Southampton County is a county in Virginia, United States, on the Commonwealth’s southern border with North Carolina. It had a population of 17,996 at the 2020 census and covers 602 square miles (1,560 km2) centred near 36\u00b046\u203215\u2033N 77\u00b009\u203238\u2033W.<\/p>\n
Courtland is the county seat, and its postal code is 23837. The county has six incorporated towns, a scatter of unincorporated crossroads communities and no cities. Southampton runs on Eastern time (UTC−5, EDT UTC−4); its FIPS code is 51175.<\/p>\n
Southampton County has 6 incorporated towns and more than 40 unincorporated communities, most of them small crossroads that grew up around a store, church or rail siding. The table below marks incorporated towns “Town” and everything else “Unincorp.”<\/p>\n
| Place<\/th>\n | Type<\/th>\n | Pop.<\/th>\n | ZIP<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n |
|---|---|---|---|
| Courtland<\/td>\n | Town · seat<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 23837<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Boykins<\/td>\n | Town<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 23827<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Branchville<\/td>\n | Town<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 23828<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Capron<\/td>\n | Town<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 23829<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Ivor<\/td>\n | Town<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 23866<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Newsoms<\/td>\n | Town<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 23874<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Adams Grove<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Angelico<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Arringdale<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Barrett Corner<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Beales<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Berlin<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Black Creek<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Burdette<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Camp Corner<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Corinth<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Cross Keys<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Cypress Manor<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Delaware<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Delaware Park<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Doles Crossroads<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Dory<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Drakes Corner<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Drewryville<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 23844<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Edgehill<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Guildfield Corner<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Gum<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Handsom<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Hugo<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Hunterdale<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Isaac<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Johnson Corner<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Joyner<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Kingsdale<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Little Texas<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Manry<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Pope<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Pulleys Crossroads<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Riverdale<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Rivers Mill<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Saddlers Crossroads<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Scottswood<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Seacock Corner<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Sebrell<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 23878<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Sedley<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 23878<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Shiloh<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Statesville<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Sunbeam<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Unity<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Vicksville<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Vincent Grove<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Warwick Corner<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Watkins Corner<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Worrell<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\nZIP Codes<\/h2>\nMost of the county’s unincorporated crossroads communities share the ZIP code of their nearest post-office town rather than carrying their own.<\/p>\n Geography<\/h2>\nSouthampton is a flat, largely rural county in Virginia’s Southside, drained by the Nottoway River and Blackwater River, which converge near the county’s southeastern edge to form the Chowan River. Farmland and pine forest cover most of the land; the county is Virginia’s largest producer of peanuts and cotton. Surry County lies to the north, Isle of Wight County to the northeast, the independent city of Franklin borders the county on the east, the city of Suffolk lies to the southeast, Hertford County, North Carolina to the south, Northampton County, North Carolina to the southwest, Greensville County<\/a> to the west and Sussex County<\/a> to the northwest.<\/p>\n Southampton County had 17,996 residents at the 2020 census, a density of about 30 people per square mile. Courtland and Boykins are the county’s two largest incorporated towns. The county’s population is 61.6% White and 32.9% Black or African American, and 98.2% of residents live in rural areas. Median household income in Southampton County runs below the Virginia median of $89,931, reflecting the county’s farm- and manufacturing-based economy.<\/p>\n Agriculture anchors Southampton’s economy \u2014 the county is Virginia’s largest producer of peanuts and cotton, alongside cotton gins, grain elevators and timber operations. Manufacturing accounts for roughly half of local employment, including food-processing and wood-products plants near Franklin and Courtland. Small-town life centers on the county’s incorporated towns, each with its own volunteer fire department, and on the Southampton County Fair held each fall in Courtland.<\/p>\n Southampton County was formed in 1749 from Isle of Wight County, and takes its name either from Southampton, England, or from Henry Wriothesley, 3rd Earl of Southampton. In August 1831, an enslaved preacher named Nat Turner led a slave rebellion that began near Courtland, killing about 60 white residents; the rebellion’s suppression was followed by extrajudicial killings of roughly 200 Black Virginians, and it remains one of the most significant events in the history of American slavery.<\/p>\n U.S. Route 58 and U.S. Route 258 cross the county through Courtland, linking it to Interstate 95 to the west and the Hampton Roads region to the east.<\/p>\n The nearest commercial airport is Norfolk International Airport, roughly 60 miles to the east.<\/p>\n Where is Southampton County?<\/strong> What is the population of Southampton County?<\/strong> How big is Southampton County?<\/strong> What is the county seat of Southampton County?<\/strong> How many towns are in Southampton County?<\/strong> |