ZIP Code 23847

23847 is one of Virginia's ZIP codes, delivering to addresses in Emporia, Emporia city.

City: Emporia
Independent city: Emporia city
State: Virginia
Prefix: 238xx

Where this code sits

23847 is part of the 238xx range, the group of codes handled by one mail processing centre. It is the only ZIP code delivering to Emporia.

Emporia Virginia ZIP codes →

Area codes over the same ground

Postal and telephone geography are drawn separately, so these codes cover the area 23847 delivers to without sharing its boundary.

434 Area code 434

ZIP codes nearest 23847

The ZIP codes whose reference points sit closest to 23847.
ZIP code	Distance	Delivers to
ZIP code 23879	6.4 mi	Skippers, VA
ZIP code 23867	10 mi	Jarratt, VA
ZIP code 23870	10 mi	Jarratt, VA
ZIP code 23856	11 mi	Freeman, VA
ZIP code 23844	11 mi	Drewryville, VA
ZIP code 27866	12 mi	Pleasant Hill, NC
ZIP code 27832	14 mi	Gaston, NC
ZIP code 23868	14 mi	Lawrenceville, 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 23847, plotted from its record coordinates.

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

Scope ZIP code 23847. 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.