Virginia · Census place 5119600
Courtland, Virginia
Courtland is a town in Southampton County, Virginia with an estimated 1,287 residents on July 1, 2024. It is the 121st largest of 137 incorporated places of 1,000+ people in the state.
- Population 2024
- 1,287
- #121 of 137 in Virginia
- Change since 2020
- -0.5%
- -7 people
- Land area
- 0.9 sq mi
- Density
- 1,399 / sq mi
- State median 1,784
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Courtland population, 2020 to 2024
Courtland lost 7 residents from July 2020 to July 2024, a change of -0.5%. In the latest year it moved by -7.
Courtland covers 0.92 square miles of land, for 1,399 people per square mile of land. The median Virginia place of 5,000+ has 1,784, so Courtland is less dense than the typical town.
What county Courtland is in
All of Courtland's residents live in Southampton County, which had 17,941 residents in 2024. Courtland holds 7.2% of the county's population. The shaded shape is on the map above; dots mark the eight nearest places.
ZIP codes in Courtland
1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA) overlaps Courtland by at least 10% of the ZCTA's or the town's land: 23837. ZCTAs are Census approximations of USPS ZIP code delivery areas. The list comes from the 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file, so a town that annexed land after 2020 may reach into ZIP codes not listed here.
Where Courtland is
The Census internal point of Courtland is at 36.712300, -77.062000. Richmond, the capital, is 60.7 miles NNW in a straight line. The nearest larger place is Franklin, VA (8,373 people), 7.0 miles away. The nearest city of 100,000 or more is Suffolk, VA, 23.7 miles away.
Internal point
- Decimal
- 36.712300, -77.062000
- DMS
- 36°42'44.28"N 77°03'43.20"W
- UTM
- 18N 315831.0E 4064939.2N
- Geohash
- dq90y7m0t
- Plus code
- 8784PW6Q+W5
Daylight in Courtland
At 36.71° N, Courtland gets about 14 h 41 min of daylight around the June solstice and 9 h 39 min around the December solstice, a swing of 5 h 02 min. Figures are sunrise to sunset from the SunCalc model for June 21 and December 21, 2026.
Places near Courtland
The eight nearest incorporated places of 1,000+ in Virginia, measured between internal points. The closest is Franklin, 7.0 miles away, with 8,373 people.
Questions people ask
What is the population of Courtland, VA?
1,287 on July 1, 2024, in the Census Vintage 2024 estimates. That is down 7 (0.5%) from 1,294 in July 2020.
What county is Courtland in?
Southampton County. All of its residents live in that county.
What ZIP codes cover Courtland?
1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area overlaps it by at least 10% of either area: 23837.
How far is Courtland from Richmond?
60.7 miles (97.7 km) in a straight line, heading NNW from Courtland.
What is the nearest larger city to Courtland?
Franklin, VA, with 8,373 residents, 7.0 miles away between internal points.
Sources and data as of
Data as of: Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates (July 1, 2024), 2024 Gazetteer places, 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file.
- 01Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
- 02Census 2024 Gazetteer, places
- 03Census 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file
- 04Census 2024 cartographic boundary file, counties (1:5,000,000)
How every number is computed: methodology. Spotted a wrong figure? Report an error.