Virginia · Census place 5155848

New Market, Virginia

New Market is a town in Shenandoah County, Virginia with an estimated 2,202 residents on July 1, 2024. It is the 90th largest of 137 incorporated places of 1,000+ people in the state.

Population 2024: 2,202; #90 of 137 in Virginia
Change since 2020: +2.4%; +52 people
Land area: 2.0 sq mi
Density: 1,090 / sq mi; State median 1,784

Orange pin: New Market. Shaded: its county. Dark pin: Richmond.

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New Market population, 2020 to 2024

New Market added 52 residents from July 2020 to July 2024, a change of +2.4%. In the latest year it moved by +10.

July 1 estimates. The April 2020 estimates base was 2,146. The axis starts above zero so yearly changes are visible.

New Market covers 2.02 square miles of land, for 1,090 people per square mile of land. The median Virginia place of 5,000+ has 1,784, so New Market is less dense than the typical town.

What county New Market is in

All of New Market's residents live in Shenandoah County, which had 45,441 residents in 2024. New Market holds 4.8% of the county's population. The shaded shape is on the map above; dots mark the eight nearest places.

ZIP codes in New Market

1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA) overlaps New Market by at least 10% of the ZCTA's or the town's land: 22844. 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 New Market is

The Census internal point of New Market is at 38.645200, -78.671100. Richmond, the capital, is 101.8 miles SE in a straight line. The nearest larger place is Timberville, VA (3,104 people), 5.6 miles away. The nearest city of 100,000 or more is Alexandria, VA, 86.4 miles away.

Internal point

Decimal: 38.645200, -78.671100
DMS: 38°38'42.72"N 78°40'15.96"W
UTM: 17N 702679.2E 4279978.4N
Geohash: dqb5cg1kw
Plus code: 87C3J8WH+3H

Daylight in New Market

At 38.65° N, New Market 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 New Market

The eight nearest incorporated places of 1,000+ in Virginia, measured between internal points. The closest is Timberville, 5.6 miles away, with 3,104 people.

Questions people ask

What is the population of New Market, VA?

2,202 on July 1, 2024, in the Census Vintage 2024 estimates. That is up 52 (2.4%) from 2,150 in July 2020.

What county is New Market in?

Shenandoah County. All of its residents live in that county.

What ZIP codes cover New Market?

1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area overlaps it by at least 10% of either area: 22844.

How far is New Market from Richmond?

101.8 miles (163.9 km) in a straight line, heading SE from New Market.

What is the nearest larger city to New Market?

Timberville, VA, with 3,104 residents, 5.6 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.

How every number is computed: methodology. Spotted a wrong figure? Report an error.