Alexandria, Virginia

Alexandria population, 2020 to 2024

Alexandria lost 42 residents from July 2020 to July 2024, a change of -0.0%. In the latest year it moved by +2,831. Among 63 Virginia places of 5,000 or more, that growth ranks 40th; the median place changed by +1.7%. The median place of 5,000+ in Virginia has 16,562 people, so Alexandria is 9.6 times that size.

Alexandria covers 14.94 square miles of land and 0.41 of water, for 10,649 people per square mile of land. The median Virginia place of 5,000+ has 1,784, so Alexandria is denser than the typical town.

What county Alexandria is in

All of Alexandria's residents live in Alexandria city, which had 159,102 residents in 2024. Alexandria holds 100.0% of the county's population. The shaded shape is on the map above; dots mark the eight nearest places.

ZIP codes in Alexandria

6 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas (ZCTAs) overlap Alexandria by at least 10% of the ZCTA's or the city's land: 22301, 22302, 22304, 22305, 22311, 22314. ZCTAs are Census approximations of USPS ZIP code delivery areas. The list comes from the 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file, so a city that annexed land after 2020 may reach into ZIP codes not listed here.

Where Alexandria is

The Census internal point of Alexandria is at 38.819300, -77.083700. Richmond, the capital, is 90.5 miles SSW in a straight line. The nearest larger place is Washington, DC (702,250 people), 6.9 miles away. The ground at the internal point is about 62 m (203 ft) above sea level.

Daylight in Alexandria

At 38.82° N, Alexandria gets about 14 h 53 min of daylight around the June solstice and 9 h 27 min around the December solstice, a swing of 5 h 27 min. Figures are sunrise to sunset from the SunCalc model for June 21 and December 21, 2026. Month-by-month sunrise and sunset times are on the Alexandria daylight page.

Places near Alexandria

The eight nearest incorporated places of 1,000+ in Virginia, measured between internal points. The closest is Falls Church, 6.7 miles away, with 15,034 people.