Charlottesville city, Virginia
County seat: Charlottesville · Population 44,388 (2025) · 10 sq mi
Charlottesville city is the 39th most populous of Virginia's 133 counties, with 44,388 people (2025 estimate). Its county seat is Charlottesville. The map shows its 1 city or town and the 1 neighboring counties.
Charlottesville city facts
- County seat
- Charlottesville
- Population (2025 estimate)
- 44,388 −4.6% since 2020
- Land area
- 10 sq mi 118th largest of 133
- Water area
- 0 sq mi
- Population density
- 4,333 per sq mi
- Named after
- Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz Queen consort of Great Britain and Ireland from 1761 to 1818
- Largest city
- Charlottesville 44,388
- Median household income
- $74,824
- Cities and towns
- 1
- ZIP codes
- 5
- Time zone
- Eastern
- FIPS code
- 51540
Cities and towns in Charlottesville city
Charlottesville city has 1 incorporated place. Populations count the people living inside Charlottesville city; cities that cross a county line also list the other counties.
| Name | Type | Population 2025 | Also in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charlottesville (county seat) | City | 44,388 |
ZIP codes in Charlottesville city
5 ZIP codes reach into Charlottesville city. ZIP codes ignore county lines, so some also cover a neighboring county.
- 22901 also Albemarle County
- 22902 also Albemarle and Fluvanna counties
- 22903 also Albemarle County
- 22904 also Albemarle County
- 22908
Population of Charlottesville city, 2020–2025
Charlottesville city shrank by 2,130 people (−4.6%) between April 2020 and July 2025: 1,230 more births than deaths and a net loss of 3,379 people from migration.
| Year (July 1) | Population |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 46,433 |
| 2021 | 45,723 |
| 2022 | 45,104 |
| 2023 | 44,832 |
| 2024 | 44,609 |
| 2025 | 44,388 |
Neighboring counties
- Albemarle County west · 118,356 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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