Rockbridge County, Virginia
County seat: Lexington · Population 22,663 (2025) · 597 sq mi
Rockbridge County is the 76th most populous of Virginia's 133 counties, with 22,663 people (2025 estimate). Its county seat is Lexington. It is part of the Central Shenandoah Planning District Commission (PD 6) region, one of the 21 Planning District Commissions of Virginia. The map shows its 2 cities and towns and the 9 neighboring counties.
Rockbridge County facts
- County seat
- Lexington
- Population (2025 estimate)
- 22,663 −0% since 2020
- Land area
- 597 sq mi 11th largest of 133
- Water area
- 3 sq mi
- Population density
- 38 per sq mi
- Established
- 1778
- Named after
- Natural Bridge place in Virginia listed on National Register of Historic Places
- Largest city
- East Lexington 1,652
- Median household income
- $65,469
- Cities and towns
- 2 plus 2 CDPs
- ZIP codes
- 13
- Time zone
- Eastern
- FIPS code
- 51163
Cities and towns in Rockbridge County
Rockbridge County has 2 incorporated cities, towns and villages. Populations count the people living inside Rockbridge County; cities that cross a county line also list the other counties.
| Name | Type | Population 2025 | Also in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Glasgow | Town | 1,049 | |
| Goshen | Town | 340 |
Unincorporated communities (CDPs)
Census-designated places are communities without their own city government; the county provides their services.
| Community | Population | Also in |
|---|---|---|
| East Lexington | 1,652 | |
| Fairfield | 566 |
ZIP codes in Rockbridge County
13 ZIP codes reach into Rockbridge County. ZIP codes ignore county lines, so some also cover a neighboring county.
- 24066 also Botetourt County
- 24415
- 24416 also Buena Vista city
- 24435
- 24439 also Augusta County
- 24450 also Botetourt County and Lexington city
- 24459 also Augusta County
- 24472 also Augusta County
- 24473
- 24483 also Amherst and Nelson counties
- 24555
- 24578
- 24579
Population of Rockbridge County, 2020–2025
Rockbridge County shrank by 6 people (−0%) between April 2020 and July 2025: 998 more deaths than births and a net gain of 1,004 people from migration.
| Year (July 1) | Population |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 22,668 |
| 2021 | 22,666 |
| 2022 | 22,600 |
| 2023 | 22,433 |
| 2024 | 22,457 |
| 2025 | 22,663 |
Neighboring counties
- Amherst County southeast · 31,962 people
- Augusta County northeast · 78,940 people
- Botetourt County southwest · 34,144 people
- Bath County northwest · 4,076 people
- Buena Vista city southeast · 6,672 people
- Alleghany County west · 14,546 people
- Bedford County south · 83,059 people
- Lexington city south · 7,769 people
- Nelson County east · 14,920 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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