Drakes Branch is a town in Charlotte County, Virginia, home to about 435 people across 4.1 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 23937.
Homes sold for a median of $177 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Drakes Branch. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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| Nearest major airport | Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU)76 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | Lynchburg Regional Airport - Preston Glenn Field (LYH)43 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Durham, NC71 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Philadelphia, PA280 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Drakes Branch; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.
Drakes Branch had 533 residents in the 2020 census, up 6% since 2000.
It’s the 499th largest of 669 towns in Virginia by population.
Charlotte County grew from 15,343 residents in 1900 to 11,529 in 2020.
Charlotte County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 88°F in summer, and winter lows average 26°F. About 43.8 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 5 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Keysville 2 S, VA weather station (6 miles away).
1,762 jobs at 220 businesses in Charlotte County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
Nearest hospitals
Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances.
Museums
Counts are within about 1.5 miles of the center of town.
Source: Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (openstreetmap.org/copyright), as mapped by volunteers; it can miss places or include closed ones.
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