Mecklenburg County, Virginia
County seat: Boydton · Population 30,747 (2025) · 625 sq mi
Mecklenburg County is the 58th most populous of Virginia's 133 counties, with 30,747 people (2025 estimate). Its county seat is Boydton. It is part of the Southside Planning District Commission (PD 13) region, one of the 21 Planning District Commissions of Virginia. The map shows its 6 cities and towns and the 7 neighboring counties.
Mecklenburg County facts
- County seat
- Boydton
- Population (2025 estimate)
- 30,747 +1.4% since 2020
- Land area
- 625 sq mi 9th largest of 133
- Water area
- 54 sq mi
- Population density
- 49 per sq mi
- Established
- 1765
- Named after
- Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz Queen consort of Great Britain and Ireland from 1761 to 1818
- Largest city
- South Hill 4,889
- Median household income
- $57,045
- Cities and towns
- 6 plus 5 CDPs
- ZIP codes
- 13
- Time zone
- Eastern
- FIPS code
- 51117
Cities and towns in Mecklenburg County
Mecklenburg County has 6 incorporated cities, towns and villages. Populations count the people living inside Mecklenburg County; cities that cross a county line also list the other counties.
| Name | Type | Population 2025 | Also in |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Hill | Town | 4,889 | |
| Chase City | Town | 2,054 | |
| Clarksville | Town | 1,303 | Halifax County |
| La Crosse | Town | 605 | |
| Boydton (county seat) | Town | 301 | |
| Brodnax | Town | 49 | Brunswick County |
Unincorporated communities (CDPs)
Census-designated places are communities without their own city government; the county provides their services.
| Community | Population | Also in |
|---|---|---|
| Bracey | 1,242 | |
| Fairview | 240 | |
| Baskerville | 178 | |
| Union Level | 143 | |
| Thynedale | 86 |
ZIP codes in Mecklenburg County
13 ZIP codes reach into Mecklenburg County. ZIP codes ignore county lines, so some also cover a neighboring county.
- 23915
- 23917
- 23919 also Brunswick County
- 23920 also Brunswick and Lunenburg counties
- 23924 also Lunenburg and Charlotte counties
- 23927
- 23950 also Brunswick County
- 23964 also Charlotte County
- 23968
- 23970 also Lunenburg County
- 24529
- 24580
- 24598 also Halifax County
Population of Mecklenburg County, 2020–2025
Mecklenburg County grew by 431 people (+1.4%) between April 2020 and July 2025: 1,260 more deaths than births and a net gain of 1,678 people from migration.
| Year (July 1) | Population |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 30,285 |
| 2021 | 30,346 |
| 2022 | 30,494 |
| 2023 | 30,610 |
| 2024 | 30,809 |
| 2025 | 30,747 |
Neighboring counties
- Lunenburg County north · 12,058 people
- Halifax County west · 33,447 people
- Brunswick County east · 15,727 people
- Charlotte County northwest · 11,401 people
- Warren County, North Carolina southeast · 18,898 people
- Granville County, North Carolina southwest · 61,421 people
- Vance County, North Carolina south · 42,638 people
Printable Mecklenburg 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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