Patrick County, Virginia
County seat: Stuart · Population 17,424 (2025) · 483 sq mi
Patrick County is the 86th most populous of Virginia's 133 counties, with 17,424 people (2025 estimate). Its county seat is Stuart. It is part of the West Piedmont Planning District Commission (PD 12) region, one of the 21 Planning District Commissions of Virginia. The map shows its 1 city or town and the 6 neighboring counties.
Patrick County facts
- County seat
- Stuart
- Population (2025 estimate)
- 17,424 −1% since 2020
- Land area
- 483 sq mi 27th largest of 133
- Water area
- 3 sq mi
- Population density
- 36 per sq mi
- Established
- 1791
- Named after
- Patrick Henry American Founding Father, orator and politician (1736 – 1799)
- Largest city
- Patrick Springs 2,223
- Median household income
- $53,038
- Cities and towns
- 1 plus 2 CDPs
- ZIP codes
- 14
- Time zone
- Eastern
- FIPS code
- 51141
Cities and towns in Patrick County
Patrick County has 1 incorporated place. Populations count the people living inside Patrick County; cities that cross a county line also list the other counties.
| Name | Type | Population 2025 | Also in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stuart (county seat) | Town | 1,409 |
Unincorporated communities (CDPs)
Census-designated places are communities without their own city government; the county provides their services.
| Community | Population | Also in |
|---|---|---|
| Patrick Springs | 2,223 | |
| Meadows of Dan | 134 |
ZIP codes in Patrick County
14 ZIP codes reach into Patrick County. ZIP codes ignore county lines, so some also cover a neighboring county.
- 24053 also Carroll County
- 24055 also Henry and Franklin counties
- 24076
- 24082
- 24088 also Franklin County
- 24091 also Floyd and Franklin counties
- 24120 also Floyd and Carroll counties
- 24133 also Henry County
- 24165 also Henry County
- 24171
- 24185
- 24317 also Carroll County
- 24328 also Carroll County
- 24343 also Carroll and Wythe counties
Population of Patrick County, 2020–2025
Patrick County shrank by 177 people (−1%) between April 2020 and July 2025: 948 more deaths than births and a net gain of 781 people from migration.
| Year (July 1) | Population |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 17,583 |
| 2021 | 17,647 |
| 2022 | 17,559 |
| 2023 | 17,468 |
| 2024 | 17,395 |
| 2025 | 17,424 |
Neighboring counties
- Floyd County north · 15,789 people
- Carroll County west · 29,299 people
- Henry County east · 49,242 people
- Stokes County, North Carolina south · 46,126 people
- Franklin County northeast · 55,526 people
- Surry County, North Carolina southwest · 72,287 people
Printable Patrick 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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