Phenix is a town in Charlotte County, Virginia, home to about 418 people across 1.1 square miles. Its ZIP code is 23959, and parts of 23923 are in Phenix too.
Homes sold for a median of $480 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a buyer’s market.
Mostly Phenix
Mostly Charlotte Court House; part is in Phenix
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Phenix. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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| Nearest major airport | Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU)84 miles away |
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| Closer regional airport | Lynchburg Regional Airport - Preston Glenn Field (LYH)28 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Durham, NC77 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Philadelphia, PA282 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Phenix; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.
Phenix had 232 residents in the 2020 census, up 16% since 2000.
It’s the 503rd largest of 669 towns in Virginia by population.
Charlotte County grew from 15,343 residents in 1900 to 11,529 in 2020.
Charlotte County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 87°F in summer, and winter lows average 27°F. About 46.7 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 8 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Charlotte Court House, VA weather station (8 miles away).
1,762 jobs at 220 businesses in Charlotte County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
1 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Phenix.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Mental health providers | 1 |
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Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances; providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.
Libraries
Counts are within about 1 mile of the center of town.
Source: Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (openstreetmap.org/copyright), as mapped by volunteers; it can miss places or include closed ones.
Public schools here are run by Charlotte County Public Schools. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phenix ElementaryPhenix | Pre-K–5 | 226 | Public | 1.9 mi |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.
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Shares ZIP codes with Charlotte Court House.
Town boundaries don’t always match ZIP codes: a ZIP code can cross into neighboring towns, and a town can share a ZIP code with its neighbors. Facts describe the town itself; market figures describe whole ZIP codes.