Emporia city, Virginia
County seat: Emporia · Population 5,447 (2025) · 7 sq mi
Emporia city is the 129th most populous of Virginia's 133 counties, with 5,447 people (2025 estimate). Its county seat is Emporia. The map shows its 1 city or town and the 1 neighboring counties.
Emporia city facts
- County seat
- Emporia
- Population (2025 estimate)
- 5,447 −5.3% since 2020
- Land area
- 7 sq mi 127th largest of 133
- Water area
- 0 sq mi
- Population density
- 822 per sq mi
- Established
- 1967
- Named after
- Emporia city and county seat of Lyon County, Kansas, United States
- Largest city
- Emporia 5,447
- Median household income
- $51,899
- Cities and towns
- 1
- ZIP codes
- 1
- Time zone
- Eastern
- FIPS code
- 51595
Cities and towns in Emporia city
Emporia city has 1 incorporated place. Populations count the people living inside Emporia city; cities that cross a county line also list the other counties.
| Name | Type | Population 2025 | Also in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Emporia (county seat) | City | 5,447 |
ZIP codes in Emporia city
1 ZIP code reaches into Emporia city. ZIP codes ignore county lines, so some also cover a neighboring county.
- 23847 also Greensville, Brunswick, Southampton and Sussex counties
Population of Emporia city, 2020–2025
Emporia city shrank by 306 people (−5.3%) between April 2020 and July 2025: 129 more deaths than births and a net loss of 179 people from migration.
| Year (July 1) | Population |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 5,697 |
| 2021 | 5,630 |
| 2022 | 5,524 |
| 2023 | 5,481 |
| 2024 | 5,410 |
| 2025 | 5,447 |
Neighboring counties
- Greensville County southwest · 11,181 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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