| ZIP Codes: | 12 ZIP Codes (11 Standard, 1 PO Box, 0 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Codes: | 434 / 686 / 804 |
| Timezone: | Eastern (GMT -05:00) |
| Local Time: | 2:14:07 PM |
| Population: | 15,059 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 51025 |
| Land Area: | 542 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 2 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 36.7430, -77.8434 |
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15,059 residents live across 12 ZIPs covering 542 sq mi, served by 12 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 16,913 to 15,059 from 2014 to 2024 — a -11.0% change. 5 ZIPs gained residents, 6 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 23857 (Gasburg, $79,583 median) and poorest ZIP 23868 (Lawrenceville, $45,458) are 10.3 miles apart — a 1.8× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 5.0× across this county — from $87,500 in 23856 (Freeman) to $433,300 in 23845 (Ebony).
Density varies 7× across the county — from 8 people/sq mi in 23876 (Rawlings) to 53 in 23868 (Lawrenceville).
Educational attainment ranges from 5.0% bachelor's+ in 23843 (Dolphin) to 45.7% in 23857 (Gasburg) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within Virginia, this is the #95 most populous of 134 counties and ranks #99 for median household income .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $53,727 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
16.5% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (1,935 of 11,729 reporting).
11 Standard delivery, 1 PO Box only, 0 single-entity Unique ZIPs serve this county.
A frontier county — vast land area with only a few residents per square mile. Daily life looks very different here than in the country's denser counties.
Brunswick County lost 11.0% of residents between 2014 and 2024. ZIPs that shed the largest share:
| ZIP | City | Type | Population | Median Income | Area (sq mi) | 10-yr Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23868 | Lawrenceville | Standard | 6,281 | $45,458 | 119.3 | -15.0% |
| 23920 | Brodnax | Standard | 3,225 | $64,135 | 125.3 | -15.2% |
| 23821 | Alberta | Standard | 1,983 | $46,336 | 74.7 | 9.1% |
| 23887 | Valentines | Standard | 631 | $77,614 | 22.6 | 51.0% |
| 23889 | Warfield | Standard | 565 | $49,730 | 29.7 | 38.1% |
| 23856 | Freeman | Standard | 540 | $46,932 | 55.4 | -40.3% |
| 23893 | White Plains | Standard | 504 | $56,444 | 18.7 | 66.3% |
| 23843 | Dolphin | Standard | 446 | $70,481 | 27.7 | -8.8% |
| 23857 | Gasburg | Standard | 352 | $79,583 | 21.8 | -46.2% |
| 23845 | Ebony | Standard | 280 | $73,393 | 13.2 | 12.9% |
| 23876 | Rawlings | Standard | 252 | $55,469 | 33.4 | -47.8% |
| 23873 | Meredithville | PO Box | — | — | 0.0 | — |