Shenandoah County, Virginia
County seat: Woodstock · Population 45,839 (2025) · 508 sq mi
Shenandoah County is the 38th most populous of Virginia's 133 counties, with 45,839 people (2025 estimate). Its county seat is Woodstock. It is part of the Northern Shenandoah Valley Regional Commission (PD 7) region, one of the 21 Planning District Commissions of Virginia. The map shows its 6 cities and towns and the 5 neighboring counties.
Shenandoah County facts
- County seat
- Woodstock
- Population (2025 estimate)
- 45,839 +3.8% since 2020
- Land area
- 508 sq mi 21st largest of 133
- Water area
- 4 sq mi
- Population density
- 90 per sq mi
- Established
- 1772
- Named after
- Shenandoah River river in Virginia and West Virginia, United States
- Largest city
- Strasburg 7,380
- Median household income
- $67,191
- Cities and towns
- 6 plus 17 CDPs
- ZIP codes
- 15
- Time zone
- Eastern
- FIPS code
- 51171
Cities and towns in Shenandoah County
Shenandoah County has 6 incorporated cities, towns and villages. Populations count the people living inside Shenandoah County; cities that cross a county line also list the other counties.
| Name | Type | Population 2025 | Also in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Strasburg | Town | 7,380 | |
| Woodstock (county seat) | Town | 6,002 | |
| New Market | Town | 2,222 | |
| Mount Jackson | Town | 2,040 | |
| Edinburg | Town | 1,225 | |
| Toms Brook | Town | 285 |
Unincorporated communities (CDPs)
Census-designated places are communities without their own city government; the county provides their services.
| Community | Population | Also in |
|---|---|---|
| Basye | 1,481 | |
| Maurertown | 1,092 | |
| Conicville | 446 | |
| Bowmans Crossing | 420 | |
| Columbia Furnace | 307 | |
| Alonzaville | 296 | |
| Mount Clifton | 170 | |
| Quicksburg | 106 | |
| Locust Grove | 67 | |
| Lebanon Church | 63 | |
| Mount Olive | 58 | |
| Forestville | 35 | |
| Hudson Crossroads | 6 | |
| Clary | 0 | |
| Fishers Hill | 0 | |
| Orkney Springs | 0 | |
| Saumsville | 0 |
ZIP codes in Shenandoah County
15 ZIP codes reach into Shenandoah County. ZIP codes ignore county lines, so some also cover a neighboring county.
- 22641
- 22644
- 22652
- 22654 also Frederick County
- 22657 also Warren County
- 22660
- 22664
- 22810
- 22815 also Rockingham County
- 22824
- 22842
- 22844 also Rockingham County
- 22845
- 22847
- 22853 also Rockingham County
Population of Shenandoah County, 2020–2025
Shenandoah County grew by 1,657 people (+3.8%) between April 2020 and July 2025: 677 more deaths than births and a net gain of 2,374 people from migration.
| Year (July 1) | Population |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 44,258 |
| 2021 | 44,839 |
| 2022 | 44,892 |
| 2023 | 45,202 |
| 2024 | 45,468 |
| 2025 | 45,839 |
Neighboring counties
- Hardy County, West Virginia northwest · 14,337 people
- Frederick County northeast · 99,955 people
- Page County south · 23,762 people
- Warren County east · 42,740 people
- Rockingham County southwest · 89,316 people
Printable Shenandoah 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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