Estimated median household income in 2007: $40,679
| This zip code: | $40,679 | | Virginia: | $59,562 |
Nearest zip codes: 23315, 23437, 23837, 23874, 23878, 27818.
Housing units in zip code 23851 with a mortgage: 1,818 (223 second mortgage, 255 home equity loan, 13 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 913
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,309
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $375
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
| This zip code: | 18.5% | | Whole state: | 9.9% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
| This zip code: | 8.9% | | Whole state: | 4.2% |
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
| Here: | 6.3 | | State: | 6.6 |
Median number of rooms in apartments:
| Here: | 4.7 | | State: | 4.3 |
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Notable locations in this zip code not listed on our city pages:
Churches in zip code 23851 include: Saint Mount Church (A), Saint Pauls Church (B), Beaverdam Church (C), Bethel Church (D), Sunbeam Church (E), Sycamore Church (F), Diamond Grove Church (G), White Oak Springs Church (H), Kingsdale Chapel (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemetery: Beaver Dam Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Reservoirs and swamps: Pond A-1 (A), Windbourne Millpond (B), Lees Millpond (C), Horse Swamp (D). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Dunn Branch (A), Cypress Swamp (B), Black Creek (C), Beaverdam Swamp (D), Mill Creek (E), Nottoway Swamp (F), Mill Swamp (G). Display/hide their locations on the map
Post offices: Franklin Post Office (A), Handsom Post Office (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
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Year house built: |
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- 1999 to March 2000: 87
- 1995 to 1998: 361
- 1990 to 1994: 634
- 1980 to 1989: 953
- 1970 to 1979: 1,227
- 1960 to 1969: 1,017
- 1950 to 1959: 782
- 1940 to 1949: 408
- 1939 or earlier: 481
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Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Franklin, VA (23851): |
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- no bedroom: 0
- 1 bedrooms: 30
- 2 bedrooms: 541
- 3 bedrooms: 1,993
- 4 bedrooms: 553
- 5 or more bedrooms: 110
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Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments and housing units: |
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- no bedroom: 22
- 1 bedrooms: 360
- 2 bedrooms: 955
- 3 bedrooms: 675
- 4 bedrooms: 117
- 5 or more bedrooms: 19
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Vehicles available in 23851 zip code in owner-occupied houses/condos: |
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- no vehicle: 156
- 1 vehicle: 855
- 2 vehicles: 1,327
- 3 vehicles: 561
- 4 vehicles: 268
- 5 or more vehicles: 60
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Vehicles available in renter-occupied apartments: |
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- no vehicle: 572
- 1 vehicle: 1,008
- 2 vehicles: 446
- 3 vehicles: 93
- 4 vehicles: 7
- 5 or more vehicles: 22
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Estimated household income distribution in 2007:

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Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2007 in zip code 23851:
- Less than $10,000: 33
- $10,000 to $14,999: 17
- $15,000 to $19,999: 17
- $20,000 to $24,999: 19
- $25,000 to $29,999: 21
- $30,000 to $34,999: 24
- $35,000 to $39,999: 28
- $40,000 to $49,999: 61
- $50,000 to $59,999: 40
- $60,000 to $69,999: 35
- $70,000 to $79,999: 68
- $80,000 to $89,999: 71
- $90,000 to $99,999: 116
- $100,000 to $124,999: 266
- $125,000 to $149,999: 301
- $150,000 to $174,999: 379
- $175,000 to $199,999: 418
- $200,000 to $249,999: 509
- $250,000 to $299,999: 275
- $300,000 to $399,999: 390
- $400,000 to $499,999: 167
- $500,000 to $749,999: 159
- $750,000 to $999,999: 32
- $1,000,000 or more: 16
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Rent paid by renters in 2007 in zip code 23851:
- Less than $100: 102
- $100 to $149: 64
- $150 to $199: 138
- $200 to $249: 85
- $250 to $299: 89
- $300 to $349: 172
- $350 to $399: 136
- $400 to $449: 120
- $450 to $499: 65
- $500 to $549: 106
- $550 to $599: 101
- $600 to $649: 69
- $650 to $699: 12
- $1,000 to $1,249: 47
- $1,500 to $1,999: 27
- No cash rent: 156
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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007: $150,906.
Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2007 for: - White Non-Hispanic householders: $232,315
- Black or African American householders: $138,109
- American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $165,467
- Two or more races householders: $496,401
Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $193,121 (it was $85,700 in 2000)
| 23851: | $193,121 | | Virginia: | $262,100 |
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $117,390 - $347,795
Mean price in 2007:
Detached houses: $231,403| Here: | $231,403 | | State: | $357,398 |
Townhouses or other attached units: $727,834| Here: | $727,834 | | State: | $371,438 |
In 2-unit structures: $229,111| Here: | $229,111 | | State: | $295,743 |
In 3-to-4-unit structures: $212,379| Here: | $212,379 | | State: | $305,320 |
In 5-or-more-unit structures: $187,820| Here: | $187,820 | | State: | $316,638 |
Mobile homes: $28,745| Here: | $28,745 | | State: | $37,843 |
Owners and renters by unit type in %
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Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
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Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 3,790
- One, attached: 175
- Two: 387
- 3 or 4: 561
- 5 to 9: 337
- 10 to 19: 79
- 20 to 49: 22
- 50 or more: 60
- Mobile homes: 539

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Means of transportation to work
- Drove a car alone: 4,282 (76%)
- Carpooled: 908 (16%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 49 (1%)
- Bicycle: 9 (0%)
- Walked: 122 (2%)
- Other means: 35 (1%)
- Worked at home: 194 (3%)
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Travel time to work
- Less than 5 minutes: 228
- 5 to 9 minutes: 1045
- 10 to 14 minutes: 1119
- 15 to 19 minutes: 883
- 20 to 24 minutes: 434
- 25 to 29 minutes: 108
- 30 to 34 minutes: 461
- 35 to 39 minutes: 108
- 40 to 44 minutes: 139
- 45 to 59 minutes: 482
- 60 to 89 minutes: 291
- 90 or more minutes: 107
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Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 41.6%
Household type by relationship
Households: 13,135
- In family households: 11,303 (2,500 male householders, 1,243 female householders)
2,463 spouses, 4,035 children (3,734 natural, 55 adopted, 246 stepchildren), 391 grandchildren, 148 brothers or sisters, 173 parents, 187 other relatives, 163 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 1,832 (566 male householders (495 living alone)), 1,099 female householders (1,014 living alone)), 167 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 277 (all institutionalized)
Size of family households: 1,543 2-persons, 1,066 3-persons, 746 4-persons, 287 5-persons, 59 6-persons, 42 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 1,509 1-person, 151 2-persons, 5 3-persons.
1,795 married couples with children.
1,167 single-parent households (117 men, 1,050 women).
97.7% of residents of 23851 zip code speak English at home.
1.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (57% very well, 20% well, 23% not well).
0.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (55% very well, 21% well, 24% not well).
Foreign born population: 68 (0.5%)
(36.8% of them are naturalized citizens)
| This zip code: | 0.5% | | Whole state: | 8.1% |
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
- Mexico (38%)
- Korea (16%)
- United Kingdom (12%)
- Romania (10%)
- Germany (9%)
- Netherlands (9%)
- El Salvador (6%)
Year of entry for the foreign-born population |
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- 1995 to March 2000: 34
- 1990 to 1994: 0
- 1985 to 1989: 6
- 1980 to 1984: 7
- 1975 to 1979: 0
- 1970 to 1974: 0
- 1970 to 1974: 0
- 1965 to 1969: 21
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White population: 6,816
Black population: 6,368
American Indian population: 21
Asian population: 71
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander population: 1
Some other race population: 27
Two or more races population: 93

First ancestries reported:
|  Other groups: 5875 |
|  United States or American: 1876 |
|  English: 1307 |
|  Irish: 406 |
|  German: 369 |
|  Italian: 186 |
|  Scotch-Irish: 132 |
|  French (except Basque): 113 |
|  European: 64 |
|  Subsaharan African:: 52 |
|  African: 52 |
|  Scottish: 48 |
|  British: 45 |
|  Dutch: 38 |
|  Arab:: 35 |
|  Lebanese: 35 |
|  Russian: 25 |
|  Czechoslovakian: 24 |
|  Welsh: 24 |
|  Greek: 19 |
|  Polish: 18 |
|  French Canadian: 13 |
|  Hungarian: 8 |
|  Czech: 7 |
|  Norwegian: 7 |
|  Romanian: 7 |
|  Swedish: 7 |
|  Canadian: 6 |
|  Celtic: 6 |
|  Slavic: 6 |

Facitilies with environmental interests located in this zip code:
- ACONCAGUA TIMBER CORP FRANKLIN PARTICLEBOARD PLANT (33320 NORTH LYNN DRIVE in FRANKLIN, VA)
AIR MAJOR (AIRS/AFS)
STATE MASTER (Virginia pollutants databases) - CEDS-60171, AIR PROGRAM
CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
Business SIC classification: SAWMILLS AND PLANING MILLS, GENERAL; RECONSTITUTED WOOD PRODUCTS; DIE-CUT PAPER AND PAPERBOARD AND CARDBOARD
Business NAICS classification: RECONSTITUTED WOOD PRODUCT MANUFACTURING.; RECONSTITUTED WOOD PRODUCT MANUFACTURING.; RECONSTITUTED WOOD PRODUCT MANUFACTURING.
Organizations: NEVAMAR CO LLC (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: INTERNATIONAL PAPER COMPANY, INTERNATIONAL PAPER COMPANY-NEVAMAR CO LLC, NEVAMAR CO LLC
- BIRDSONG PEANUTS - SOUTHAMPTON (31380 GENERAL THOMAS HIGHWAY in FRANKLIN, VA)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
STATE MASTER (Virginia pollutants databases) - CEDS-61022, AIR PROGRAM
Business SIC and NAICS classification: CROP HARVESTING, PRIMARILY BY MACHINE
- 7-ELEVEN #20442 (911 ARMORY DR in FRANKLIN, VA)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Organizations: OPERNAME (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
, THE SOUTHLAND CORP (CONTACT/OWNER)
- BRACEY QUALITY CLEANERS (201 SOUTH ST in FRANKLIN, VA)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Organizations: OPERNAME (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
, BOND, EDWARD (CONTACT/OWNER)
- 7-ELEVEN #19380 (RTE 58 @ RTE 616 in FRANKLIN, VA)
Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
Organizations: OPERNAME (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
, SOUTHLAND CORPORATION THE (CONTACT/OWNER)
- BLAKE FORD INC (125 SOUTH COLLEGE in FRANKLIN, VA)
Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
Organizations: OPERNAME (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
, BLYTHE BLAKE (CONTACT/OWNER)
- BIRDSONG STORAGE COMPANY FRANKLIN (200 SOUTH MECHANIC STREET in FRANKLIN, VA)
AIR SYNTHETIC MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
Business SIC classification: CROP PREPARATION SERVICES FOR MARKET, EXCEPT COTTON GINNING
Alternative names: BIRDSONG PEANUT COMPANY FRANKLIN
- BLAKE CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP (208 SOUTH ST PO BOX 121 in FRANKLIN, VA)
Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
Organizations: SAFETY KLEEN (CONTACT/OWNER)
- CITY OF FRANKLIN PUBLIC WORKS (1050 PRETLOW STREET in FRANKLIN, VA)
Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
Fire-safe hotels and motels in zip code 23851
- Days Inn Franklin, 1660 Armory Dr, Franklin, VA 23851, Phone: (757) 562-2225
- Super 8 Motel - Franklin, 1599 Armory Dr, Franklin, VA 23851, Phone: (757) 562-2888, Fax: (757) 562-2888
- Comfort Inn, 1620 Armory Dr, Franklin, VA 23851, Phone: (757) 569-0018, Fax: (757) 569-0018
All 3 fire-safe hotels and motels in zip code 23851
Median worth of mobile homes: $28,672
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0%
Most commonly used house heating fuel: |
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- Electricity (60%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (23%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (9%)
- Wood (4%)
- Utility gas (2%)
- No fuel used (1%)
- Other fuel (1%)
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Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 10310
- Northeast: 814
- Midwest: 310
- South: 1710
- West: 156
59% of the 23851 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 39% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 78% lived in Virginia.
Population in 1990: 12,786. Population change in the 1990s: +611 (+4.8%).
Year Householders Moved Into Unit:
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 156
| Here: | 9.1% | | Virginia: | 9.5% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 61
| Here: | 8.1% | | Virginia: | 8.2% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 51
| Here: | 10.6% | | Virginia: | 20.6% |
School Enrollment by Level of School
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Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code:
- FRANKLIN EQUIPMENT COMPANY (33551 CARVER RD in FRANKLIN, VA; small business)
150 employees, $15200000 revenue. : $1,663,827 in 10 contracts from 2002 to 2006
Contracts for Earth Moving and Excavating Equipment, Tractors, Wheeled by Army, NASA, Bureau of Land Management, Indian Affairs (Assistant Secretary), and others Signed by year: 2000: $0; 2001: $0; 2002: $402,176; 2003: $673,471; 2004: $298,445; 2005: $40,435; 2006: $249,300.
Biggest contracts:
$475,226 with Army for Earth Moving and Excavating Equipment. Signed on 2003-03-19. Completion date: 2003-06-18.
$298,445 with NASA for Earth Moving and Excavating Equipment. Taking place in IL. Signed on 2004-09-07. Completion date: 2005-01-20.
$249,300 with Army for Tractors, Wheeled. Taking place in KS. Signed on 2006-06-09. Completion date: 2006-09-06.
$239,000 with Bureau of Land Management for Earth Moving and Excavating Equipment. Taking place in UT. Signed on 2002-08-15. Completion date: 2002-11-15.
- PAUL D CAMP COMMUNITY COLLEGE (100 NORTH COLLEGE DRIVE in FRANKLIN, VA)
$79,500 with Navy for Organization/Administrative/PersonneI Studies. Signed on 2001-09-27. Completion date: 2002-04-30.
Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:
- Health Care and Social Assistance: General Medical and Surgical Hospitals (250-499 employees: 1 establishment)
- Accommodation and Food Services: Limited-Service Restaurants (50-99: 1, 20-49: 7, 10-19: 1, 5-9: 2, 1-4: 7)
- Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (50-99: 1, 20-49: 2, 10-19: 4, 5-9: 3, 1-4: 1)
- Health Care and Social Assistance: Child Day Care Services (100-249: 1, 1-4: 3)
- Health Care and Social Assistance: Offices of Physicians (except Mental Health Specialists) (10-19: 5, 5-9: 6, 1-4: 16)
- Health Care and Social Assistance: Homes for the Elderly (50-99: 1, 20-49: 1)
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)
274 people in nursing homes
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