Zip lookup · VA

23970
South Hill, Virginia.

South Hill, Mecklenburg County, VA · population 8,109

What it costs per month · 23970 $1,089/mo

to buy the typical home at today's mortgage rate — +$649 (+147%) since Jan 2020.

What the home itself did
1 year
Up $7,606 +4%
$199,914$207,520 since Sep 2025
5 years
Up $54,358 +35%
$153,162$207,520 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 23970 $1,089 United States $1,922
$500 $1,000 $1,500 $2,000 2002 2010 2018 2026
  • 23970$1,089
  • United States$1,922

At the last five years' pace, a typical home here doubles in price every 11 years.

Typical home values in zip 23970 rose 3.8% over the past year — faster than the nation's +1.2%.

This zip spans 2 counties: Mecklenburg County, VA 78% · Lunenburg County, VA 22%

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

Asking rent $1,600 as of Aug 2026
Typical home value $207,520 as of Sep 2026
+3.8%year on year

Asking rent — 23970

Against the metro metro and the national benchmark.

Not enough data to draw this yet.

Typical home value — 23970

Mid-tier homes, smoothed and seasonally adjusted.

$100,000 $200,000 $300,000 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 23970 $207,520 United States $366,157
$100,000 $200,000 $300,000 2018 2022 2026
  • 23970$207,520
  • United States$366,157

Within 20 miles

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6.2 23915 Baskerville 1,360 — $211,451
8.6 23950 La Crosse 3,510 — $176,111
11.3 23919 Bracey 2,306 — $186,857
11.3 23944 Kenbridge 3,978 — $143,776
11.9 23920 Brodnax 3,225 — $140,081
12.2 23917 Boydton 2,422 — $242,497
14.3 23924 Chase City 5,915 — $146,806
14.8 23938 Dundas 295 — $127,729
15.9 23974 Victoria 4,582 — $136,419
16.3 23845 Ebony 280 — $402,935
17.3 23821 Alberta 1,983 — $144,143
18.5 23968 Skipwith 671 — $187,612
19.7 27553 Manson 1,506 — $236,360

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