Covington city, Virginia
County seat: Covington · Population 5,680 (2025) · 6 sq mi
Covington city is the 128th most populous of Virginia's 133 counties, with 5,680 people (2025 estimate). Its county seat is Covington. The map shows its 1 city or town and the 1 neighboring counties.
Covington city facts
- County seat
- Covington
- Population (2025 estimate)
- 5,680 −1.2% since 2020
- Land area
- 6 sq mi 130th largest of 133
- Water area
- 0 sq mi
- Population density
- 1,039 per sq mi
- Established
- 1952
- Named after
- Leonard Covington American politician (1768-1813)
- Largest city
- Covington 5,680
- Median household income
- $41,944
- Cities and towns
- 1
- ZIP codes
- 1
- Time zone
- Eastern
- FIPS code
- 51580
Cities and towns in Covington city
Covington city has 1 incorporated place. Populations count the people living inside Covington city; cities that cross a county line also list the other counties.
| Name | Type | Population 2025 | Also in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Covington (county seat) | City | 5,680 |
ZIP codes in Covington city
1 ZIP code reaches into Covington city. ZIP codes ignore county lines, so some also cover a neighboring county.
- 24426 also Alleghany and Craig counties
Population of Covington city, 2020–2025
Covington city shrank by 69 people (−1.2%) between April 2020 and July 2025: 89 more deaths than births and a net gain of 20 people from migration.
| Year (July 1) | Population |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 5,747 |
| 2021 | 5,719 |
| 2022 | 5,671 |
| 2023 | 5,600 |
| 2024 | 5,688 |
| 2025 | 5,680 |
Neighboring counties
- Alleghany County west · 14,546 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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