Williamsburg Virginia ZIP Codes

Williamsburg holds 4 ZIP codes, spread across 2 counties and independent cities.

Every ZIP code in Williamsburg

The complete list of Williamsburg, Virginia ZIP codes with the county or independent city each falls in.
ZIP codeCounty or independent city
23185James City County
23186Williamsburg city
23187Williamsburg city
23188James City County

We do not publish a delivery type (standard, PO box, unique) or a neighbourhood for each ZIP. USPS delivery-type products are licensed, and no clean-rights source maps ZIP codes to neighbourhoods — so the Williamsburg codes above are listed without a column we would have to invent.

Scope every ZIP code recorded for Williamsburg. Source GeoNames US postal codes (2026-07 postal dump) and Census 2024 county Gazetteer (2024 Gazetteer). Updated . ZIP codes are delivery-route groupings, not areas; the boundaries implied by any ZIP map are approximations.

How these codes cluster

Every Williamsburg ZIP code begins 231. Those first three digits identify the sectional center facility that processes mail for this part of Virginia. Statewide that range covers 61 ZIP codes, so Williamsburg accounts for 7% of it.

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Area codes covering Williamsburg

ZIP codes and area codes are separate systems — one routes mail, the other routes calls — and they do not share boundaries. The codes below serve the same ground Williamsburg occupies.

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Where Williamsburg's ZIP codes sit

Each point is one Williamsburg ZIP code, plotted from its record coordinates. The outline is the convex envelope of those points — a footprint, not a boundary.
  • Reference points and footprint
  • Not an official NANPA boundary
  • Not a USPS delivery area

Cities near Williamsburg

The closest places to Williamsburg with their own ZIP code list, nearest first.
CityDistanceZIP codes
Surry Virginia ZIP codes11 mi1 ZIP code
Claremont Virginia ZIP codes15 mi1 ZIP code
Newport News Virginia ZIP codes17 mi10 ZIP codes
North Virginia ZIP codes20 mi1 ZIP code
Dendron Virginia ZIP codes20 mi1 ZIP code
West Point Virginia ZIP codes20 mi1 ZIP code
Smithfield Virginia ZIP codes21 mi2 ZIP codes
Poquoson Virginia ZIP codes24 mi1 ZIP code

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