Franklin County is a county in Virginia, United States, at the eastern edge of the Blue Ridge foothills between Roanoke and the North Carolina line. It had a population of 54,477 at the 2020 census and covers 712 square miles (1,840 km2), of which 690 square miles are land and 21 square miles are water, centred near 36°59′N 79°53′W.<\/p>\n
Rocky Mount is the county seat, and its postal code is 24151. The county has 2 incorporated towns, 6 census-designated places, and dozens of smaller unincorporated communities, and it sits in the Eastern time zone. Its FIPS code is 51067.<\/p>\n
Franklin County has two incorporated towns — Rocky Mount and Boones Mill — plus six Census-designated places (CDPs) and a long list of unincorporated crossroads communities that carry Franklin County ZIP codes but no municipal government. Virginia counties have no civil townships, so the table below omits that column.<\/p>\n
| Place<\/th>\n | Type<\/th>\n | Pop.<\/th>\n | ZIP<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rocky Mount<\/td>\n | Town · seat<\/td>\n | 4,822<\/td>\n | 24151<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Boones Mill<\/td>\n | Town<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 24065<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Ferrum<\/td>\n | CDP<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 24088<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Henry Fork<\/td>\n | CDP<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 24102<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| North Shore<\/td>\n | CDP<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 24151<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Penhook<\/td>\n | CDP<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 24137<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Union Hall<\/td>\n | CDP<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 24176<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Westlake Corner<\/td>\n | CDP<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 24151<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Burnt Chimney<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 24151<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Callaway<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 24067<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Glade Hill<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 24092<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Hardy Ford<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 24101<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Redwood<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 24146<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Wirtz<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 24184<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Henry<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 24102<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Algoma<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Arrowhead<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Barfoot<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Cape Carlyn<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Coopers Cove<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Crafts Point<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Crossroads<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Dickinson<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Dillons Mill<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Dugwell<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Endicott<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Fork Mountain<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Foxsport<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Gogginsville<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Hay Run<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Helm<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Hickman<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Hopkins Mill<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Ingramville<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Laprades Mill<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Mill Creek<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Naff<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Peckerwood Level<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Pelican Point<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Piedmont Mill<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Prilliman<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Progress<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Red Valley<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Sago<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Scruggs<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Smiths Paradise<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Sydnorsville<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Taylor<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| The Waterfront<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Vashti<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Waidsboro<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| White Pine<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n North Shore and Westlake Corner are both lakeside CDPs on Smith Mountain Lake and share the 24151 Rocky Mount ZIP with the county seat despite lying several miles from town.<\/p>\n ZIP Codes<\/h2>\nMost of the smaller crossroads communities scattered through the county share a ZIP with the nearest post office town above rather than carrying their own.<\/p>\n Geography<\/h2>\nFranklin County lies where the Blue Ridge foothills flatten into the Piedmont, and its terrain runs from rolling farmland in the east to steep ridges along its western edge. The Blackwater and Pigg rivers drain the county, and its northeastern half wraps around Smith Mountain Lake, a large reservoir on the Roanoke River that forms part of the boundary with Bedford County. The Roanoke River itself marks the county’s northeastern line.<\/p>\n Franklin County borders Bedford County<\/a> to the northeast, Pittsylvania County<\/a> to the southeast, Henry County<\/a> to the south, Patrick County<\/a> to the southwest, Floyd County<\/a> to the west, and Roanoke County<\/a> to the northwest.<\/p>\n Franklin County had 54,477 residents at the 2020 census. Rocky Mount, the county seat, is the largest single community at 4,822 people, followed by the lakeside CDPs around Smith Mountain Lake. Median household income in the county runs below the Virginia median of $89,931, reflecting its mostly rural, agricultural and lake-tourism economy. Population density is roughly 79 people per square mile.<\/p>\n Franklin County’s economy mixes agriculture, small manufacturing, and lake tourism. Ferrum College, a four-year liberal arts college founded by the United Methodist Church, anchors the Ferrum CDP and is the county’s largest single employer outside county government. Smith Mountain Lake draws seasonal and retiree residents to North Shore, Westlake Corner, and Penhook, supporting marinas, real estate, and hospitality businesses along its shoreline. Cattle farming and tobacco historically dominated the rural economy and remain part of it today.<\/p>\n Franklin County was formed in 1785 from parts of Bedford and Henry counties and named for Benjamin Franklin. Rocky Mount was established as the county seat soon after. The county was long associated with moonshine production during and after Prohibition, a history documented at the Blue Ridge Institute & Museum at Ferrum College, and the 1935 federal “Great Moonshine Conspiracy Trial” centered on distillers from the county.<\/p>\n US Route 220 runs north–south through Rocky Mount toward Roanoke, and Virginia Routes 40, 116, and 122 cross the county to reach Smith Mountain Lake and the surrounding towns.<\/p>\n Roanoke–Blacksburg Regional Airport, about 25 miles north of Rocky Mount, is the nearest commercial airport.<\/p>\n Where is Franklin County, Virginia?<\/strong> What is the population of Franklin County?<\/strong> How big is Franklin County?<\/strong> What is the county seat of Franklin County?<\/strong> How many towns are in Franklin County?<\/strong> |