Craig County, Virginia
County seat: New Castle · Population 4,800 (2025) · 328 sq mi
Craig County is the 130th most populous of Virginia's 133 counties, with 4,800 people (2025 estimate). Its county seat is New Castle. It is part of the Roanoke Valley-Alleghany Regional Commission (PD 5) region, one of the 21 Planning District Commissions of Virginia. The map shows its 1 city or town and the 6 neighboring counties.
Craig County facts
- County seat
- New Castle
- Population (2025 estimate)
- 4,800 −1.9% since 2020
- Land area
- 328 sq mi 61st largest of 133
- Water area
- 1 sq mi
- Population density
- 15 per sq mi
- Established
- 1851
- Named after
- Robert Craig American politician from Virginia
- Largest city
- New Castle 120
- Median household income
- $69,057
- Cities and towns
- 1
- ZIP codes
- 5
- Time zone
- Eastern
- FIPS code
- 51045
Cities and towns in Craig County
Craig County has 1 incorporated place. Populations count the people living inside Craig County; cities that cross a county line also list the other counties.
| Name | Type | Population 2025 | Also in |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Castle (county seat) | Town | 120 |
ZIP codes in Craig County
5 ZIP codes reach into Craig County. ZIP codes ignore county lines, so some also cover a neighboring county.
- 24070 also Roanoke and Montgomery counties
- 24127
- 24128 also Giles County
- 24131
- 24426 also Alleghany County and Covington city
Population of Craig County, 2020–2025
Craig County shrank by 93 people (−1.9%) between April 2020 and July 2025: 201 more deaths than births and a net gain of 110 people from migration.
| Year (July 1) | Population |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 4,876 |
| 2021 | 4,890 |
| 2022 | 4,855 |
| 2023 | 4,822 |
| 2024 | 4,822 |
| 2025 | 4,800 |
Neighboring counties
- Monroe County, West Virginia northwest · 12,491 people
- Botetourt County east · 34,144 people
- Alleghany County northeast · 14,546 people
- Roanoke County southeast · 97,150 people
- Montgomery County south · 98,434 people
- Giles County west · 16,564 people
Printable Craig 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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