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Church Hill

Church Hill’s historic residential streets surround Saint John’s Church on East Broad Street.

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St. John’s Church and its fenced graveyard on East Broad Street in Church Hill, photographed March 14, 2011. — St. John’s Church in Church Hill — March 2011

Older housing, local buses and everyday destinations

About Church Hill

Church Hill’s historic residential streets surround Saint John’s Church on East Broad Street. Route 12 connects the area with Shockoe Bottom and downtown; nearby grocery stores, East End Library and Chimborazo’s park and playground serve different parts of the surrounding East End.

Older homes around East Broad Street

Church Hill’s historic core surrounds St. John’s Church at 2401 East Broad Street. The state historic-register profile describes streets of nineteenth-century houses built gradually over several generations, with varied styles but compatible building scale and materials.

The St. John’s Church Historic District also includes early-twentieth-century buildings. That preservation district is a separate designation from the neighborhood reference boundary shown on the map.

Grocery options north and south of the historic core

The Market at 25th is at 1330 North 25th Street, at Fairmount Avenue, north of the St. John’s Church area. Its published grocery hours are 7 a.m.–9 p.m. every day.

Farm Fresh Richmond is south on East Main Street at number 2320, with published hours of 7 a.m.–10 p.m. daily. Store hours were checked October 19, 2026.

Route 12 connects with Shockoe Bottom and downtown

GRTC’s Route 12 Church Hill serves Church Hill, Shockoe Bottom, Fairfield Court and downtown Richmond. The operator identifies a connection to Pulse at Shockoe Bottom and lists East End Library and Farm Fresh among the route’s destinations.

GRTC currently requires no fare on its buses. The route page provides direction-specific stops, timetables and detour notices; fare and route information were checked October 19, 2026.

Nearby Chimborazo Park and its separate playground

Chimborazo Park is east of the historic core at 3201 East Broad Street. The city lists sunrise-to-sunset access and places the Church Hill Dog Park on its lower eastern terrace, with separate areas for large and small dogs.

The playground has a different address: 29th and East Grace streets, one block from the main park. It also includes a community garden.

City of Richmond — Chimborazo Park and playground

East End Library on North 25th Street

East End Library is at 1200 North 25th Street. Its regular late-opening days are Tuesday and Thursday, from 9 a.m.–8 p.m.; Monday, Wednesday and Friday close at 6 p.m. Saturday hours are 9 a.m.–5 p.m., with Sunday closed.

The branch lists printing at 15 cents per black-and-white page and 50 cents per color page. Hours and services were checked October 19, 2026.

Check these on a visit

Try these in person before you commit to an address in Church Hill.

See the older houses around St. John’s Church on East Broad Street.
Locate the North 25th Street grocery and library destinations separately from East Main Street shopping.
Find Chimborazo’s main park and its separate playground addresses.

Neighborhoods and districts near Church Hill

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Guides about Church Hill

Schools near Church Hill

The 6 closest schools within 5 miles, including any outside the city. Being nearby does not mean a home is zoned for a school: confirm attendance zones with the school or district.

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Chimborazo ElementaryElementary
about 0.1 mi · Public · Grades Pre-K–5 · 403 students
Bellevue ElementaryElementary
about 0.3 mi · Public · Grades Pre-K–5 · 206 students
Henry Marsh III ElementaryElementary
about 0.3 mi · Public · Grades Pre-K–5 · 512 students
Central Montessori School of VirginiaK–8
about 0.5 mi · Private · Grades Pre-K–8 · 60 students
Franklin Military AcademySecondary
about 0.6 mi · Public · Grades 6–12 · 335 students
Martin Luther King Jr. PreschoolPreschool
about 0.9 mi · Public · Grades Pre-K · 185 students

Distances are approximate. They are straight lines from the centre of Church Hill, not travel distances, and a home at the edge of the area can be noticeably closer to or farther from a school.

ZIP codes in Church Hill

23223

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Sources & data notesReferences, reporting periods, and how to use this information

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Older housing around the church, building scale and gradual development
Virginia Department of Historic Resources — St. John’s Church Historic DistrictSource checked 2026-10-19
2401 East Broad Street landmark and visitor center
Historic St. John’s Church — visitor informationSource checked 2026-10-19
Daily grocery hours
The Market at 25th — grocery storeSource checked 2026-10-19
1330 North 25th Street at Fairmount Avenue
The Market at 25th — locationSource checked 2026-10-19
2320 East Main Street and daily grocery hours
Farm Fresh Richmond — location and hoursSource checked 2026-10-19
Church Hill, Shockoe Bottom, Fairfield Court, downtown and Pulse connection
GRTC — Route 12 Church HillSource checked 2026-10-19
No fare required on GRTC buses
GRTC — bus rapid transit and faresSource checked 2026-10-19
Main park, separate playground, dog areas and sunrise-to-sunset access
City of Richmond — Chimborazo Park and playgroundSource checked 2026-10-19
1200 North 25th Street library and printing services
Richmond Public Library — East End branchSource checked 2026-10-19
East End weekly hours and evening opening days
Richmond Public Library — branch hoursSource checked 2026-10-19
City-published neighborhood reference map, separate from historic districts
City of Richmond — neighborhood mapping toolsSource checked 2026-10-19
Photograph location, creator, March 14, 2011 capture date and reuse license
Oleg Brovko — Church Hill photographSource checked 2026-10-19
ZIP boundaries
U.S. Census Bureau ZCTAsCensus ZIP Code Tabulation Areas approximate postal delivery areas and may cross city and neighborhood boundaries.

Photo credits

Image credits and license
St. John’s Church in Church Hill — March 2011
Creator: Oleg Brovko
Original source
License: CC BY-SA 2.0
Changes: Commons supplied a resized image; converted to WebP for publication. Display layouts may crop the image.
St. John’s Church in Church Hill — March 2011