Galax city, Virginia
County seat: Galax · Population 6,670 (2025) · 8 sq mi
Galax city is the 124th most populous of Virginia's 133 counties, with 6,670 people (2025 estimate). Its county seat is Galax. The map shows its 1 city or town and the 2 neighboring counties.
Galax city facts
- County seat
- Galax
- Population (2025 estimate)
- 6,670 −0.8% since 2020
- Land area
- 8 sq mi 124th largest of 133
- Water area
- 0 sq mi
- Population density
- 810 per sq mi
- Established
- 1953
- Named after
- Galax urceolata species of plant
- Largest city
- Galax 6,670
- Median household income
- $38,675
- Cities and towns
- 1
- ZIP codes
- 1
- Time zone
- Eastern
- FIPS code
- 51640
Cities and towns in Galax city
Galax city has 1 incorporated place. Populations count the people living inside Galax city; cities that cross a county line also list the other counties.
| Name | Type | Population 2025 | Also in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Galax (county seat) | City | 6,670 |
ZIP codes in Galax city
1 ZIP code reaches into Galax city. ZIP codes ignore county lines, so some also cover a neighboring county.
- 24333 also Grayson and Carroll counties
Population of Galax city, 2020–2025
Galax city shrank by 55 people (−0.8%) between April 2020 and July 2025: 158 more deaths than births and a net gain of 97 people from migration.
| Year (July 1) | Population |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 6,716 |
| 2021 | 6,656 |
| 2022 | 6,720 |
| 2023 | 6,777 |
| 2024 | 6,701 |
| 2025 | 6,670 |
Neighboring counties
- Carroll County northeast · 29,299 people
- Grayson County west · 15,230 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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