Charles City, Virginia

Charles City, Virginia
Census-designated place
Charles City, 2017, showing the Confederate monument and the historic courthouse.
Charles City Location in Virginia
Coordinates: 37°20′37″N 77°4′16″W
Country	United States
State	Virginia
County	Charles City
Area
• Total	2.7 sq mi (7.1 km2)
• Land	2.7 sq mi (7.0 km2)
• Water	0.04 sq mi (0.1 km2)
Elevation	10 ft (3 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	104
• Density	38/sq mi (15/km2)
Time zone	UTC−5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
ZIP code	23030
FIPS code	51-14904
GNIS feature ID	1498561

Charles City is a census-designated place (CDP) in Charles City County, Virginia, United States. It is the county seat of Charles City County. The population as of the 2020 census was 104.

The community is centered on the Charles City County Court House, from which it takes its variant names Charles City Court House and Charles City Courthouse. Charles City lies at the intersection of State Routes 5 and 155. It is 30 miles (48 km) southeast of Richmond, 17 miles (27 km) east of Hopewell, 23 miles (37 km) west of Williamsburg, and about 2 miles (3 km) north of the James River.

Notable people

• Susan Wise Bauer, writer and historian
• Lott Cary, first black missionary to Africa
• Benjamin Harrison V, signer of the Declaration of Independence
• Martha Jefferson, First Lady of Virginia and wife of Thomas Jefferson
• John Tyler, US president
• Freeman Walker, US senator from Georgia

Demographics

2020 census