Highland County, Virginia
County seat: Monterey · Population 2,318 (2025) · 415 sq mi
Highland County is the 133rd most populous of Virginia's 133 counties, with 2,318 people (2025 estimate). Its county seat is Monterey. It is part of the Central Shenandoah Planning District Commission (PD 6) region, one of the 21 Planning District Commissions of Virginia. The map shows its 1 city or town and the 4 neighboring counties.
Highland County facts
- County seat
- Monterey
- Population (2025 estimate)
- 2,318 +3.8% since 2020
- Land area
- 415 sq mi 42nd largest of 133
- Water area
- 1 sq mi
- Population density
- 6 per sq mi
- Established
- 1847
- Named after
- elevation height of a geographic location above a fixed reference point
- Largest city
- Monterey 162
- Median household income
- $65,625
- Cities and towns
- 1 plus 1 CDPs
- ZIP codes
- 7
- Time zone
- Eastern
- FIPS code
- 51091
Cities and towns in Highland County
Highland County has 1 incorporated place. Populations count the people living inside Highland County; cities that cross a county line also list the other counties.
| Name | Type | Population 2025 | Also in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monterey (county seat) | Town | 162 |
Unincorporated communities (CDPs)
Census-designated places are communities without their own city government; the county provides their services.
| Community | Population | Also in |
|---|---|---|
| McDowell | 58 |
ZIP codes in Highland County
7 ZIP codes reach into Highland County. ZIP codes ignore county lines, so some also cover a neighboring county.
- 24413
- 24433
- 24442
- 24458
- 24465
- 24484 also Bath County
- 24487 also Bath County
Population of Highland County, 2020–2025
Highland County grew by 84 people (+3.8%) between April 2020 and July 2025: 80 more deaths than births and a net gain of 165 people from migration.
| Year (July 1) | Population |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 2,242 |
| 2021 | 2,242 |
| 2022 | 2,306 |
| 2023 | 2,344 |
| 2024 | 2,336 |
| 2025 | 2,318 |
Neighboring counties
- Pocahontas County, West Virginia west · 7,602 people
- Augusta County southeast · 78,940 people
- Pendleton County, West Virginia northeast · 5,826 people
- Bath County southwest · 4,076 people
Printable Highland 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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