Franklin city, Virginia
County seat: Franklin · Population 8,478 (2025) · 8 sq mi
Franklin city is the 119th most populous of Virginia's 133 counties, with 8,478 people (2025 estimate). Its county seat is Franklin. It is part of the West Piedmont Planning District Commission (PD 12) region, one of the 21 Planning District Commissions of Virginia. The map shows its 1 city or town and the 2 neighboring counties.
Franklin city facts
- County seat
- Franklin
- Population (2025 estimate)
- 8,478 +3.7% since 2020
- Land area
- 8 sq mi 123rd largest of 133
- Water area
- 0 sq mi
- Population density
- 1,024 per sq mi
- Established
- 1961
- Named after
- Benjamin Franklin American polymath and statesman (1706–1790)
- Largest city
- Franklin 8,478
- Median household income
- $63,245
- Cities and towns
- 1
- ZIP codes
- 1
- Time zone
- Eastern
- FIPS code
- 51620
Cities and towns in Franklin city
Franklin city has 1 incorporated place. Populations count the people living inside Franklin city; cities that cross a county line also list the other counties.
| Name | Type | Population 2025 | Also in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Franklin (county seat) | City | 8,478 |
ZIP codes in Franklin city
1 ZIP code reaches into Franklin city. ZIP codes ignore county lines, so some also cover a neighboring county.
- 23851 also Southampton and Isle of Wight counties
Population of Franklin city, 2020–2025
Franklin city grew by 302 people (+3.7%) between April 2020 and July 2025: 73 more deaths than births and a net gain of 371 people from migration.
| Year (July 1) | Population |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 8,147 |
| 2021 | 8,152 |
| 2022 | 8,251 |
| 2023 | 8,323 |
| 2024 | 8,404 |
| 2025 | 8,478 |
Neighboring counties
- Southampton County west · 18,110 people
- Isle of Wight County northeast · 41,321 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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