Tuckahoe is a community in Henrico County, Virginia, home to about 49,183 people across 20 square miles. Its ZIP codes are 23229 and 23238, and parts of 23226 and 23233 are in Tuckahoe too.
Homes sold for a median of $272 per square foot across 2 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and all of them were seller’s markets.
Population49,1832,406 per sq mi
Median home value$462,800Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$272Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Tuckahoe. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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Around Tuckahoe
Distances
Nearest major airport
Richmond International Airport (RIC)5 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+
Chesapeake, VA83 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+
Philadelphia, PA213 miles away
Straight-line distances from the center of Tuckahoe; 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.
Population over time
Tuckahoe had 48,051 residents in the 2020 census, up 11% since 2000.
It’s the 18th largest of 669 towns in Virginia by population.
Henrico County grew from 30,062 residents in 1900 to 334,389 in 2020.
Henrico County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Weather by month
Average highs peak around 90°F in summer, and winter lows average 29°F. About 45.5 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 9 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Richmond Intl Ap, VA weather station (5 miles away).
Jobs in Henrico County
183,459 jobs at 9,754 businesses in Henrico County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
Health care
959 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Tuckahoe’s ZIP codes.
Nearest hospitals
Bon Secours Richmond Community HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · Richmond4.0 miles
Medical College of Virginia HospitalsGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Richmond4.1 miles
Richmond Va Medical CenterVA hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 5 of 5 · Richmond5.3 miles
Providers with an office here
Primary care doctors
84
Specialist doctors
232
Dentists
70
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants
160
Mental health providers
307
Physical and occupational therapists
89
Optometrists
7
Chiropractors
10
Pharmacies
16
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.
Places in and around Tuckahoe
Parks (12 nearby)
Gillies Creek Park · 46 acres2.7 mi
Chimborazo Park · 42 acres3.0 mi
Ancarrow's Landing · 41 acres2.7 mi
Clark Palmore House · 11 acres1.7 mi
Libby Hill Park · 10 acres3.1 mi
Powhatan Playground · 10 acres2.3 mi
Grocery stores (3 nearby)
Big Apple Supermarket1.9 mi
Food Lion3.1 mi
Food Lion3.1 mi
Pharmacies
CVS Pharmacy3.3 mi
Harness Health Pharmacy - Richmond Community Hospital4.0 mi
CVS Pharmacy4.1 mi
Kroger Pharmacy4.1 mi
Libraries (1 nearby)
Varina Area Library2.3 mi
Museums (2 nearby)
Clarke-Palmore House Museum1.6 mi
Chimborazo Medical Museum3.1 mi
Theaters and performance venues
Studio Two Three3.3 mi
The Robinson Theater3.7 mi
Brown's Isle Amphitheater3.9 mi
Allianz Amphitheater at Riverside4.2 mi
Richmond Ballet4.2 mi
Counts are within about 3 miles of the center of town.
Public schools here are run by Henrico County Public Schools. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
Public schools(8)
School
Grades
Students
Type
Distance
Jackson Davis ElementaryRichmond
Pre-K–5
535
Public
12.7 mi
Maybeury ElementaryRichmond
Pre-K–5
691
Public
12.1 mi
Ridge ElementaryRichmond
Pre-K–5
512
Public
11.8 mi
Three Chopt ElementaryRichmond
Pre-K–5
306
Public
10.8 mi
Tuckahoe ElementaryRichmond
Pre-K–5
682
Public
10.5 mi
Tuckahoe MiddleRichmond
6–8
1,114
Public
11.9 mi
Douglas S. Freeman HighRichmond
9–12
1,881
Public
11.5 mi
Mills E. Godwin HighRichmond
9–12
1,702
Public
14.2 mi
Private schools(11)
School
Grades
Students
Affiliation
Distance
Academy of Academic ExcellenceHenrico
Pre-K–5
47
Nonsectarian
15.6 mi
Collegiate SchoolRichmond
Pre-K–12
1,623
Nonsectarian
11.7 mi
Grove Christian SchoolRichmond
Pre-K–12
428
Baptist
11.4 mi
Richmond AcademyRichmond
Pre-K–12
119
Seventh-day Adventist
14.3 mi
St Mary's Catholic School - RichmondRichmond
Pre-K–8
391
Roman Catholic
12.7 mi
St Marys Episcopal SchoolRichmond
Pre-K–K
11
Episcopal
13.9 mi
Temple Beth El SchoolHenrico
Pre-K–10
92
Jewish
11.4 mi
The Steward SchoolRichmond
Pre-K–12
690
Nonsectarian
14.7 mi
West End Montessori SchoolRichmond
Pre-K–5
52
Nonsectarian
12.6 mi
Hunter Classical Christian SchoolHenrico
K–8
126
Christian (no specific denomination)
11.7 mi
Benedictine College PreparatoryRichmond
9–12
523
Roman Catholic
15.9 mi
Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools; Private School Universe Survey (2023-2024) for private schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.
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