Wythe County, Virginia
County seat: Wytheville · Population 27,983 (2025) · 462 sq mi
Wythe County is the 68th most populous of Virginia's 133 counties, with 27,983 people (2025 estimate). Its county seat is Wytheville. It is part of the Mount Rogers Planning District Commission (PD 3) region, one of the 21 Planning District Commissions of Virginia. The map shows its 2 cities and towns and the 5 neighboring counties.
Wythe County facts
- County seat
- Wytheville
- Population (2025 estimate)
- 27,983 −1.1% since 2020
- Land area
- 462 sq mi 34th largest of 133
- Water area
- 3 sq mi
- Population density
- 61 per sq mi
- Established
- 1790
- Named after
- George Wythe first American law professor, a noted classics scholar, a Founding Father of the United States and a Virginia judge
- Largest city
- Wytheville 8,128
- Median household income
- $57,745
- Cities and towns
- 2 plus 4 CDPs
- ZIP codes
- 11
- Time zone
- Eastern
- FIPS code
- 51197
Cities and towns in Wythe County
Wythe County has 2 incorporated cities, towns and villages. Populations count the people living inside Wythe County; cities that cross a county line also list the other counties.
| Name | Type | Population 2025 | Also in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wytheville (county seat) | Town | 8,128 | |
| Rural Retreat | Town | 1,521 |
Unincorporated communities (CDPs)
Census-designated places are communities without their own city government; the county provides their services.
| Community | Population | Also in |
|---|---|---|
| Fort Chiswell | 821 | |
| Max Meadows | 599 | |
| Ivanhoe | 540 | |
| Austinville | 0 |
ZIP codes in Wythe County
11 ZIP codes reach into Wythe County. ZIP codes ignore county lines, so some also cover a neighboring county.
- 24312 also Carroll County
- 24313 also Pulaski County
- 24322
- 24323
- 24324 also Pulaski County
- 24343 also Carroll and Patrick counties
- 24350 also Carroll and Grayson counties
- 24360 also Carroll County
- 24368 also Smyth County
- 24374
- 24382
Population of Wythe County, 2020–2025
Wythe County shrank by 309 people (−1.1%) between April 2020 and July 2025: 989 more deaths than births and a net gain of 668 people from migration.
| Year (July 1) | Population |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 28,324 |
| 2021 | 28,212 |
| 2022 | 28,149 |
| 2023 | 28,166 |
| 2024 | 28,046 |
| 2025 | 27,983 |
Neighboring counties
- Bland County north · 6,151 people
- Carroll County southeast · 29,299 people
- Pulaski County northeast · 33,586 people
- Grayson County southwest · 15,230 people
- Smyth County west · 28,882 people
Printable Wythe 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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