Greensville County, Virginia
County seat: Emporia · Population 11,181 (2025) · 295 sq mi
Greensville County is the 111th most populous of Virginia's 133 counties, with 11,181 people (2025 estimate). Its county seat is Emporia. It is part of the Crater Planning District Commission (PD 19) region, one of the 21 Planning District Commissions of Virginia. The map shows its 1 city or town and the 6 neighboring counties.
Greensville County facts
- County seat
- Emporia
- Population (2025 estimate)
- 11,181 −1.9% since 2020
- Land area
- 295 sq mi 69th largest of 133
- Water area
- 2 sq mi
- Population density
- 38 per sq mi
- Established
- 1781
- Named after
- Richard Grenville English politician, soldier and explorer (1542-1591)
- Largest city
- Jarratt 514 in the county
- Median household income
- $54,668
- Cities and towns
- 1
- ZIP codes
- 5
- Time zone
- Eastern
- FIPS code
- 51081
Cities and towns in Greensville County
Greensville County has 1 incorporated place. Populations count the people living inside Greensville County; cities that cross a county line also list the other counties.
| Name | Type | Population 2025 | Also in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jarratt | Town | 514 | Sussex County |
ZIP codes in Greensville County
5 ZIP codes reach into Greensville County. ZIP codes ignore county lines, so some also cover a neighboring county.
- 23847 also Brunswick County, Southampton County, Sussex County and Emporia city
- 23856 also Brunswick County
- 23867 also Sussex County
- 23870
- 23879
Population of Greensville County, 2020–2025
Greensville County shrank by 213 people (−1.9%) between April 2020 and July 2025: 309 more deaths than births and a net gain of 87 people from migration.
| Year (July 1) | Population |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 11,387 |
| 2021 | 11,423 |
| 2022 | 11,217 |
| 2023 | 11,175 |
| 2024 | 11,175 |
| 2025 | 11,181 |
Neighboring counties
- Southampton County east · 18,110 people
- Northampton County, North Carolina southeast · 16,491 people
- Brunswick County west · 15,727 people
- Sussex County northeast · 10,755 people
- Emporia city northeast · 5,447 people
- Dinwiddie County north · 28,896 people
Printable Greensville 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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