Mathews County, Virginia
County seat: Mathews · Population 8,529 (2025) · 86 sq mi
Mathews County is the 118th most populous of Virginia's 133 counties, with 8,529 people (2025 estimate). Its county seat is Mathews. It is part of the Middle Peninsula Planning District Commission (PD 18) region, one of the 21 Planning District Commissions of Virginia. The map shows its 0 cities and towns and the 5 neighboring counties.
Mathews County facts
- County seat
- Mathews
- Population (2025 estimate)
- 8,529 −0.1% since 2020
- Land area
- 86 sq mi 97th largest of 133
- Water area
- 166 sq mi
- Population density
- 99 per sq mi
- Established
- 1791
- Named after
- Thomas Mathews American Revolutionary War general
- Largest city
- Mathews 941
- Median household income
- $75,880
- Cities and towns
- 0 plus 2 CDPs
- ZIP codes
- 15
- Time zone
- Eastern
- FIPS code
- 51115
Unincorporated communities (CDPs)
Census-designated places are communities without their own city government; the county provides their services.
| Community | Population | Also in |
|---|---|---|
| Mathews | 941 | |
| Gwynn | 514 |
ZIP codes in Mathews County
15 ZIP codes reach into Mathews County. ZIP codes ignore county lines, so some also cover a neighboring county.
- 23021
- 23025
- 23035
- 23045
- 23050 also Gloucester County
- 23056
- 23066
- 23068
- 23076
- 23109
- 23119
- 23128 also Gloucester County
- 23130
- 23138
- 23163
Population of Mathews County, 2020–2025
Mathews County shrank by 6 people (−0.1%) between April 2020 and July 2025: 440 more deaths than births and a net gain of 441 people from migration.
| Year (July 1) | Population |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 8,520 |
| 2021 | 8,549 |
| 2022 | 8,469 |
| 2023 | 8,558 |
| 2024 | 8,585 |
| 2025 | 8,529 |
Neighboring counties
- Gloucester County west · 40,097 people
- Middlesex County northwest · 10,841 people
- Northampton County southeast · 11,879 people
- York County southwest · 71,374 people
- Accomack County northeast · 33,859 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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