Goochland County, Virginia
County seat: Goochland · Population 29,187 (2025) · 283 sq mi
Goochland County is the 62nd most populous of Virginia's 133 counties, with 29,187 people (2025 estimate). Its county seat is Goochland. It is part of the PlanRVA, Richmond Regional Planning District Commission (PD 15) region, one of the 21 Planning District Commissions of Virginia. The map shows its 0 cities and towns and the 7 neighboring counties.
Goochland County facts
- County seat
- Goochland
- Population (2025 estimate)
- 29,187 +18% since 2020
- Land area
- 283 sq mi 71st largest of 133
- Water area
- 9 sq mi
- Population density
- 103 per sq mi
- Established
- 1728
- Named after
- Sir William Gooch, 1st Baronet British Army general
- Largest city
- Goochland 1,182
- Median household income
- $118,931
- Cities and towns
- 0 plus 1 CDPs
- ZIP codes
- 15
- Time zone
- Eastern
- FIPS code
- 51075
Unincorporated communities (CDPs)
Census-designated places are communities without their own city government; the county provides their services.
| Community | Population | Also in |
|---|---|---|
| Goochland | 1,182 |
ZIP codes in Goochland County
15 ZIP codes reach into Goochland County. ZIP codes ignore county lines, so some also cover a neighboring county.
- 23038 also Cumberland and Fluvanna counties
- 23039
- 23059 also Hanover and Henrico counties
- 23063
- 23065 also Louisa County
- 23084 also Fluvanna and Louisa counties
- 23093 also Louisa and Fluvanna counties
- 23102 also Louisa and Hanover counties
- 23103
- 23117 also Louisa and Spotsylvania counties
- 23129
- 23146 also Hanover County
- 23153 also Louisa County
- 23233 also Henrico County
- 23238 also Henrico County
Population of Goochland County, 2020–2025
Goochland County grew by 4,443 people (+18%) between April 2020 and July 2025: 504 more deaths than births and a net gain of 4,889 people from migration.
| Year (July 1) | Population |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 24,866 |
| 2021 | 25,551 |
| 2022 | 26,212 |
| 2023 | 27,272 |
| 2024 | 28,263 |
| 2025 | 29,187 |
Neighboring counties
- Powhatan County south · 32,591 people
- Louisa County north · 42,924 people
- Henrico County southeast · 342,775 people
- Fluvanna County west · 28,975 people
- Cumberland County southwest · 10,352 people
- Hanover County east · 116,423 people
- Chesterfield County southeast · 397,148 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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