CITY REPORT VA

Petersburg City, Virginia

4 ZIP codes · Home Safety Score unavailable · 0 of 4 tracked ZIP records scored

Data: ZipCheckup Home Safety Score model 4.0.0; EPA SDWIS, UCMR 5, EPA radon zones, EPA AirData

Unavailable
0 of 4 tracked ZIP records scored
4
ZIP Codes
$208K
Median Home Value
$500
Avg Remediation (0.24% of home value)

Key Risk Factors

Health risk index: 16.1 (asthma 13%, diabetes 19.2%)

Modeled additional annual cost estimate per homeowner: $4,045, largest modeled factor: Sea Level

City Health Indicators vs National Average

Asthma 13% (national: 8.9%)
Diabetes 19.2% (national: 10.5%)
Obesity 46.6% (national: 32.4%)

Black markers indicate national averages. Source: CDC PLACES, Census ACS.

Infrastructure Overview

35/100
Infrastructure Stress Indicator
33%
ZIPs with High Infrastructure Stress

Modeled area-level indicator, not a failure probability. Sources: Census ACS housing age, EPA DWINSA infrastructure needs, EPA SDWIS violations, and EPA lead indicators.

Compound Risk Breakdown

Estimated additional annual cost per homeowner: $4,045

Sea Level Rise $3,000/yr
Flood $1,400/yr
Energy Code Gap $540/yr

Bar widths proportional to share of total annual risk cost. Source: compound risk model (FEMA, EPA, USGS).

Water Safety Affordability

How much it costs to fix water issues relative to home values in Petersburg City

$208K
Median Home Value
$500
Est. Remediation Cost
0.2%
of Home Value
Remediation as % of home value low burden

Modeled remediation costs in Petersburg City can be compared with the median property value; actual costs vary by property.

Remediation includes water filtration, lead abatement, radon mitigation, and flood protection where applicable. Source: Census ACS, EPA SDWIS.

Health Outcomes vs National Average

CDC PLACES data for Petersburg City residents

Asthma 13% (US avg: 8.9%)
Diabetes 19.2% (US avg: 11%)
Obesity 46.6% (US avg: 32.4%)

Black markers = national averages. Red = above national avg. Green = below. Source: CDC PLACES, Census ACS.

Water systems mapped to Petersburg City ZIP codes

6 community water systems mapped to Petersburg City ZIP codes; EPA may list more systems serving the city.

Systems with the most violations in Petersburg City

2 water systems with violations in EPA records.

All ZIP Codes in Petersburg City

4 ZIP codes tracked in Petersburg City.

# ZIP Code City Safety Score Grade Violations Home Value
1 23803 Petersburg — — 8 $209K
2 23804 Petersburg — — —
3 23805 Petersburg — — 3 $208K
4 23806 Virginia State University — — —

Recommended Buyer Guides for Petersburg City

Selection follows a fixed set of rules applied to local records: signals such as PFAS detections, lead action-level exceedances on record, a large share of pre-1978 housing, EPA Radon Zone 1, or a top flood or wildfire risk each add a related guide, and when none applies, general water testing and filtration guides are shown instead.

Overview

Petersburg City in Virginia covers 4 tracked ZIP records. No Home Safety Score is published because the required model evidence is incomplete for every tracked record; missing evidence is not treated as zero.

2 of 2 ZIP codes with a reported violation count in the available EPA record have recorded EPA violations. The available record reports no health-based violations for this measured scope.

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Data Sources

Reporting periods vary by source. Missing data is shown as unavailable, not as zero.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many water systems serve Petersburg City?
We map 6 public water systems to 4 ZIP codes in our data for Petersburg City. EPA may list more systems serving the city, so this is not a full count.
What is the biggest environmental risk in Petersburg City?
In ZipCheckup's cost model, the factor with the largest estimated average annual cost in Petersburg City is sea level. Across all modeled risk factors, the estimated average additional annual cost is $4,045 per homeowner; actual costs vary by home.

How to cite this page

APA ZipCheckup. (2026). Petersburg City, Virginia Home Safety Profile. https://zipcheckup.com/county/virginia/petersburg/
BibTeX
@misc{zipcheckup-county-virginia-petersburg,
  author = {{ZipCheckup}},
  title  = {{Petersburg City, Virginia Home Safety Profile}},
  year   = {2026},
  url    = {https://zipcheckup.com/county/virginia/petersburg/}
}

Page version: October 2026.

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