Madison County, Virginia
County seat: Madison · Population 14,237 (2025) · 321 sq mi
Madison County is the 102nd most populous of Virginia's 133 counties, with 14,237 people (2025 estimate). Its county seat is Madison. It is part of the Rappahannock-Rapidan Regional Commission (PD 9) region, one of the 21 Planning District Commissions of Virginia. The map shows its 1 city or town and the 5 neighboring counties.
Madison County facts
- County seat
- Madison
- Population (2025 estimate)
- 14,237 +2.9% since 2020
- Land area
- 321 sq mi 62nd largest of 133
- Water area
- 1 sq mi
- Population density
- 44 per sq mi
- Established
- 1793
- Same name
- One of 19 Madison Counties in the US
- Named after
- James Madison President of the United States from 1809 to 1817 (1751–1836)
- Largest city
- Brightwood 1,325
- Median household income
- $84,323
- Cities and towns
- 1 plus 1 CDPs
- ZIP codes
- 22
- Time zone
- Eastern
- FIPS code
- 51113
Cities and towns in Madison County
Madison County has 1 incorporated place. Populations count the people living inside Madison County; cities that cross a county line also list the other counties.
| Name | Type | Population 2025 | Also in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Madison (county seat) | Town | 211 |
Unincorporated communities (CDPs)
Census-designated places are communities without their own city government; the county provides their services.
| Community | Population | Also in |
|---|---|---|
| Brightwood | 1,325 |
ZIP codes in Madison County
22 ZIP codes reach into Madison County. ZIP codes ignore county lines, so some also cover a neighboring county.
- 22701 also Culpeper and Orange counties
- 22709
- 22711
- 22715
- 22719
- 22722
- 22723
- 22725
- 22727
- 22730
- 22731
- 22732
- 22733 also Culpeper and Orange counties
- 22735 also Culpeper County
- 22738
- 22740 also Rappahannock and Culpeper counties
- 22743
- 22948
- 22960 also Orange and Spotsylvania counties
- 22972 also Orange County
- 22973 also Greene County
- 22989
Population of Madison County, 2020–2025
Madison County grew by 395 people (+2.9%) between April 2020 and July 2025: 207 more deaths than births and a net gain of 606 people from migration.
| Year (July 1) | Population |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 13,862 |
| 2021 | 13,964 |
| 2022 | 14,003 |
| 2023 | 14,108 |
| 2024 | 14,224 |
| 2025 | 14,237 |
Neighboring counties
- Culpeper County east · 57,666 people
- Greene County southwest · 21,958 people
- Orange County southeast · 40,083 people
- Page County northwest · 23,762 people
- Rappahannock County north · 7,439 people
Printable Madison 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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