Middlesex County, Virginia
County seat: Saluda · Population 10,841 (2025) · 130 sq mi
Middlesex County is the 113th most populous of Virginia's 133 counties, with 10,841 people (2025 estimate). Its county seat is Saluda. 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 1 city or town and the 8 neighboring counties.
Middlesex County facts
- County seat
- Saluda
- Population (2025 estimate)
- 10,841 +2.1% since 2020
- Land area
- 130 sq mi 95th largest of 133
- Water area
- 80 sq mi
- Population density
- 83 per sq mi
- Same name
- One of 3 Middlesex Counties in the US
- Named after
- Middlesex historic county of England
- Largest city
- Deltaville 958
- Median household income
- $75,060
- Cities and towns
- 1 plus 2 CDPs
- ZIP codes
- 12
- Time zone
- Eastern
- FIPS code
- 51119
Cities and towns in Middlesex County
Middlesex County has 1 incorporated place. Populations count the people living inside Middlesex County; cities that cross a county line also list the other counties.
| Name | Type | Population 2025 | Also in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Urbanna | Town | 508 |
Unincorporated communities (CDPs)
Census-designated places are communities without their own city government; the county provides their services.
| Community | Population | Also in |
|---|---|---|
| Deltaville | 958 | |
| Saluda | 615 |
ZIP codes in Middlesex County
12 ZIP codes reach into Middlesex County. ZIP codes ignore county lines, so some also cover a neighboring county.
- 22504 also Essex County
- 23032
- 23043
- 23070
- 23071
- 23079
- 23092
- 23149 also Gloucester and King and Queen counties
- 23169
- 23175
- 23176
- 23180
Population of Middlesex County, 2020–2025
Middlesex County grew by 222 people (+2.1%) between April 2020 and July 2025: 564 more deaths than births and a net gain of 795 people from migration.
| Year (July 1) | Population |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 10,609 |
| 2021 | 10,780 |
| 2022 | 10,953 |
| 2023 | 10,925 |
| 2024 | 10,941 |
| 2025 | 10,841 |
Neighboring counties
- Lancaster County northeast · 10,995 people
- Gloucester County south · 40,097 people
- Mathews County southeast · 8,529 people
- King and Queen County west · 6,743 people
- Essex County northwest · 10,654 people
- Accomack County east · 33,859 people
- Northampton County southeast · 11,879 people
- Richmond County northwest · 9,294 people
Printable Middlesex 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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