Home age in ZIP 23322, Chesapeake, VA: median built 1992
Home age is not roof age, and the Census does not record replacements. ZIP 23322 in Chesapeake, VA: median home built 1992; 73.9% of homes (16,549) are older than 25 years and 13.1% (2,922) were built since 2010, out of 22,386 homes.
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019 to 2023 (5-year estimates), retrieved October 9, 2026. Area = Census ZIP Code Tabulation Area 23322.
Share of the 22,386 housing units in the ZIP, by decade built. The red marks are Chesapeake (independent city) County. This counts houses, not roofs: a roof is replaced several times in the life of a house, and no federal survey records when.
ZIP 23322 next to Chesapeake and Chesapeake (independent city) County
| Indicator | ZIP 23322 | Chesapeake | Chesapeake (independent city) County | Rank among 6 ZIPs of Chesapeake on this site |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Housing units | 22,386 | 95,997 | 95,997 | 2nd of 6 largest |
| Median year built | 1992 | 1989 | 1989 | 5th of 6 oldest |
| Built before 1980 | 21% | 31.6% | 31.6% | |
| Built before 2000 | 73.9% | no data | 71.7% | 3rd of 6 highest share |
| Built since 2010 | 13.1% | no data | 15% | |
| Owner-occupied homes | 89.3% | 73.8% | 73.8% | 1st of 6 highest share |
| Single-family units | 95.2% | 80.7% | no data | |
| Median home value | $448,000 (+/- $8,663) | $359,100 | $359,100 | 1st of 6 highest |
| Median household income | $133,522 (+/- $6,659) | $94,189 | no data | 1st of 6 highest |
City figures are for the Census place, county figures for the county; “no data” means the Census file does not publish that figure. Value and income are survey estimates, the plus-or-minus is the 90% margin of error.
Every decade in ZIP 23322
| Built | Share of Chesapeake (independent city) County | Share of ZIP | Homes in ZIP 23322 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020+ | 1.5% | 1.1% | 256 |
| 2010s | 13.5% | 11.9% | 2,666 |
| 2000s | 13.3% | 13.0% | 2,915 |
| 1990s | 19.6% | 28.3% | 6,341 |
| 1980s | 20.5% | 24.6% | 5,501 |
| 1970s | 13.0% | 11.0% | 2,464 |
| 1960s | 9.1% | 5.3% | 1,186 |
| 1950s | 5.5% | 3.1% | 687 |
| 1940s | 1.8% | 1.0% | 221 |
| pre-1940 | 2.2% | 0.7% | 149 |
Counts are Census estimates of housing units by year built (table B25034). If a roof had never been replaced, it would be 3 to 6 years old on a house from the 2020s, 17 to 26 on one from the 2000s, 37 to 46 on one from the 1980s and 87 or more on one from before 1940. Most older houses have had at least one replacement, and the Census does not record when.
What the numbers say about ZIP 23322
ZIP 23322 has 22,386 housing units: 16,549 (73.9%) were built before 2000, 2,922 (13.1%) in 2010 or later, and 6,341 (28.3%) in the 1990s, its largest era. The median year built is 1992 (Chesapeake: 1989), so 3 years newer than the city.
Housing mix and money, from the same survey: 89.3% of occupied homes are owner-occupied; 95.2% of units are single-family houses; the median owner-occupied home is valued at $448,000, give or take $8,663; median household income is $133,522, give or take $6,659; the ZIP holds 23.3% of the housing units the Census counts in Chesapeake, 22,386 of them. These are survey estimates with margins of error, and for a small ZIP the margin can be wide.
Reading this for roofs, carefully: the Census records when a house was built, never when its roof was last replaced. If every roof were still the one installed with its house, 10,208 units (45.6%, built before 1990) would be past the 30-year top of the usual asphalt-shingle range, 6,341 (28.3%, the 1990s) would mostly sit past it, 2,915 (13%, the 2000s) would mostly be inside the 20 to 30 year window and 2,922 (13.1%, 2010 onward) would be younger than it. Most older roofs have been replaced, so treat these as the pool of houses where an old roof is possible, not as a count of old roofs.
Roof age calculator for ZIP 23322
Enter the year your house was built, and the year the roof was last replaced if you know it. It starts at the median year built for this ZIP. The share of neighbours’ homes older than yours comes from this ZIP’s own decade counts.
Material ranges are general planning figures (the same ones as on our roof-age page), not warranties. Sun, storms, attic ventilation and installation quality move them. The decade shares assume homes were built evenly within each decade. This is not an inspection: a roofer on the roof decides.
Map: ZIP 23322 among Chesapeake’s ZIP areas
- under 20% built before 2000
- 40 to 60%
- 80% or more
- Dot size = housing units. Red ring = ZIP 23322. Click a dot to open that ZIP.
Storm backdrop: Chesapeake (independent city) County
A ZIP is too small for its own hail record, so this is the county. FEMA’s National Risk Index rates Chesapeake (independent city) County Relatively Low overall (80.8 of 100), Relatively Low for hail (61.4), Very Low for strong wind (9.5) and Relatively Moderate for tornado (71.8). NOAA logged 21 hail reports in the county, on 9 days with hail of 1 inch or more in the full years 2014 to 2025.
FEMA National Risk Index, December 2025 version, county level. This product uses FEMA’s National Risk Index data but is not endorsed by FEMA.
Where to go from here
- 20 roofing companies listed in Chesapeake, VA
- Storm risk in Chesapeake (independent city) County
- Closest roofing cities to ZIP 23322
- How long roofs last
- Repair or replace calculator
Other roofing cities near ZIP 23322: Norfolk, VA (16 miles), Newport News, VA (34 miles), Richmond, VA (90 miles).
Questions
How old are the homes in ZIP 23322?
Of the 22,386 housing units, 4,707 (21%) were built before 1980, 16,549 (73.9%) before 2000 and 2,922 (13.1%) from 2010 on (Census ACS 2019 to 2023, survey estimate).
Does a house's age tell me how old its roof is in 23322?
No. ACS records the year the structure was built, not the year the roof was last replaced. With 4,707 units built before 1980 in this ZIP, many roofs are replacements rather than originals. Ask the seller for permit records or have a roofer inspect the roof.
Which nearby ZIP has the oldest housing?
Of the 4 closest ZIP areas we cover, 23325 (13.1 miles N) has the largest share built before 2000, 85.1%, against 73.9% in 23322.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2019 to 2023, tables B25034 (year structure built), B25035, B25003, B25024, B25077 and B19013, ZIP Code Tabulation Areas; ZIP-to-city assignment from the Census 2020 ZCTA-to-place relationship file (a ZIP is assigned to a city when more than half of its land area lies inside it). A ZCTA is not a USPS ZIP code: it approximates one and can differ at the edges. Public domain. The 12 ZIP-specific figures above differ from ZIP to ZIP.
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