Botetourt County is a county in Virginia, United States, in the Roanoke Region between the Blue Ridge and Appalachian mountains. It had a population of 33,596 at the 2020 census and covers 546 square miles (1,410 km2) centred near 37\u00b033\u2032N 79\u00b048\u2032W.<\/p>\n
Fincastle is the county seat and its postal code is 24090. The county has three incorporated towns, seven census-designated places, and dozens of smaller unincorporated communities. It observes Eastern time and carries FIPS code 51023.<\/p>\n
Botetourt County’s map is dotted with more than 50 named places, from its three incorporated towns to small crossroads communities that never grew past a store and a church. Below, “CDP” marks a federally recognized census-designated place with its own population count; “Unincorp.” marks a smaller locality the Census Bureau does not tabulate separately.<\/p>\n
| Place<\/th>\n | Type<\/th>\n | Pop.<\/th>\n | ZIP<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fincastle<\/td>\n | Town · seat<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 24090<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Buchanan<\/td>\n | Town<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 24066<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Troutville<\/td>\n | Town<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 24175<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Daleville<\/td>\n | CDP<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 24083<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Cloverdale<\/td>\n | CDP<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 24077<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Blue Ridge<\/td>\n | CDP<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 24064<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Eagle Rock<\/td>\n | CDP<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 24085<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Hollins<\/td>\n | CDP<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Glen Wilton<\/td>\n | CDP<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 24438<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Laymantown<\/td>\n | CDP<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Oriskany<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 24130<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Alpine<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Amsterdam<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Apple Tree Village<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Arcadia<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Baldwin<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Bessemer<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Botetourt East<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| British Woods<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Coyner Mountain Overlook<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Coyner Springs<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Daggers Springs<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Dillon<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Flatwoods<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Fork Mountain<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Gala<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Glebe Mills<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Greyledge<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Haden<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Harvey<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Haymakertown<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Heatherstone<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Hipes<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Howell Mills<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Knollwood<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Kyles Mills<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Lignite<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Lithia<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Lone Star<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Mount Union<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Munford<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Nace<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Oldfields<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Owens<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Parr<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Peachtree<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Pico<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Rainbow Forest<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Rocky Point<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Runaway Village<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Salisbury<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Solitude<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Spec<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Springwood<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Stepping Stone<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Strom<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Surber<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Webster<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n Cloverdale and Daleville sit side by side along the U.S. 220\/I-81 corridor and are often treated as one commercial strip, but the Census Bureau tabulates them as two separate CDPs \u2014 Cloverdale to the north, Daleville to the south around the Botetourt Center at Greenfield business park.<\/p>\n ZIP Codes<\/h2>\nSmaller communities such as Arcadia, Gala, and Springwood use the ZIP code of their nearest post office town rather than a code of their own.<\/p>\n Geography<\/h2>\nBotetourt County lies where the Blue Ridge Mountains meet the Ridge-and-Valley province, giving it a landscape of forested ridgelines split by the broad Great Valley of Virginia. The James River crosses the county’s northern end near Eagle Rock and Glen Wilton, cutting a water gap through the mountains, while Catawba Creek and Craig Creek drain the western uplands. Of the county’s 546 square miles, 541 are land and about 5 are water.<\/p>\n Botetourt County borders Rockbridge County<\/a> to the north, Amherst County<\/a> to the east, Bedford County and the independent city of Roanoke to the southeast, Roanoke County<\/a> to the south, Craig County to the west, and Alleghany County to the northwest.<\/p>\n The 2020 census counted 33,596 residents in Botetourt County. Cloverdale and Daleville, its two largest communities, anchor the county’s most populous corridor, reflecting decades of suburban growth spilling north from the Roanoke metro area along Interstate 81. County-level median household income figures are not independently verified here; the Virginia state median stood at $89,931 in the 2023 American Community Survey, a useful benchmark for the broader Roanoke Region. Population density works out to roughly 62 residents per square mile of land.<\/p>\n Botetourt County’s economy blends light manufacturing and distribution with agriculture and Roanoke-commuter households. The Botetourt Center at Greenfield business park near Daleville hosts a Kroger distribution center and other logistics and manufacturing employers, drawn by direct access to Interstate 81. Cattle farming and hay production continue on the valley floor, and the county’s mountain land supports timber and hunting leases. Fincastle’s small historic downtown, built around its 18th-century courthouse square, anchors local civic and cultural life, and the county fairgrounds host the annual Botetourt County Fair each summer.<\/p>\n Botetourt County was formed in 1770 from part of Augusta County and named for Norborne Berkeley, 4th Baron Botetourt, the royal governor of colonial Virginia who died in office the year before. At its creation the county’s western boundary was undefined and it nominally extended to the Mississippi River; portions were later carved off to help form Kentucky and numerous Virginia and West Virginia counties before Botetourt settled into its present borders. Fincastle, laid out in 1772, has served as the county seat since before American independence and retains one of Virginia’s oldest working courthouses.<\/p>\n Interstate 81 runs the length of Botetourt County northeast to southwest, with U.S. Routes 11, 220, 221, and 460 providing secondary access to its towns and communities.<\/p>\n The nearest commercial airport is Roanoke\u2013Blacksburg Regional Airport (ROA), about 15 miles south of Fincastle.<\/p>\n Where is Botetourt County?<\/strong> What is the population of Botetourt County?<\/strong> How big is Botetourt County?<\/strong> What is the county seat of Botetourt County?<\/strong> How many towns are in Botetourt County?<\/strong> What ZIP codes are in Botetourt County?<\/strong> |