Lee County, Virginia
County seat: Jonesville · Population 21,642 (2025) · 435 sq mi
Lee County is the 79th most populous of Virginia's 133 counties, with 21,642 people (2025 estimate). Its county seat is Jonesville. It is part of the LENOWISCO Planning District Commission (PD 1) region, one of the 21 Planning District Commissions of Virginia. The map shows its 2 cities and towns and the 6 neighboring counties.
Lee County facts
- County seat
- Jonesville
- Population (2025 estimate)
- 21,642 −2.4% since 2020
- Land area
- 435 sq mi 39th largest of 133
- Water area
- 2 sq mi
- Population density
- 50 per sq mi
- Established
- 1793
- Same name
- One of 12 Lee Counties in the US
- Named after
- Henry Lee III American politician, governor, and representative (1756–1818)
- Largest city
- Pennington Gap 1,568
- Median household income
- $41,827
- Cities and towns
- 2 plus 6 CDPs
- ZIP codes
- 11
- Time zone
- Eastern
- FIPS code
- 51105
Cities and towns in Lee County
Lee County has 2 incorporated cities, towns and villages. Populations count the people living inside Lee County; cities that cross a county line also list the other counties.
| Name | Type | Population 2025 | Also in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pennington Gap | Town | 1,568 | |
| Jonesville (county seat) | Town | 843 |
Unincorporated communities (CDPs)
Census-designated places are communities without their own city government; the county provides their services.
| Community | Population | Also in |
|---|---|---|
| Dryden | 823 | |
| Rose Hill | 447 | |
| Ewing | 365 | |
| Keokee | 174 | |
| Stickleyville | 143 | |
| St. Charles | 83 |
ZIP codes in Lee County
11 ZIP codes reach into Lee County. ZIP codes ignore county lines, so some also cover a neighboring county.
- 24219 also Wise and Scott counties
- 24221 also Scott County
- 24243
- 24244 also Scott County
- 24248
- 24263
- 24265
- 24277
- 24281
- 24282
- 37752
Population of Lee County, 2020–2025
Lee County shrank by 531 people (−2.4%) between April 2020 and July 2025: 1,071 more deaths than births and a net gain of 540 people from migration.
| Year (July 1) | Population |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 22,110 |
| 2021 | 22,016 |
| 2022 | 21,853 |
| 2023 | 21,773 |
| 2024 | 21,777 |
| 2025 | 21,642 |
Neighboring counties
- Harlan County, Kentucky northwest · 24,725 people
- Hancock County, Tennessee southwest · 7,075 people
- Scott County east · 21,200 people
- Bell County, Kentucky west · 22,829 people
- Claiborne County, Tennessee southwest · 33,229 people
- Wise County northeast · 34,824 people
Printable Lee 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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