Estimated median household income in 2007: $35,091
| This zip code: | $35,091 | | Virginia: | $59,562 |
Nearest zip codes: 23947, 23967, 23976, 23923, 23924, 23964.
Housing units in zip code 23937 with a mortgage: 170 (29 second mortgage, 16 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 151
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,052
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $262
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
| This zip code: | 15.4% | | Whole state: | 9.9% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
| This zip code: | 6.1% | | Whole state: | 4.2% |
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
| Here: | 5.5 | | State: | 6.6 |
Median number of rooms in apartments:
| Here: | 4.5 | | State: | 4.3 |
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Notable locations in this zip code not listed on our city pages:
Churches in zip code 23937 include: Shiloh Church (A), Tabernacle Church (B), Lebanon Church (C), Friendship Baptist Church (D). Display/hide their locations on the map
Reservoirs: Roanoke Creek Site 61a Lake (A), Roanoke Creek Site 49a Lake (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Delaney Creek (A), Stokes Creek (B), Bentleys Branch (C), Wards Fork Creek (D), Knights Creek (E), Lickfort Creek (F). Display/hide their locations on the map
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Year house built: |
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- 1999 to March 2000: 43
- 1995 to 1998: 86
- 1990 to 1994: 102
- 1980 to 1989: 83
- 1970 to 1979: 227
- 1960 to 1969: 111
- 1950 to 1959: 99
- 1940 to 1949: 66
- 1939 or earlier: 118
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Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Drakes Branch, VA (23937): |
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- no bedroom: 3
- 1 bedrooms: 24
- 2 bedrooms: 179
- 3 bedrooms: 299
- 4 bedrooms: 101
- 5 or more bedrooms: 29
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Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments and housing units: |
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- no bedroom: 4
- 1 bedrooms: 30
- 2 bedrooms: 69
- 3 bedrooms: 74
- 4 bedrooms: 5
- 5 or more bedrooms: 1
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Vehicles available in 23937 zip code in owner-occupied houses/condos: |
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- no vehicle: 45
- 1 vehicle: 206
- 2 vehicles: 204
- 3 vehicles: 130
- 4 vehicles: 29
- 5 or more vehicles: 21
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Vehicles available in renter-occupied apartments: |
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- no vehicle: 18
- 1 vehicle: 91
- 2 vehicles: 41
- 3 vehicles: 27
- 4 vehicles: 3
- 5 or more vehicles: 3
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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 23937:
- Less than $10,000: 27
- $10,000 to $14,999: 13
- $15,000 to $19,999: 13
- $20,000 to $24,999: 7
- $25,000 to $29,999: 3
- $30,000 to $34,999: 5
- $35,000 to $39,999: 9
- $40,000 to $49,999: 21
- $50,000 to $59,999: 24
- $60,000 to $69,999: 21
- $70,000 to $79,999: 15
- $80,000 to $89,999: 18
- $90,000 to $99,999: 19
- $100,000 to $124,999: 86
- $125,000 to $149,999: 72
- $150,000 to $174,999: 47
- $175,000 to $199,999: 58
- $200,000 to $249,999: 39
- $250,000 to $299,999: 28
- $300,000 to $399,999: 40
- $400,000 to $499,999: 8
- $500,000 to $749,999: 17
- $750,000 to $999,999: 2
- $1,000,000 or more: 4
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Rent paid by renters in 2007 in zip code 23937:
- Less than $100: 5
- $100 to $149: 17
- $150 to $199: 31
- $200 to $249: 12
- $250 to $299: 16
- $300 to $349: 3
- $350 to $399: 2
- $400 to $449: 1
- No cash rent: 40
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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007: $183,778.
Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2007 for: - White Non-Hispanic householders: $143,404
- Black or African American householders: $138,330
- Two or more races householders: $49,640
- Hispanic or Latino householders: $187,529
Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $119,672 (it was $58,300 in 2000)
| 23937: | $119,672 | | Virginia: | $262,100 |
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $64,958 - $211,201
Mean price in 2007:
Detached houses: $189,304| Here: | $189,304 | | State: | $357,398 |
Townhouses or other attached units: $135,523| Here: | $135,523 | | State: | $371,438 |
Mobile homes: $36,946| Here: | $36,946 | | State: | $37,843 |
Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $34,167| Here: | $34,167 | | State: | $92,978 |
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: 596
- One, attached: 11
- Two: 5
- 3 or 4: 5
- 20 to 49: 24
- 50 or more: 6
- Mobile homes: 266
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 22

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Means of transportation to work
- Drove a car alone: 613 (70%)
- Carpooled: 208 (24%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 3 (0%)
- Streetcar or trolley car: 2 (0%)
- Bicycle: 1 (0%)
- Walked: 23 (3%)
- Other means: 12 (1%)
- Worked at home: 17 (2%)
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Travel time to work
- Less than 5 minutes: 66
- 5 to 9 minutes: 64
- 10 to 14 minutes: 132
- 15 to 19 minutes: 128
- 20 to 24 minutes: 103
- 25 to 29 minutes: 25
- 30 to 34 minutes: 60
- 35 to 39 minutes: 20
- 40 to 44 minutes: 85
- 45 to 59 minutes: 76
- 60 to 89 minutes: 32
- 90 or more minutes: 71
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Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 51.3%
Household type by relationship
Households: 2,088
- In family households: 1,784 (395 male householders, 172 female householders)
413 spouses, 591 children (557 natural, 3 adopted, 31 stepchildren), 108 grandchildren, 17 brothers or sisters, 37 parents, 22 other relatives, 29 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 304 (128 male householders (99 living alone)), 127 female householders (122 living alone)), 49 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 259 2-persons, 131 3-persons, 85 4-persons, 57 5-persons, 23 6-persons, 12 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 221 1-person, 29 2-persons, 1 3-persons, 4 4-persons.
265 married couples with children.
123 single-parent households (16 men, 107 women).
96.8% of residents of 23937 zip code speak English at home.
1.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (73% very well, 9% well, 18% not well).
2.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (25% very well, 75% well).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% very well).
White population: 1,327
Black population: 672
American Indian population: 3
Asian population: 2
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander population: 0
Some other race population: 4
Two or more races population: 6

First ancestries reported:
|  Other groups: 755 |
|  United States or American: 371 |
|  English: 136 |
|  Irish: 66 |
|  Italian: 66 |
|  Scotch-Irish: 47 |
|  German: 37 |
|  French (except Basque): 35 |
|  Subsaharan African:: 14 |
|  African: 14 |
|  Lithuanian: 13 |
|  Russian: 10 |
|  Swedish: 9 |
|  British: 6 |
|  Greek: 4 |
|  Hungarian: 3 |
|  Scottish: 2 |
|  Welsh: 2 |

Facitilies with environmental interests located in this zip code:
- CHARLOTTE COUNTY SCHOOLS DRAKES BRANCH ELEM (STATE ROUTES 619 AND 1208 in DRAKES BRANCH, VA)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
STATE MASTER (Virginia pollutants databases) - CEDS-30339, AIR PROGRAM
Business SIC and NAICS classification: ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS
- COASTAL MART INC #906 (HWY 47 in DRAKES BRANCH, 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)
, HUGHEY L M CO (CONTACT/OWNER)
- BMC ROCK INC (301 SUNRISE LANE in DRAKES BRANCH, VA)
AIR SYNTHETIC MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
Business SIC classification: CRUSHED AND BROKEN STONE
- BROWN'S FOREST PRODUCTS, INC (12827 CRAFTONS GATE HWY in DRAKES BRANCH, VA)
ENFORCEMENT/COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Integrated Compliance Information System)
Median worth of mobile homes: $39,951
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 5%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 5%
Most commonly used house heating fuel: |
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- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (32%)
- Electricity (29%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (24%)
- Wood (15%)
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Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 1598
- Northeast: 201
- Midwest: 42
- South: 213
- West: 32
64% of the 23937 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 34% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 47% lived in Virginia.
Population in 1990: 1,509. Population change in the 1990s: +505 (+33.5%).
Year Householders Moved Into Unit:
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 27
| Here: | 9.4% | | Virginia: | 9.5% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 7
| Here: | 5.1% | | Virginia: | 8.2% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 0
| Here: | 0.0% | | Virginia: | 20.6% |
School Enrollment by Level of School
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Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:
- Construction: Framing Contractors (10-19 employees: 1 establishment)
- Other Services (except Public Administration): Religious Organizations (1-4: 6)
- Construction: New Single-Family Housing Construction (except Operative Builders) (5-9: 1, 1-4: 2)
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.)
9 people in agriculture workers' dormitories on farms
Fatal accident statistics in 2006
- Fatal accident count: 1
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 2
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 0
- Fatalities: 2
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 2
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 0
Fatal accident statistics in 2005
- Fatal accident count: 1
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 1
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 0
- Fatalities: 1
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 1
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 0
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