35.7%
Population density449 / sq miModest Town449 / sq mi

U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, for the census place Modest Town CDP. Survey estimates carry margins of error, wider for small places. Sources and methods.

ZIP codes addressed as Modest Town

ZIP codes with the USPS city name Modest Town
ZIP City Type
23412 Modest Town , VA No street area

Other ZIP codes overlapping Modest Town

These ZIP codes cover part of Modest Town but are addressed as somewhere else.

ZIP codes overlapping Modest Town
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
23308 Bloxom , VA Standard 2,370 $73,750 $138,100

Towns near Modest Town

The nearest larger towns are Nelsonia (608 people, 1.6 mi), Gargatha (564 people, 2.0 mi) and Bloxom (571 people, 3.4 mi).

Towns near Modest Town
TownPopulationDistance
Chincoteague 3,296 14.6 mi
Pocomoke City, MD 4,405 17.0 mi
Snow Hill, MD 2,659 26.3 mi
Princess Anne, MD 3,569 27.8 mi

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