Best Places23459, VA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 23459, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. The coast is close, and the measures below put a number on how close. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
23459 ranks 11,868th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on population health by a wide margin, and civic engagement ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in 23459
BestNeighborhood is the only ranking that scores 40 measures of daily life neighborhood by neighborhood and lets you re-weight every one of them yourself.
23459's strengths and weaknesses
Where 23459 ranks high
- Health outlookBetter than 97% of zip codes
- Short commute16.2 minutes each way, better than 95% of zip codes
- School gradeA−, better than 91% of zip codes
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 84% of zip codes
- BikingBetter than 81% of zip codes
Where 23459 ranks low
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 2% of zip codes
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 10% of zip codes
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 16% of zip codes
- Tree shadeBetter than only 22% of zip codes
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 23% of zip codes
Who lives in 23459
23459 runs younger than the country, and households here run larger than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 23459.
Who works in 23459, and how
Work in 23459 centers on health care & social and finance & insurance. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 66%
- Work from home 8%
- Transit, walk, or bike 26%
Life in 23459
The coast is about 1 minutes away. Distance to the water changes a lot across 23459, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 23459, month by month
23459 sees roughly 71 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 92 degrees. January highs sit near 54, with lows near 33. The comfortable stretch runs April, May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 54° | 43° | 33° |
| April | 74° | 61° | 50° |
| July | 92° | 82° | 73° |
| October | 76° | 65° | 56° |
Flying in and out of 23459
The nearest airport, Norfolk International, is about 6 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Richmond International, about 78 miles away.
The best schools in and around 23459
Schools across 23459 average an A−, better than 91% of zip codes.
Top middle schools
- Great Neck MiddleA+ · 85% proficient
- Independence MiddleA+ · 72% proficient
- Bayside 6th Grade CampusB− · 43% proficient
Top high schools
- Frank W. Cox HighA+ · 83% proficient
- Bayside HighA · 67% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 23459 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
23459 measure by measure
Cards are ordered by how much each measure matters to you, so the ones you weighted highest come first. Expand to see every measure. Percentages compare 23459 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 23459
Is 23459 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 23459 ranks 11,868th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on population health, short commutes, and good schools, and lowest on civic engagement and thin health care access. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 23459 safe?
23459 is safer than 48% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $341 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 23459?
July highs average about 92 degrees, and January highs near 54 with lows near 33. That works out to about 71 pleasant days a year, more than 28% of zip codes.
Compare 23459 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 23459. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 23459 represents the same real quantity as a 60 anywhere else, and the ranking is a weighted average of those absolutes. The map colors come from a national scale calibrated against a population weighted random sample of 5,000 neighborhoods. That absolute scoring is what no other places-to-live ranking does: it puts a single neighborhood, a town, a metro, and a state on one scale, so the same 40 measures answer both which metro to move to and which street inside it to buy on. Read the full methodology.
23459 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 23459: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 23459: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 23459: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 23459: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
23459 detail on related sites:
- CrimeGrade: neighborhood crime rates behind the crime safety score.
- ISPreports.org: provider by provider internet availability and advertised speeds.
- CoverageWatch: the car insurance premiums behind the cheap car insurance score.
Federal and public data:
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey: income, home value, rent, vacancy, commute time and mode, educational attainment, home age, age structure, household type, industry, and race.
- NOAA Global Surface Summary of the Day: the daily station record behind the monthly temperatures and the pleasant-day count.
- FAA Passenger Boarding Data: airport size and annual passenger counts.
- FBI Crime Data Explorer: reported offenses behind the tangible crime cost estimate.
- U.S. EPA Air Quality System: five year average air quality index.
- FEMA National Risk Index: expected annual loss from natural hazards.
- CDC PLACES: disease burden, preventable risk, and barriers to care.
- National Center for Education Statistics: school enrollment and assessment inputs behind the school grade.
- FCC National Broadband Map: internet and wireless availability.
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: employment and job growth behind the local economy score.
- Religious activity uses a proprietary religious signal measurement.
Your priorities
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