Zip lookup · VA

23888
Wakefield, Virginia.

Wakefield, Surry County, VA · Richmond, VA metro · population 2,528

What it costs per month · 23888 $1,135/mo

to buy the typical home at today's mortgage rate — +$596 (+111%) since Jan 2020.

What the home itself did
1 year
Up $15,660 +8%
$200,565$216,225 since Sep 2025
5 years
Up $51,455 +31%
$164,770$216,225 since Sep 2021

Monthly payment to buy the typical home

Home value × that month's 30-year mortgage rate, 20% down, principal and interest. This is the line households feel: prices and rates compound each other.

$500 $1,000 $1,500 $2,000 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022 2026 23888 $1,135 United States $1,922
$500 $1,000 $1,500 $2,000 2002 2010 2018 2026
  • 23888$1,135
  • United States$1,922

At the last five years' pace, a typical home here doubles in price every 13 years.

Typical home values in zip 23888 rose 7.8% over the past year — faster than the nation's +1.2%.

This zip spans 3 counties: Sussex County, VA 43% · Surry County, VA 29% · Southampton County, VA 28%

Zillow also publishes an index for the city itself: Wakefield, VA — measured over the city limits, which is a different area from this zip.

Typical home value $216,225 as of Sep 2026
+7.8%year on year

Typical home value — 23888

Mid-tier homes, smoothed and seasonally adjusted.

$200,000 $300,000 $400,000 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 23888 $216,225 Richmond $392,106 United States $366,157
$200,000 $300,000 $400,000 2018 2022 2026
  • 23888$216,225
  • Richmond$392,106
  • United States$366,157

Within 20 miles

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6.6 23866 Ivor 1,943 — $302,358
8.6 23890 Waverly 4,167 — $193,021
8.9 23878 Sedley 1,217 — $279,062
9.8 23839 Dendron 993 — $227,002
10.9 23846 Elberon 709 — $271,850
11.0 23898 Zuni 2,246 — $343,235
14.8 23837 Courtland 4,623 — $292,315
15.7 23487 Windsor 6,477 — $347,030
16.4 23881 Spring Grove 2,531 — $294,227
16.6 23315 Carrsville 1,391 — $314,139
17.3 23883 Surry 1,870 — $301,321
17.5 23430 Smithfield 19,109 $2,554 $408,412
18.4 23842 Disputanta 6,924 — $376,946
18.7 23897 Yale 949 — $195,808

Coordinates and population from SimpleMaps US Zips (Basic). Rent and home values from Zillow Research.