Clarke County, Virginia
County seat: Berryville · Population 15,609 (2025) · 176 sq mi
Clarke County is the 97th most populous of Virginia's 133 counties, with 15,609 people (2025 estimate). Its county seat is Berryville. It is part of the Northern Shenandoah Valley Regional Commission (PD 7) region, one of the 21 Planning District Commissions of Virginia. The map shows its 2 cities and towns and the 6 neighboring counties.
Clarke County facts
- County seat
- Berryville
- Population (2025 estimate)
- 15,609 +5.5% since 2020
- Land area
- 176 sq mi 91st largest of 133
- Water area
- 2 sq mi
- Population density
- 89 per sq mi
- Established
- 1836
- Same name
- One of 5 Clarke Counties in the US
- Named after
- George Rogers Clark American surveyor, soldier, and militia officer (1752–1818)
- Largest city
- Berryville 4,828
- Median household income
- $117,111
- Cities and towns
- 2 plus 2 CDPs
- ZIP codes
- 7
- Time zone
- Eastern
- FIPS code
- 51043
Cities and towns in Clarke County
Clarke County has 2 incorporated cities, towns and villages. Populations count the people living inside Clarke County; cities that cross a county line also list the other counties.
| Name | Type | Population 2025 | Also in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Berryville (county seat) | Town | 4,828 | |
| Boyce | Town | 794 |
Unincorporated communities (CDPs)
Census-designated places are communities without their own city government; the county provides their services.
| Community | Population | Also in |
|---|---|---|
| Shenandoah Retreat | 592 | |
| Shenandoah Farms | 0 | Warren County |
ZIP codes in Clarke County
7 ZIP codes reach into Clarke County. ZIP codes ignore county lines, so some also cover a neighboring county.
- 20130 also Fauquier and Loudoun counties
- 20135 also Loudoun County
- 22611
- 22620
- 22630 also Warren, Frederick, Fauquier and Rappahannock counties
- 22646
- 22663 also Frederick and Warren counties
Population of Clarke County, 2020–2025
Clarke County grew by 820 people (+5.5%) between April 2020 and July 2025: 255 more deaths than births and a net gain of 1,060 people from migration.
| Year (July 1) | Population |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 14,817 |
| 2021 | 14,947 |
| 2022 | 15,311 |
| 2023 | 15,399 |
| 2024 | 15,631 |
| 2025 | 15,609 |
Neighboring counties
- Frederick County west · 99,955 people
- Jefferson County, West Virginia northeast · 63,102 people
- Loudoun County east · 449,749 people
- Warren County southwest · 42,740 people
- Fauquier County south · 76,503 people
- Berkeley County, West Virginia north · 139,522 people
Printable Clarke 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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