ZIP Code 23838

23838 is one of Virginia's ZIP codes, delivering to addresses in Chesterfield, Chesterfield County.

City: Chesterfield
County: Chesterfield County
State: Virginia
Prefix: 238xx

Where this code sits

23838 is part of the 238xx range, the group of codes handled by one mail processing centre. Chesterfield is served by 2 ZIP codes in total.

Area codes over the same ground

Postal and telephone geography are drawn separately, so these codes cover the area 23838 delivers to without sharing its boundary.

ZIP codes nearest 23838

The ZIP codes whose reference points sit closest to 23838.
ZIP code	Distance	Delivers to
ZIP code 23832	5.5 mi	Chesterfield, VA
ZIP code 23297	5.6 mi	Richmond, VA
ZIP code 23112	6.8 mi	Midlothian, VA
ZIP code 23120	9.4 mi	Moseley, VA
ZIP code 23833	9.7 mi	Church Road, VA
ZIP code 23114	10 mi	Midlothian, VA
ZIP code 23236	10 mi	Richmond, VA
ZIP code 23237	11 mi	Richmond, VA

Straight-line distance between place reference points, not driving distance. Where a place has no Census Gazetteer point, its postal centroid is used instead.

Each point is the reference point for 23838, plotted from its record coordinates.

Reference points and footprint
Not an official NANPA boundary
Not a USPS delivery area

Scope ZIP code 23838. Source GeoNames US postal codes (2026-07 postal dump) and Census 2024 county Gazetteer (2024 Gazetteer). Updated 15 July 2026. A ZIP code is a set of delivery routes, not an area; the point shown is a record coordinate, not a centre.