Lexington city, Virginia
County seat: Lexington · Population 7,769 (2025) · 3 sq mi
Lexington city is the 120th most populous of Virginia's 133 counties, with 7,769 people (2025 estimate). Its county seat is Lexington. The map shows its 1 city or town and the 1 neighboring counties.
Lexington city facts
- County seat
- Lexington
- Population (2025 estimate)
- 7,769 +6.3% since 2020
- Land area
- 3 sq mi 132nd largest of 133
- Water area
- 0 sq mi
- Population density
- 3,109 per sq mi
- Established
- 1966
- Named after
- Battles of Lexington and Concord first military engagements of the American Revolutionary War (1775)
- Largest city
- Lexington 7,769
- Median household income
- $84,517
- Cities and towns
- 1
- ZIP codes
- 1
- Time zone
- Eastern
- FIPS code
- 51678
Cities and towns in Lexington city
Lexington city has 1 incorporated place. Populations count the people living inside Lexington city; cities that cross a county line also list the other counties.
| Name | Type | Population 2025 | Also in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lexington (county seat) | City | 7,769 |
ZIP codes in Lexington city
1 ZIP code reaches into Lexington city. ZIP codes ignore county lines, so some also cover a neighboring county.
- 24450 also Rockbridge and Botetourt counties
Population of Lexington city, 2020–2025
Lexington city grew by 460 people (+6.3%) between April 2020 and July 2025: 187 more births than deaths and a net gain of 279 people from migration.
| Year (July 1) | Population |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 7,318 |
| 2021 | 7,447 |
| 2022 | 7,503 |
| 2023 | 7,530 |
| 2024 | 7,701 |
| 2025 | 7,769 |
Neighboring counties
- Rockbridge County north · 22,663 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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