Virginia · Census place 5127440
Farmville, Virginia
Farmville is a town in 2 counties of Virginia with an estimated 7,578 residents on July 1, 2024. It is the 51st largest of 137 incorporated places of 1,000+ people in the state.
- Population 2024
- 7,578
- #51 of 137 in Virginia
- Change since 2020
- +0.4%
- +27 people
- Land area
- 7.7 sq mi
- + 0.14 sq mi water
- Density
- 987 / sq mi
- State median 1,784
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Farmville population, 2020 to 2024
Farmville added 27 residents from July 2020 to July 2024, a change of +0.4%. In the latest year it moved by +43. Among 63 Virginia places of 5,000 or more, that growth ranks 35th; the median place changed by +1.7%. The median place of 5,000+ in Virginia has 16,562 people, so Farmville is 46% of it.
Farmville covers 7.68 square miles of land and 0.14 of water, for 987 people per square mile of land. The median Virginia place of 5,000+ has 1,784, so Farmville is less dense than the typical town.
The 2 counties Farmville spans
Farmville crosses county lines. The Census county-part estimates split its 7,578 residents as follows; Prince Edward County holds 93.1% of them. The shaded shapes are on the map above; dots mark the eight nearest places.
- 01Prince Edward County7,056
- 02Cumberland County522
ZIP codes in Farmville
2 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas (ZCTAs) overlap Farmville by at least 10% of the ZCTA's or the town's land: 23901, 23909. 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 Farmville is
The Census internal point of Farmville is at 37.296100, -78.400400. Richmond, the capital, is 55.6 miles ENE in a straight line. The nearest larger place is Lynchburg, VA (80,301 people), 44.2 miles away. The nearest city of 100,000 or more is Richmond, VA, 53.3 miles away.
Internal point
- Decimal
- 37.296100, -78.400400
- DMS
- 37°17'45.96"N 78°24'1.44"W
- UTM
- 17N 730423.4E 4130889.2N
- Geohash
- dq8hpvw9d
- Plus code
- 87937HWX+CR
Daylight in Farmville
At 37.30° N, Farmville gets about 14 h 44 min of daylight around the June solstice and 9 h 36 min around the December solstice, a swing of 5 h 09 min. Figures are sunrise to sunset from the SunCalc model for June 21 and December 21, 2026.
Places near Farmville
The eight nearest incorporated places of 1,000+ in Virginia, measured between internal points. The closest is Crewe, 16.8 miles away, with 2,248 people.
Questions people ask
What is the population of Farmville, VA?
7,578 on July 1, 2024, in the Census Vintage 2024 estimates. That is up 27 (0.4%) from 7,551 in July 2020.
What county is Farmville in?
It spans 2 counties: Prince Edward County (7,056 residents), Cumberland County (522 residents).
What ZIP codes cover Farmville?
2 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas overlap it by at least 10% of either area: 23901, 23909.
How far is Farmville from Richmond?
55.6 miles (89.5 km) in a straight line, heading ENE from Farmville.
What is the nearest larger city to Farmville?
Lynchburg, VA, with 80,301 residents, 44.2 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.