Sussex County, Virginia
County seat: Sussex · Population 10,755 (2025) · 490 sq mi
Sussex County is the 114th most populous of Virginia's 133 counties, with 10,755 people (2025 estimate). Its county seat is Sussex. It is part of the Crater Planning District Commission (PD 19) region, one of the 21 Planning District Commissions of Virginia. The map shows its 4 cities and towns and the 5 neighboring counties.
Sussex County facts
- County seat
- Sussex
- Population (2025 estimate)
- 10,755 −0.8% since 2020
- Land area
- 490 sq mi 26th largest of 133
- Water area
- 3 sq mi
- Population density
- 22 per sq mi
- Established
- 1754
- Same name
- One of 3 Sussex Counties in the US
- Named after
- Sussex historic county of England, United Kingdom
- Largest city
- Waverly 1,936
- Median household income
- $63,530
- Cities and towns
- 4 plus 1 CDPs
- ZIP codes
- 11
- Time zone
- Eastern
- FIPS code
- 51183
Cities and towns in Sussex County
Sussex County has 4 incorporated cities, towns and villages. Populations count the people living inside Sussex County; cities that cross a county line also list the other counties.
| Name | Type | Population 2025 | Also in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Waverly | Town | 1,936 | |
| Wakefield | Town | 746 | |
| Stony Creek | Town | 201 | |
| Jarratt | Town | 132 | Greensville County |
Unincorporated communities (CDPs)
Census-designated places are communities without their own city government; the county provides their services.
| Community | Population | Also in |
|---|---|---|
| Sussex | 66 |
ZIP codes in Sussex County
11 ZIP codes reach into Sussex County. ZIP codes ignore county lines, so some also cover a neighboring county.
- 23830 also Dinwiddie and Prince George counties
- 23837 also Southampton County
- 23842 also Prince George and Surry counties
- 23847 also Greensville County, Brunswick County, Southampton County and Emporia city
- 23867 also Greensville County
- 23882 also Dinwiddie County
- 23884
- 23888 also Surry and Southampton counties
- 23890 also Surry County
- 23891
- 23897
Population of Sussex County, 2020–2025
Sussex County shrank by 84 people (−0.8%) between April 2020 and July 2025: 401 more deaths than births and a net gain of 318 people from migration.
| Year (July 1) | Population |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 10,799 |
| 2021 | 10,830 |
| 2022 | 10,657 |
| 2023 | 10,801 |
| 2024 | 10,742 |
| 2025 | 10,755 |
Neighboring counties
- Southampton County southeast · 18,110 people
- Greensville County southwest · 11,181 people
- Surry County northeast · 6,603 people
- Prince George County north · 43,936 people
- Dinwiddie County northwest · 28,896 people
Printable Sussex 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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