Albemarle County, Virginia
County seat: Charlottesville · Population 118,356 (2025) · 721 sq mi
Albemarle County is the 16th most populous of Virginia's 133 counties, with 118,356 people (2025 estimate). Its county seat is Charlottesville. It is part of the Thomas Jefferson Planning District Commission (PD 10) region, one of the 21 Planning District Commissions of Virginia. The map shows its 1 city or town and the 9 neighboring counties.
Albemarle County facts
- County seat
- Charlottesville
- Population (2025 estimate)
- 118,356 +5.3% since 2020
- Land area
- 721 sq mi 6th largest of 133
- Water area
- 6 sq mi
- Population density
- 164 per sq mi
- Established
- 1744
- Named after
- Willem van Keppel, 2nd Earl of Albemarle British diplomat and courtier (1702-1754)
- Largest city
- Crozet 9,289
- Median household income
- $104,392
- Cities and towns
- 1 plus 14 CDPs
- ZIP codes
- 24
- Time zone
- Eastern
- FIPS code
- 51003
Cities and towns in Albemarle County
Albemarle County has 1 incorporated place. Populations count the people living inside Albemarle County; cities that cross a county line also list the other counties.
| Name | Type | Population 2025 | Also in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scottsville | Town | 509 | Fluvanna County |
Unincorporated communities (CDPs)
Census-designated places are communities without their own city government; the county provides their services.
| Community | Population | Also in |
|---|---|---|
| Crozet | 9,289 | |
| University of Virginia | 9,065 | |
| Hollymead | 8,482 | |
| Pantops | 4,665 | |
| Piney Mountain | 2,288 | |
| Rivanna | 2,211 | |
| Rio | 1,252 | |
| Earlysville | 1,222 | |
| Ivy | 794 | |
| Esmont | 751 | |
| North Garden | 475 | |
| Keswick | 402 | |
| Free Union | 124 | |
| Afton | 92 | Nelson County |
ZIP codes in Albemarle County
24 ZIP codes reach into Albemarle County. ZIP codes ignore county lines, so some also cover a neighboring county.
- 22901 also Charlottesville city
- 22902 also Charlottesville city and Fluvanna County
- 22903 also Charlottesville city
- 22904 also Charlottesville city
- 22911
- 22920 also Nelson and Augusta counties
- 22923 also Orange and Greene counties
- 22931
- 22932
- 22935 also Greene County
- 22936
- 22937
- 22938 also Nelson County
- 22940 also Greene County
- 22942 also Louisa and Orange counties
- 22943
- 22946
- 22947 also Louisa and Fluvanna counties
- 22959
- 22968 also Greene and Orange counties
- 22969 also Nelson County
- 22974 also Fluvanna and Louisa counties
- 24562 also Buckingham and Nelson counties
- 24590 also Buckingham and Fluvanna counties
Population of Albemarle County, 2020–2025
Albemarle County grew by 5,921 people (+5.3%) between April 2020 and July 2025: 76 more deaths than births and a net gain of 6,033 people from migration.
| Year (July 1) | Population |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 112,578 |
| 2021 | 113,988 |
| 2022 | 114,871 |
| 2023 | 115,664 |
| 2024 | 117,312 |
| 2025 | 118,356 |
Neighboring counties
- Nelson County southwest · 14,920 people
- Charlottesville city east · 44,388 people
- Fluvanna County southeast · 28,975 people
- Greene County north · 21,958 people
- Augusta County west · 78,940 people
- Buckingham County south · 17,137 people
- Louisa County east · 42,924 people
- Rockingham County northwest · 89,316 people
- Orange County northeast · 40,083 people
Printable Albemarle County map
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Sources
- Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau, 2025 Cartographic Boundary Files (1:500,000).
- Population: Census Bureau county and city estimates, Vintage 2025. CDP populations: American Community Survey 2020–2024.
- Places and ZIP codes: Census Bureau 2026 Gazetteer and 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Area relationship files.
- County seat, founding year and name origin: Wikidata (CC0), checked against state sources.
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