ZIP 23805 · Petersburg, VA

Four governments run on your community's money

This page shows every government that serves ZIP 23805: the state, county, city or town and school district, and where each one's money comes from and goes.

Each government is shown for its own newest fiscal year on file, so the years differ. Figures come from the U.S. Census Bureau's Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, the government's own report or, for Virginia governments, the Virginia Auditor of Public Accounts, as named under Sources and more.

Where do my taxes go in 23805?
23805 is served by the Commonwealth of Virginia, Prince George County, Dinwiddie County and the City of Petersburg. In each one's latest recorded fiscal year, Commonwealth of Virginia spent $82.5 billion (fiscal year ended June 30, 2024), Prince George County spent $174 million (fiscal year ended June 30, 2025), Dinwiddie County spent $133 million (fiscal year ended June 30, 2025) and City of Petersburg spent $92.2 million (fiscal year ended June 30, 2024). Each government's money is separate.

Which governments collect property tax in 23805?
Of the governments serving 23805, Prince George County collected $48.8 million (fiscal year ended June 30, 2025), Commonwealth of Virginia collected $45.1 million (fiscal year ended June 30, 2024), Dinwiddie County collected $44.0 million (fiscal year ended June 30, 2025) and City of Petersburg collected $12.4 million (fiscal year ended June 30, 2024) in property tax. These are each government's total collections, not a bill for 23805.

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From the state down to your schools: where each one's money comes from and goes.

See the full budget for: Prince George County, Dinwiddie County and Petersburg

Why not this year? Virginia governments with newer filings show figures from the Virginia Auditor of Public Accounts (for 2025). Each other figure is the newest year the U.S. Census Bureau has published for that government, so the years differ and are not the current year. Most governments post their current budget on their own website.

Where property tax goes in 23805

Prince George County$48.8 million

27% of its $180 million in revenue · fiscal year ended June 30, 2025

Commonwealth of Virginia$45.1 million

<0.1% of its $84.2 billion in revenue · fiscal year ended June 30, 2024

Dinwiddie County$44.0 million

32% of its $137 million in revenue · fiscal year ended June 30, 2025

City of Petersburg$12.4 million

15% of its $80.5 million in revenue · fiscal year ended June 30, 2024

These are each government's total property tax collections, not your bill. Your own bill is split by each government's tax rate, shown on your property tax bill.

Your counties

Public schools here are run by Dinwiddie County, City of Petersburg and Prince George County, so school money is part of its budget.

Petersburg city is an independent city, so the city government also serves as the county. See Petersburg’s full page →

Prince George County

$174 million budget in fiscal year 2025 (ended June 30, 2025), from the Virginia Auditor of Public Accounts.

About 43% of this ZIP is in Prince George County.

Where the money comes from

State tax money46%County taxes34%Federal tax money9.5%Fees for services6.8%Fines and other3.8%
Full Prince George County breakdown

County taxes34%

Property tax
27%$48.8 million
Sales tax
2.5%$4.6 million
Other taxes
2.4%$4.4 million
Tourism taxes
1.7%$3.1 million

Fees for services6.8%

Fees for services
6.8%$12.2 million

Federal tax money9.5%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government
9.5%$17.1 million

State tax money46%

Money the state passes on, paid for by the state taxes residents also pay.

From the state
46%$83.2 million

Fines and other3.8%

Interest, rents and other
3.6%$6.4 million
Fines
0.3%$457 thousand
Prince George County page →

Where the money goes

Schools and colleges56%Police, fire, courts and jails19%Running the government and other costs8.0%Water, sewer, trash and utilities4.6%Debt payments (principal and interest)4.4%All other spending8.7%
Full Prince George County breakdown

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
56%$97.1 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
19%$32.2 million
Running the government and other costs
8.0%$13.8 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
4.6%$7.9 million
Debt payments (principal and interest)
4.4%$7.6 million
Social services
3.6%$6.2 million
Housing and community development
2.1%$3.7 million
Health and hospitals
1.7%$3.0 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.2%$2.1 million
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$104 thousand
Prince George County page →

Dinwiddie County

$133 million budget in fiscal year 2025 (ended June 30, 2025), from the Virginia Auditor of Public Accounts.

About 40% of this ZIP is in Dinwiddie County.

Where the money comes from

State tax money44%County taxes39%Fees for services6.7%Federal tax money6.3%Fines and other3.6%
Full Dinwiddie County breakdown

County taxes39%

Property tax
32%$44.0 million
Other taxes
3.1%$4.2 million
Sales tax
2.7%$3.7 million
Tourism taxes
1.2%$1.6 million

Fees for services6.7%

Fees for services
6.7%$9.2 million

Federal tax money6.3%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government
6.3%$8.7 million

State tax money44%

Money the state passes on, paid for by the state taxes residents also pay.

From the state
44%$61.0 million

Fines and other3.6%

Interest, rents and other
3.1%$4.3 million
Fines
0.5%$628 thousand
Dinwiddie County page →

Where the money goes

Schools and colleges52%Police, fire, courts and jails19%Running the government and other costs8.1%Social services6.1%Debt payments (principal and interest)5.7%All other spending9.2%
Full Dinwiddie County breakdown

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
52%$68.6 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
19%$25.6 million
Running the government and other costs
8.1%$10.8 million
Social services
6.1%$8.2 million
Debt payments (principal and interest)
5.7%$7.5 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
4.9%$6.5 million
Health and hospitals
1.7%$2.2 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.3%$1.7 million
Housing and community development
1.2%$1.6 million
Environment and natural resources
0.1%$156 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
<0.1%$47 thousand
Dinwiddie County page →

Your city

City of Petersburg

$92.2 million budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended June 30, 2024.

About 17% of this ZIP is in Petersburg.

Where the money comes from

State tax money82%City taxes15%Federal tax money1.1%Fines and other1.1%County and local tax money0.9%

What stands out

82%

of Petersburg's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 7%.

Full Petersburg breakdown

City taxes15%

Property tax
15%$12.4 million

Fees for services<0.1%

Fees for services
<0.1%$27 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther school charges and school lunches
  • Other school charges$26 thousand
  • School lunches$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.1%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government
1.1%$917 thousand

State tax money82%

Money the state passes on, paid for by the state taxes residents also pay.

From the state
82%$65.7 million

County and local tax money0.9%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.9%$701 thousand

Fines and other1.1%

Interest, rents and other
1.1%$869 thousand
Petersburg page →

Where the money goes

Schools and colleges88%Water, sewer, trash and utilities5.4%Police, fire, courts and jails2.4%Running the government and other costs2.0%Parks, recreation and libraries0.9%All other spending1.5%

What stands out

88%

of Petersburg's spending goes to schools and colleges.Most U.S. cities of 10,000 to 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Full Petersburg breakdown

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
88%$80.9 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$80.9 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
5.4%$5.0 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Garbage and solid waste$2.3 million
  • Sewer systems$2.2 million
  • Water supply$566 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
2.4%$2.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services
  • Courts and legal services$2.3 million
Running the government and other costs
2.0%$1.8 million
What's in running the government and other costsGovernment buildings and other government-run businesses
  • Government buildings$1.3 million
  • Other government-run businesses$500 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.9%$853 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$853 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.9%$811 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$811 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
0.6%$554 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingPublic transit; parking and 1 more
  • Public transit$453 thousand
  • Parking$89 thousand
  • Roads and highways$12 thousand
Petersburg page →

Your state

Commonwealth of Virginia

$82.5 billion budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended June 30, 2024.

Where the money comes from

State taxes45%Federal tax money26%Fees for services (hospital bills, college tuition)18%Fines and other9.9%Local tax money1.5%

What stands out

18%

of Virginia's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical state government gets 10%.

Full Virginia breakdown

State taxes45%

Individual income tax
21%$17.6 billion
Other taxes
10%$8.58 billion
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; motor fuel taxes and 16 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$3.08 billion
  • Motor fuel taxes$1.87 billion
  • Insurance premium taxes$768 million
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$531 million
  • Motor vehicle licenses$509 million
  • Public utility taxes$476 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$424 million
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$289 million
  • Tobacco taxes$225 million
  • Amusement taxes$124 million
  • Corporation licenses$81.8 million
  • Other licenses$64.0 million
  • Driver's licenses$44.4 million
  • Amusement licenses$35.6 million
  • Hunting and fishing licenses$27.9 million
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$17.2 million
  • Severance taxes$5.9 million
  • Public utility licenses$782 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
8.8%$7.40 billion
Business income tax
4.6%$3.84 billion
Property tax
<0.1%$45.1 million

Fees for services18%

Fees for services
18%$15.0 billion
What's in fees for servicesHospital bills; college tuition and 12 more
  • Hospital bills$7.02 billion
  • College tuition$3.32 billion
  • University housing and dining$1.72 billion
  • Liquor stores$1.20 billion
  • Ports and waterways$745 million
  • Other service charges$526 million
  • Road charges$146 million
  • Tolls on roads and bridges$94.4 million
  • Housing$61.2 million
  • Parks and recreation$55.9 million
  • Other education charges$40.3 million
  • Parks, land and natural resources$13.0 million
  • Airport$79 thousand
  • Garbage collection$10 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money26%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government
26%$22.2 billion

Local tax money1.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From local governments
1.5%$1.26 billion

Fines and other9.9%

Interest, rents and other
9.5%$8.03 billion
Fines
0.3%$286 million
Virginia page →

Where the money goes

Social services29%Sent to local governments24%Schools and colleges17%Health and hospitals11%Roads, transit and parking7.8%All other spending12%

What stands out

11%

of Virginia's spending goes to health services and hospitals.A typical state government spends 5.7%.

Full Virginia breakdown

Spending by category100%

Social services
29%$23.9 billion
What's in social servicesOther public welfare; unemployment and social insurance offices and 2 more
  • Other public welfare$23.6 billion
  • Unemployment and social insurance offices$119 million
  • Veterans' services$56.0 million
  • Welfare institutions$41.0 million
Sent to local governments
24%$20.0 billion
What's in sent to local governmentsSent to local governments: elementary and secondary schools; sent to local governments: roads and highways and 20 more
  • Sent to local governments: elementary and secondary schools$12.5 billion
  • Sent to local governments: roads and highways$1.99 billion
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$1.25 billion
  • Sent to local governments: public health$1.18 billion
  • Sent to local governments: other public welfare$867 million
  • Sent to local governments: police$470 million
  • Sent to local governments: probation, parole and other corrections$377 million
  • Sent to local governments: natural resources, farming and conservation$282 million
  • Sent to local governments: courts and legal services$272 million
  • Sent to local governments: other government administration$253 million
  • Sent to local governments: housing and community development$213 million
  • Sent to local governments: finance, tax collection and budgeting$142 million
  • Sent to local governments: prisons and jails$92.2 million
  • Sent to school districts (colleges)$39.5 million
  • Sent to local governments: airports$34.7 million
  • Sent to local governments: libraries$29.2 million
  • Sent to local governments: parks and recreation$26.0 million
  • Sent to local governments: sewer systems$22.7 million
  • Sent to local governments: other education$3.0 million
  • Sent to local governments: inspections and regulation$388 thousand
  • Sent to local governments: hospitals$204 thousand
  • Sent to the federal government$106 thousand
Schools and colleges
17%$13.7 billion
What's in schools and collegesColleges and universities; college housing, dining and bookstores and 2 more
  • Colleges and universities$9.19 billion
  • College housing, dining and bookstores$2.37 billion
  • Scholarships and other education subsidies$1.68 billion
  • Other education$417 million
Health and hospitals
11%$8.72 billion
What's in health and hospitalsHospitals and public health
  • Hospitals$7.20 billion
  • Public health$1.52 billion
Roads, transit and parking
7.8%$6.43 billion
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways; ports and harbors and 3 more
  • Roads and highways$5.30 billion
  • Ports and harbors$832 million
  • Public transit$212 million
  • Toll roads and bridges$78.8 million
  • Airports$6.7 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
4.5%$3.75 billion
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; police and 3 more
  • Prisons and jails$1.49 billion
  • Police$799 million
  • Courts and legal services$737 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$400 million
  • Inspections and regulation$319 million
Running the government and other costs
3.2%$2.66 billion
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; other and not broken out and 3 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.39 billion
  • Other and not broken out$545 million
  • Government buildings$390 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$177 million
  • Other government administration$160 million
Interest on debt
1.6%$1.31 billion
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.2%$991 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesLiquor stores; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Liquor stores$986 million
  • Sewer systems$2.6 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$2.3 million
Environment and natural resources
0.6%$474 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$474 million
Housing and community development
0.4%$337 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.3%$244 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$221 million
  • Libraries$23.6 million
Virginia page →
Sources and moreEach government's source, fiscal year and how a ZIP is matched

Commonwealth of Virginia. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

Prince George County. Virginia Auditor of Public Accounts, Comparative Report of Local Government Revenues and Expenditures, fiscal year 2025, fiscal year ended June 30, 2025. The earlier Census figures are from U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022.

Dinwiddie County. Virginia Auditor of Public Accounts, Comparative Report of Local Government Revenues and Expenditures, fiscal year 2025, fiscal year ended June 30, 2025. The earlier Census figures are from U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022.

City of Petersburg. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

How these figures are counted. Revenue and spending are the figures that a Virginia government reported to the Virginia Auditor of Public Accounts for its Comparative Report of Local Government Revenues and Expenditures, grouped into the same categories as the Census figures. The report covers the general fund and the government's other governmental funds, its capital projects and debt service, and its enterprise (utility) funds. Borrowing, transfers between a government's own funds, depreciation, and state or federal spending made on the government's behalf are not counted. Fiscal years end June 30.

Schools. A county's or city's figures include its school division, because Virginia school divisions are not separate governments: their spending shows as schools and colleges, and the state and federal school aid they receive is counted in the county's or city's revenue.

Debt payments. The report lists principal and interest on general government debt, so the "Debt payments" line includes principal as well as interest. It leaves out repayments of principal on utility (enterprise) debt, and interest on that debt is counted in utility spending.

Utilities. The report does not split enterprise spending into water, sewer, trash, airports and transit, so all of it appears under "Water, sewer, trash and utilities", including any transit system. Courts are counted with police, fire and jails.

How a ZIP is matched. A ZIP code is not a government boundary, so we match it to the cities, counties and school districts that overlap it, using Census Bureau geography. Where a ZIP crosses several, each one is shown with its share of the ZIP. Each government's money covers its own operations only; the others listed here are separate.

Latest recorded year. The year differs by government: each block shows the newest fiscal year on file. A Census survey year covers fiscal years ending July 1 of the year before through June 30 of that year.