Virginia · Census place 5176000

Strasburg, Virginia

Strasburg is a town in Shenandoah County, Virginia with an estimated 7,290 residents on July 1, 2024. It is the 52nd largest of 137 incorporated places of 1,000+ people in the state.

Population 2024
7,290
#52 of 137 in Virginia
Change since 2020
+2.6%
+186 people
Land area
4.1 sq mi
+ 0.04 sq mi water
Density
1,791 / sq mi
State median 1,784
Orange pin: Strasburg. Shaded: its county. Dark pin: Richmond.

Strasburg population, 2020 to 2024

Strasburg added 186 residents from July 2020 to July 2024, a change of +2.6%. In the latest year it moved by +41. Among 63 Virginia places of 5,000 or more, that growth ranks 22nd; the median place changed by +1.7%. The median place of 5,000+ in Virginia has 16,562 people, so Strasburg is 44% of it.

7,10420207,19620217,20420227,24920237,2902024
July 1 estimates. The April 2020 estimates base was 7,091. The axis starts above zero so yearly changes are visible.

Strasburg covers 4.07 square miles of land and 0.04 of water, for 1,791 people per square mile of land. The median Virginia place of 5,000+ has 1,784, so Strasburg is close to the typical town.

What county Strasburg is in

All of Strasburg's residents live in Shenandoah County, which had 45,441 residents in 2024. Strasburg holds 16.0% of the county's population. The shaded shape is on the map above; dots mark the eight nearest places.

ZIP codes in Strasburg

1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA) overlaps Strasburg by at least 10% of the ZCTA's or the town's land: 22657. 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 Strasburg is

The Census internal point of Strasburg is at 39.003400, -78.349500. Richmond, the capital, is 112.7 miles SSE in a straight line. The nearest larger place is Front Royal, VA (15,628 people), 10.4 miles away. The nearest city of 100,000 or more is Alexandria, VA, 69.2 miles away.

Internal point

Decimal
39.003400, -78.349500
DMS
39°00'12.24"N 78°20'58.20"W
UTM
17N 729517.6E 4320496.4N
Geohash
dqbmch7ek
Plus code
87F32M32+95

Daylight in Strasburg

At 39.00° N, Strasburg gets about 14 h 55 min of daylight around the June solstice and 9 h 26 min around the December solstice, a swing of 5 h 29 min. Figures are sunrise to sunset from the SunCalc model for June 21 and December 21, 2026.

Places near Strasburg

The eight nearest incorporated places of 1,000+ in Virginia, measured between internal points. The closest is Middletown, 4.2 miles away, with 1,444 people.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Strasburg, VA?

7,290 on July 1, 2024, in the Census Vintage 2024 estimates. That is up 186 (2.6%) from 7,104 in July 2020.

What county is Strasburg in?

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

What ZIP codes cover Strasburg?

1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area overlaps it by at least 10% of either area: 22657.

How far is Strasburg from Richmond?

112.7 miles (181.4 km) in a straight line, heading SSE from Strasburg.

What is the nearest larger city to Strasburg?

Front Royal, VA, with 15,628 residents, 10.4 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.

  1. 01Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
  2. 02Census 2024 Gazetteer, places
  3. 03Census 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file
  4. 04Census 2024 cartographic boundary file, counties (1:5,000,000)

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