Virginia · Census place 5186160

Williamsburg, Virginia

Williamsburg is a city in Williamsburg city, Virginia with an estimated 16,030 residents on July 1, 2024. It is the 34th largest of 137 incorporated places of 1,000+ people in the state.

Population 2024: 16,030; #34 of 137 in Virginia
Change since 2020: +3.6%; +557 people
Land area: 8.9 sq mi; + 0.16 sq mi water
Density: 1,793 / sq mi; State median 1,784

Orange pin: Williamsburg. Shaded: its county. Dark pin: Richmond.

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Williamsburg population, 2020 to 2024

Williamsburg added 557 residents from July 2020 to July 2024, a change of +3.6%. In the latest year it moved by -86. Among 63 Virginia places of 5,000 or more, that growth ranks 13th; the median place changed by +1.7%. The median place of 5,000+ in Virginia has 16,562 people, so Williamsburg is 97% of it.

July 1 estimates. The April 2020 estimates base was 15,416. The axis starts above zero so yearly changes are visible.

Williamsburg covers 8.94 square miles of land and 0.16 of water, for 1,793 people per square mile of land. The median Virginia place of 5,000+ has 1,784, so Williamsburg is close to the typical town.

What county Williamsburg is in

All of Williamsburg's residents live in Williamsburg city, which had 16,030 residents in 2024. Williamsburg 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 Williamsburg

2 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas (ZCTAs) overlap Williamsburg by at least 10% of the ZCTA's or the city's land: 23185, 23188. 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 Williamsburg is

The Census internal point of Williamsburg is at 37.269500, -76.708200. Richmond, the capital, is 44.0 miles WNW in a straight line. The nearest larger place is Newport News, VA (183,056 people), 16.8 miles away.

Internal point

Decimal: 37.269500, -76.708200
DMS: 37°16'10.20"N 76°42'29.52"W
UTM: 18N 348543.1E 4126137.0N
Geohash: dq9kn2wy9
Plus code: 8795779R+RP

Daylight in Williamsburg

At 37.27° N, Williamsburg 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 08 min. Figures are sunrise to sunset from the SunCalc model for June 21 and December 21, 2026.

Places near Williamsburg

The eight nearest incorporated places of 1,000+ in Virginia, measured between internal points. The closest is Newport News, 16.8 miles away, with 183,056 people.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Williamsburg, VA?

16,030 on July 1, 2024, in the Census Vintage 2024 estimates. That is up 557 (3.6%) from 15,473 in July 2020.

What county is Williamsburg in?

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

What ZIP codes cover Williamsburg?

2 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas overlap it by at least 10% of either area: 23185, 23188.

How far is Williamsburg from Richmond?

44.0 miles (70.8 km) in a straight line, heading WNW from Williamsburg.

What is the nearest larger city to Williamsburg?

Newport News, VA, with 183,056 residents, 16.8 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.