Russell County, Virginia
County seat: Lebanon · Population 25,332 (2025) · 474 sq mi
Russell County is the 72nd most populous of Virginia's 133 counties, with 25,332 people (2025 estimate). Its county seat is Lebanon. It is part of the Cumberland Plateau Planning District Commission (PD 2) region, one of the 21 Planning District Commissions of Virginia. The map shows its 4 cities and towns and the 7 neighboring counties.
Russell County facts
- County seat
- Lebanon
- Population (2025 estimate)
- 25,332 −1.8% since 2020
- Land area
- 474 sq mi 31st largest of 133
- Water area
- 3 sq mi
- Population density
- 54 per sq mi
- Established
- 1786
- Same name
- One of 4 Russell Counties in the US
- Named after
- William Russell army officer and prominent settler of the southwestern region of the Virginia Colony
- Largest city
- Lebanon 3,075
- Median household income
- $50,012
- Cities and towns
- 4 plus 3 CDPs
- ZIP codes
- 11
- Time zone
- Eastern
- FIPS code
- 51167
Cities and towns in Russell County
Russell County has 4 incorporated cities, towns and villages. Populations count the people living inside Russell County; cities that cross a county line also list the other counties.
| Name | Type | Population 2025 | Also in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lebanon (county seat) | Town | 3,075 | |
| Honaker | Town | 1,191 | |
| St. Paul | Town | 159 | Wise County |
| Cleveland | Town | 136 |
Unincorporated communities (CDPs)
Census-designated places are communities without their own city government; the county provides their services.
| Community | Population | Also in |
|---|---|---|
| Castlewood | 1,357 | |
| Dante | 502 | Dickenson County |
| Raven | 160 | Tazewell County |
ZIP codes in Russell County
11 ZIP codes reach into Russell County. ZIP codes ignore county lines, so some also cover a neighboring county.
- 24224
- 24225 also Dickenson County
- 24237 also Dickenson County
- 24260 also Buchanan County
- 24266
- 24271 also Scott County
- 24280
- 24283 also Wise and Dickenson counties
- 24609 also Tazewell County
- 24639 also Buchanan and Tazewell counties
- 24649 also Buchanan County
Population of Russell County, 2020–2025
Russell County shrank by 455 people (−1.8%) between April 2020 and July 2025: 821 more deaths than births and a net gain of 364 people from migration.
| Year (July 1) | Population |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 25,761 |
| 2021 | 25,585 |
| 2022 | 25,449 |
| 2023 | 25,501 |
| 2024 | 25,430 |
| 2025 | 25,332 |
Neighboring counties
- Washington County southeast · 53,898 people
- Buchanan County north · 18,492 people
- Wise County west · 34,824 people
- Tazewell County northeast · 38,635 people
- Dickenson County northwest · 13,236 people
- Scott County southwest · 21,200 people
- Smyth County east · 28,882 people
Printable Russell 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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