Goochland County is a county in Virginia, United States, part of the Greater Richmond Region on the north bank of the James River. It had a population of 24,727 at the 2020 census and covers 290 square miles (750 km2), with 281 square miles of land and 8 square miles of water, centred near 37\u00b043\u2032N 77\u00b056\u2032W.<\/p>\n
Goochland is the county seat, and its postal code is 23063. The county has no incorporated cities or towns — every community is unincorporated or a census-designated place — and it observes Eastern Time. Virginia counties do not use civil townships, so this profile covers communities directly rather than by township.<\/p>\n
Goochland County has one census-designated place, Goochland, plus a scatter of older crossroads communities and newer residential subdivisions. The table below separates the CDP from unincorporated communities; entries marked Unincorp. are historic place names or crossroads rather than platted subdivisions.<\/p>\n
| Place<\/th>\n | Type<\/th>\n | Pop.<\/th>\n | ZIP<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n |
|---|---|---|---|
| Goochland<\/td>\n | CDP · seat<\/td>\n | 899<\/td>\n | 23063<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Manakin-Sabot<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 23103<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Oilville<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 23129<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Crozier<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 23039<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Maidens<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 23102<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Sandy Hook<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Hadensville<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Sabot<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Manakin<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Fife<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Bula<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Elk Hill<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Pemberton<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Enon<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Broad Run<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Perkinsville<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n Manakin-Sabot grew out of two adjoining rail-era hamlets, Manakin and Sabot, which the Postal Service now serves under a single combined ZIP. Several names carried on older maps — subdivisions such as Auburn Chase, Wingmead and Fox Downs — are modern residential developments rather than historic communities and are not verified as distinct postal places, so they are omitted here.<\/p>\n ZIP Codes<\/h2>\nSmaller crossroads such as Sandy Hook, Hadensville and Bula share ZIP codes with a neighboring post office town and have no ZIP of their own.<\/p>\n Geography<\/h2>\nGoochland County lies in the Piedmont, sloping from rolling upland in the north down to the James River, which forms its entire southern boundary. The river’s fall-line rapids and riverside parkland, including the James River State Park access at Bell Isle, mark the county’s southern edge. The Little River and Tuckahoe Creek drain the interior toward the James.<\/p>\n |