Scott County, Virginia
County seat: Gate City · Population 21,200 (2025) · 536 sq mi
Scott County is the 80th most populous of Virginia's 133 counties, with 21,200 people (2025 estimate). Its county seat is Gate City. It is part of the LENOWISCO Planning District Commission (PD 1) region, one of the 21 Planning District Commissions of Virginia. The map shows its 6 cities and towns and the 7 neighboring counties.
Scott County facts
- County seat
- Gate City
- Population (2025 estimate)
- 21,200 −1.7% since 2020
- Land area
- 536 sq mi 16th largest of 133
- Water area
- 3 sq mi
- Population density
- 40 per sq mi
- Established
- 1814
- Same name
- One of 11 Scott Counties in the US
- Named after
- Winfield Scott United States Army general (1786–1866)
- Largest city
- Gate City 2,000
- Median household income
- $46,349
- Cities and towns
- 6 plus 1 CDPs
- ZIP codes
- 12
- Time zone
- Eastern
- FIPS code
- 51169
Cities and towns in Scott County
Scott County has 6 incorporated cities, towns and villages. Populations count the people living inside Scott County; cities that cross a county line also list the other counties.
| Name | Type | Population 2025 | Also in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gate City (county seat) | Town | 2,000 | |
| Weber City | Town | 1,221 | |
| Nickelsville | Town | 369 | |
| Dungannon | Town | 254 | |
| Duffield | Town | 68 | |
| Clinchport | Town | 62 |
Unincorporated communities (CDPs)
Census-designated places are communities without their own city government; the county provides their services.
| Community | Population | Also in |
|---|---|---|
| Hiltons | 217 |
ZIP codes in Scott County
12 ZIP codes reach into Scott County. ZIP codes ignore county lines, so some also cover a neighboring county.
- 24202 also Washington County and Bristol city
- 24219 also Wise and Lee counties
- 24221 also Lee County
- 24230 also Wise and Dickenson counties
- 24244 also Lee County
- 24245
- 24250
- 24251
- 24258 also Washington County
- 24271 also Russell County
- 24290
- 37642
Population of Scott County, 2020–2025
Scott County shrank by 374 people (−1.7%) between April 2020 and July 2025: 1,149 more deaths than births and a net gain of 769 people from migration.
| Year (July 1) | Population |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 21,595 |
| 2021 | 21,489 |
| 2022 | 21,506 |
| 2023 | 21,409 |
| 2024 | 21,388 |
| 2025 | 21,200 |
Neighboring counties
- Wise County north · 34,824 people
- Lee County west · 21,642 people
- Sullivan County, Tennessee southeast · 163,759 people
- Hawkins County, Tennessee southwest · 59,559 people
- Russell County northeast · 25,332 people
- Hancock County, Tennessee west · 7,075 people
- Washington County east · 53,898 people
Printable Scott 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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