Virginia · Census place 5147528
Luray, Virginia
Luray is a town in Page County, Virginia with an estimated 4,813 residents on July 1, 2024. It is the 68th largest of 137 incorporated places of 1,000+ people in the state.
- Population 2024
- 4,813
- #68 of 137 in Virginia
- Change since 2020
- -0.2%
- -11 people
- Land area
- 4.9 sq mi
- + 0.03 sq mi water
- Density
- 990 / sq mi
- State median 1,784
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Luray population, 2020 to 2024
Luray lost 11 residents from July 2020 to July 2024, a change of -0.2%. In the latest year it moved by -1.
Luray covers 4.86 square miles of land and 0.03 of water, for 990 people per square mile of land. The median Virginia place of 5,000+ has 1,784, so Luray is less dense than the typical town.
What county Luray is in
All of Luray's residents live in Page County, which had 23,686 residents in 2024. Luray holds 20.3% of the county's population. The shaded shape is on the map above; dots mark the eight nearest places.
ZIP codes in Luray
1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA) overlaps Luray by at least 10% of the ZCTA's or the town's land: 22835. 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 Luray is
The Census internal point of Luray is at 38.664200, -78.454500. Richmond, the capital, is 95.5 miles SE in a straight line. The nearest larger place is Woodstock, VA (5,954 people), 14.7 miles away. The nearest city of 100,000 or more is Alexandria, VA, 74.6 miles away.
Internal point
- Decimal
- 38.664200, -78.454500
- DMS
- 38°39'51.12"N 78°27'16.20"W
- UTM
- 17N 721473.5E 4282588.3N
- Geohash
- dqb5ywx5m
- Plus code
- 87C3MG7W+M6
Daylight in Luray
At 38.66° N, Luray gets about 14 h 52 min of daylight around the June solstice and 9 h 28 min around the December solstice, a swing of 5 h 25 min. Figures are sunrise to sunset from the SunCalc model for June 21 and December 21, 2026.
Places near Luray
The eight nearest incorporated places of 1,000+ in Virginia, measured between internal points. The closest is Stanley, 6.2 miles away, with 1,696 people.
Questions people ask
What is the population of Luray, VA?
4,813 on July 1, 2024, in the Census Vintage 2024 estimates. That is down 11 (0.2%) from 4,824 in July 2020.
What county is Luray in?
Page County. All of its residents live in that county.
What ZIP codes cover Luray?
1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area overlaps it by at least 10% of either area: 22835.
How far is Luray from Richmond?
95.5 miles (153.7 km) in a straight line, heading SE from Luray.
What is the nearest larger city to Luray?
Woodstock, VA, with 5,954 residents, 14.7 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.