Augusta County, Virginia
County seat: Staunton · Population 78,940 (2025) · 967 sq mi
Augusta County is the 28th most populous of Virginia's 133 counties, with 78,940 people (2025 estimate). Its county seat is Staunton. It is part of the Central Shenandoah Planning District Commission (PD 6) region, one of the 21 Planning District Commissions of Virginia. The map shows its 2 cities and towns and the 9 neighboring counties.
Augusta County facts
- County seat
- Staunton
- Population (2025 estimate)
- 78,940 +1.9% since 2020
- Land area
- 967 sq mi 2nd largest of 133
- Water area
- 4 sq mi
- Population density
- 82 per sq mi
- Established
- 1738
- Named after
- Princess Augusta of Saxe-Gotha German princess (1719–1772); Princess of Wales as wife of Frederick, Prince of Wales; mother of George III
- Largest city
- Stuarts Draft 11,780
- Median household income
- $82,049
- Cities and towns
- 2 plus 18 CDPs
- ZIP codes
- 28
- Time zone
- Eastern
- FIPS code
- 51015
Cities and towns in Augusta County
Augusta County has 2 incorporated cities, towns and villages. Populations count the people living inside Augusta County; cities that cross a county line also list the other counties.
| Name | Type | Population 2025 | Also in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Craigsville | Town | 923 | |
| Grottoes | Town | 0 | Rockingham County |
Unincorporated communities (CDPs)
Census-designated places are communities without their own city government; the county provides their services.
| Community | Population | Also in |
|---|---|---|
| Stuarts Draft | 11,780 | |
| Fishersville | 9,484 | |
| Verona | 4,165 | |
| Weyers Cave | 2,744 | |
| Dooms | 1,454 | |
| Lyndhurst | 1,309 | |
| Crimora | 1,252 | |
| Harriston | 1,212 | |
| Greenville | 1,183 | |
| Jolivue | 1,075 | |
| New Hope | 900 | |
| Mount Sidney | 703 | |
| Deerfield | 439 | |
| Sherando | 281 | |
| Middlebrook | 241 | |
| Churchville | 132 | |
| Wintergreen | 89 | Nelson County |
| Augusta Springs | 56 |
ZIP codes in Augusta County
28 ZIP codes reach into Augusta County. ZIP codes ignore county lines, so some also cover a neighboring county.
- 22812 also Rockingham County
- 22841 also Rockingham County
- 22843
- 22920 also Nelson and Albemarle counties
- 22939
- 22952 also Nelson County
- 22958 also Nelson County
- 22980 also Waynesboro city
- 24401 also Staunton city
- 24411
- 24421
- 24430
- 24431
- 24432 also Bath County
- 24437
- 24439 also Rockbridge County
- 24440
- 24441 also Rockingham County
- 24459 also Rockbridge County
- 24467
- 24469
- 24472 also Rockbridge County
- 24476
- 24477
- 24479
- 24482 also Staunton city
- 24485
- 24486 also Rockingham County
Population of Augusta County, 2020–2025
Augusta County grew by 1,450 people (+1.9%) between April 2020 and July 2025: 2,154 more deaths than births and a net gain of 3,585 people from migration.
| Year (July 1) | Population |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 77,586 |
| 2021 | 77,804 |
| 2022 | 77,931 |
| 2023 | 78,325 |
| 2024 | 78,764 |
| 2025 | 78,940 |
Neighboring counties
- Rockingham County northeast · 89,316 people
- Nelson County southeast · 14,920 people
- Highland County northwest · 2,318 people
- Rockbridge County southwest · 22,663 people
- Waynesboro city southeast · 23,951 people
- Staunton city east · 26,801 people
- Bath County west · 4,076 people
- Albemarle County east · 118,356 people
- Pendleton County, West Virginia north · 5,826 people
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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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