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Residents per square mile of land (water excluded). Under 50 is rural, a few hundred is small-town, 2,500+ is urban, and 10,000+ is big-city dense.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2020–2024).

U.S.
95/sq mi
Virginia
221/sq mi
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Top and bottom zip codes in Virginia

Zip codes with 1,000+ residents

Most densely populated zip codes

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  1. 122904Charlottesville21,950/sq mi
  2. 224142Radford19,513/sq mi
  3. 322209Arlington18,897/sq mi
  4. 423284Richmond18,896/sq mi
  5. 522203Arlington16,939/sq mi
  6. 622201Arlington16,328/sq mi
  7. 722305Alexandria12,923/sq mi
  8. 822204Arlington12,605/sq mi
  9. 922311Alexandria12,492/sq mi
  10. 1023909Farmville11,674/sq mi

Most sparsely populated zip codes

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  1. 124460Millboro5/sq mi
  2. 224465Monterey7/sq mi
  3. 324439Goshen9/sq mi
  4. 424553Gladstone12/sq mi
  5. 523882Stony Creek13/sq mi
  6. 624378Troutdale13/sq mi
  7. 724363Mouth Of Wilson14/sq mi
  8. 824314Bastian14/sq mi
  9. 924085Eagle Rock14/sq mi
  10. 1022740Sperryville16/sq mi

Population density by county in Virginia

  1. 1Alexandria city10,511/sq mi
  2. 2Arlington County9,088/sq mi
  3. 3Falls Church city7,190/sq mi
  4. 4Manassas Park city5,537/sq mi
  5. 5Charlottesville city4,435/sq mi
  6. 6Norfolk city4,385/sq mi
  7. 7Manassas city4,366/sq mi
  8. 8Fairfax city4,010/sq mi
  9. 9Richmond city3,827/sq mi
  10. 10Winchester city3,036/sq mi
  11. 11Lexington city3,011/sq mi
  12. 12Harrisonburg city2,965/sq mi
  13. 13Fairfax County2,936/sq mi
  14. 14Portsmouth city2,919/sq mi
  15. 15Fredericksburg city2,763/sq mi
  16. 16Hampton city2,673/sq mi
  17. 17Newport News city2,670/sq mi
  18. 18Colonial Heights city2,441/sq mi
  19. 19Roanoke city2,313/sq mi
  20. 20Hopewell city2,217/sq mi
  21. 21Virginia Beach city1,865/sq mi
  22. 22Williamsburg city1,768/sq mi
  23. 23Salem city1,765/sq mi
  24. 24Radford city1,729/sq mi
  25. 25Lynchburg city1,625/sq mi
  26. 26Waynesboro city1,526/sq mi
  27. 27Petersburg city1,476/sq mi
  28. 28Prince William County1,458/sq mi
  29. 29Henrico County1,437/sq mi
  30. 30Bristol city1,309/sq mi
  31. 31Staunton city1,303/sq mi
  32. 32Martinsville city1,247/sq mi
  33. 33Covington city1,039/sq mi
  34. 34Buena Vista city1,024/sq mi
  35. 35Franklin city997/sq mi
  36. 36Danville city986/sq mi
  37. 37Chesterfield County892/sq mi
  38. 38Loudoun County840/sq mi
  39. 39Emporia city837/sq mi
  40. 40Poquoson city823/sq mi
  41. 41Galax city817/sq mi
  42. 42Chesapeake city746/sq mi
  43. 43York County678/sq mi
  44. 44Stafford County609/sq mi
  45. 45James City County569/sq mi
  46. 46Norton city478/sq mi
  47. 47Roanoke County387/sq mi
  48. 48Spotsylvania County365/sq mi
  49. 49Montgomery County256/sq mi
  50. 50Suffolk city248/sq mi
  51. 51Hanover County241/sq mi
  52. 52Frederick County230/sq mi
  53. 53Warren County194/sq mi
  54. 54Gloucester County182/sq mi
  55. 55Prince George County163/sq mi
  56. 56Albemarle County160/sq mi
  57. 57King George County155/sq mi
  58. 58Culpeper County144/sq mi
  59. 59Greene County136/sq mi
  60. 60Henry County131/sq mi
  61. 61Isle of Wight County127/sq mi
  62. 62Powhatan County121/sq mi
  63. 63New Kent County120/sq mi
  64. 64Fauquier County115/sq mi
  65. 65Orange County111/sq mi
  66. 66Campbell County110/sq mi
  67. 67Bedford County106/sq mi
  68. 68Pulaski County105/sq mi
  69. 69Rockingham County101/sq mi
  70. 70Mathews County99/sq mi
  71. 71Fluvanna County98/sq mi
  72. 72Washington County96/sq mi
  73. 73Goochland County94/sq mi
  74. 74Shenandoah County88/sq mi
  75. 75Wise County88/sq mi
  76. 76Clarke County87/sq mi
  77. 77Middlesex County83/sq mi
  78. 78Westmoreland County82/sq mi
  79. 79Lancaster County82/sq mi
  80. 80Louisa County81/sq mi
  81. 81Augusta County81/sq mi
  82. 82Franklin County80/sq mi
  83. 83Page County77/sq mi
  84. 84Tazewell County76/sq mi
  85. 85Accomack County74/sq mi
  86. 86King William County68/sq mi
  87. 87Amherst County66/sq mi
  88. 88Smyth County65/sq mi
  89. 89Northumberland County64/sq mi
  90. 90Prince Edward County63/sq mi
  91. 91Botetourt County63/sq mi
  92. 92Pittsylvania County62/sq mi
  93. 93Carroll County61/sq mi
  94. 94Wythe County61/sq mi
  95. 95Caroline County61/sq mi
  96. 96Northampton County57/sq mi
  97. 97Dinwiddie County56/sq mi
  98. 98Russell County54/sq mi
  99. 99Lee County50/sq mi
  100. 100Appomattox County50/sq mi
  101. 101Nottoway County50/sq mi
  102. 102Mecklenburg County49/sq mi
  103. 103Richmond County48/sq mi
  104. 104Giles County46/sq mi
  105. 105Madison County44/sq mi
  106. 106Dickenson County42/sq mi
  107. 107Essex County41/sq mi
  108. 108Halifax County41/sq mi
  109. 109Floyd County41/sq mi
  110. 110Scott County40/sq mi
  111. 111Buchanan County39/sq mi
  112. 112Greensville County38/sq mi
  113. 113Amelia County38/sq mi
  114. 114Rockbridge County38/sq mi
  115. 115Patrick County36/sq mi
  116. 116Charles City County36/sq mi
  117. 117Grayson County35/sq mi
  118. 118Alleghany County33/sq mi
  119. 119Cumberland County33/sq mi
  120. 120Nelson County31/sq mi
  121. 121Southampton County30/sq mi
  122. 122Buckingham County29/sq mi
  123. 123Brunswick County28/sq mi
  124. 124Rappahannock County28/sq mi
  125. 125Lunenburg County28/sq mi
  126. 126Charlotte County24/sq mi
  127. 127Surry County24/sq mi
  128. 128Sussex County22/sq mi
  129. 129King and Queen County21/sq mi
  130. 130Bland County17/sq mi
  131. 131Craig County15/sq mi
  132. 132Bath County8/sq mi
  133. 133Highland County6/sq mi

Questions about this map

Which zip code has the highest population density in Virginia?

Among zip codes with at least 1,000 residents, 22904 (Charlottesville, VA) has the highest: 21,950/sq mi.

Which zip code has the lowest population density in Virginia?

24460 (Millboro, VA) has the lowest: 5/sq mi.

What is the population density for the United States?

95/sq mi; in Virginia it is 221/sq mi.

Where does this data come from?

U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2020–2024). Residents per square mile of land (water excluded). Under 50 is rural, a few hundred is small-town, 2,500+ is urban, and 10,000+ is big-city dense.

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