Virginia · Census place 5183680

Waynesboro, Virginia

Waynesboro is a city in Waynesboro city, Virginia with an estimated 23,498 residents on July 1, 2024. It is the 25th largest of 137 incorporated places of 1,000+ people in the state.

Population 2024
23,498
#25 of 137 in Virginia
Change since 2020
+5.5%
+1,221 people
Land area
15.0 sq mi
+ 0.14 sq mi water
Density
1,570 / sq mi
State median 1,784
Orange pin: Waynesboro. Shaded: its county. Dark pin: Richmond.

Waynesboro population, 2020 to 2024

Waynesboro added 1,221 residents from July 2020 to July 2024, a change of +5.5%. In the latest year it moved by +415. Among 63 Virginia places of 5,000 or more, that growth ranks 9th; the median place changed by +1.7%. The median place of 5,000+ in Virginia has 16,562 people, so Waynesboro is 1.4 times that size.

22.3k202022.6k202122.7k202223.1k202323.5k2024
July 1 estimates. The April 2020 estimates base was 22,193. The axis starts above zero so yearly changes are visible.

Waynesboro covers 14.97 square miles of land and 0.14 of water, for 1,570 people per square mile of land. The median Virginia place of 5,000+ has 1,784, so Waynesboro is less dense than the typical town.

What county Waynesboro is in

All of Waynesboro's residents live in Waynesboro city, which had 23,498 residents in 2024. Waynesboro holds 100.0% of the county's population. The shaded shape is on the map above; dots mark the eight nearest places.

ZIP codes in Waynesboro

1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA) overlaps Waynesboro by at least 10% of the ZCTA's or the city's land: 22980. ZCTAs are Census approximations of USPS ZIP code delivery areas. The list comes from the 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file, so a city that annexed land after 2020 may reach into ZIP codes not listed here.

Where Waynesboro is

The Census internal point of Waynesboro is at 38.067200, -78.901400. Richmond, the capital, is 88.0 miles ESE in a straight line. The nearest larger place is Staunton, VA (26,361 people), 10.7 miles away. The nearest city of 100,000 or more is Richmond, VA, 86.2 miles away.

Internal point

Decimal
38.067200, -78.901400
DMS
38°04'1.92"N 78°54'5.04"W
UTM
17N 684093.2E 4215350.3N
Geohash
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Plus code
87C3338X+VC

Daylight in Waynesboro

At 38.07° N, Waynesboro gets about 14 h 49 min of daylight around the June solstice and 9 h 31 min around the December solstice, a swing of 5 h 18 min. Figures are sunrise to sunset from the SunCalc model for June 21 and December 21, 2026.

Places near Waynesboro

The eight nearest incorporated places of 1,000+ in Virginia, measured between internal points. The closest is Staunton, 10.7 miles away, with 26,361 people.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Waynesboro, VA?

23,498 on July 1, 2024, in the Census Vintage 2024 estimates. That is up 1,221 (5.5%) from 22,277 in July 2020.

What county is Waynesboro in?

Waynesboro city. All of its residents live in that county.

What ZIP codes cover Waynesboro?

1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area overlaps it by at least 10% of either area: 22980.

How far is Waynesboro from Richmond?

88.0 miles (141.7 km) in a straight line, heading ESE from Waynesboro.

What is the nearest larger city to Waynesboro?

Staunton, VA, with 26,361 residents, 10.7 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.

  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.