Brunswick County, Virginia
County seat: Lawrenceville · Population 15,727 (2025) · 566 sq mi
Brunswick County is the 96th most populous of Virginia's 133 counties, with 15,727 people (2025 estimate). Its county seat is Lawrenceville. It is part of the Southside Planning District Commission (PD 13) region, one of the 21 Planning District Commissions of Virginia. The map shows its 3 cities and towns and the 7 neighboring counties.
Brunswick County facts
- County seat
- Lawrenceville
- Population (2025 estimate)
- 15,727 −0.8% since 2020
- Land area
- 566 sq mi 13th largest of 133
- Water area
- 3 sq mi
- Population density
- 28 per sq mi
- Established
- 1720
- Named after
- Brunswick-Lüneburg former principality of the Holy Roman Empire
- Largest city
- Lawrenceville 985
- Median household income
- $53,084
- Cities and towns
- 3 plus 3 CDPs
- ZIP codes
- 16
- Time zone
- Eastern
- FIPS code
- 51025
Cities and towns in Brunswick County
Brunswick County has 3 incorporated cities, towns and villages. Populations count the people living inside Brunswick County; cities that cross a county line also list the other counties.
| Name | Type | Population 2025 | Also in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lawrenceville (county seat) | Town | 985 | |
| Alberta | Town | 295 | |
| Brodnax | Town | 236 | Mecklenburg County |
Unincorporated communities (CDPs)
Census-designated places are communities without their own city government; the county provides their services.
| Community | Population | Also in |
|---|---|---|
| Gasburg | 485 | |
| Ebony | 95 | |
| Warfield | 29 |
ZIP codes in Brunswick County
16 ZIP codes reach into Brunswick County. ZIP codes ignore county lines, so some also cover a neighboring county.
- 23821
- 23824 also Nottoway, Dinwiddie and Lunenburg counties
- 23843
- 23845
- 23847 also Greensville County, Southampton County, Sussex County and Emporia city
- 23856 also Greensville County
- 23857
- 23868
- 23876
- 23887
- 23889
- 23893
- 23919 also Mecklenburg County
- 23920 also Mecklenburg and Lunenburg counties
- 23938 also Lunenburg County
- 23950 also Mecklenburg County
Population of Brunswick County, 2020–2025
Brunswick County shrank by 122 people (−0.8%) between April 2020 and July 2025: 651 more deaths than births and a net gain of 538 people from migration.
| Year (July 1) | Population |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 15,824 |
| 2021 | 15,965 |
| 2022 | 15,846 |
| 2023 | 15,786 |
| 2024 | 15,763 |
| 2025 | 15,727 |
Neighboring counties
- Greensville County east · 11,181 people
- Dinwiddie County northeast · 28,896 people
- Lunenburg County northwest · 12,058 people
- Mecklenburg County west · 30,747 people
- Nottoway County north · 15,796 people
- Warren County, North Carolina southwest · 18,898 people
- Northampton County, North Carolina southeast · 16,491 people
Printable Brunswick 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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