Fort Lee is a community in Prince George County, Virginia, home to about 8,993 people across 6.0 square miles. Its ZIP code is 23801, and parts of 23875 are in Fort Lee too.
Homes sold for a median of $203 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.
Mostly Fort Lee
Part is in Fort Lee, part in Prince George
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Fort Lee. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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| Nearest major airport | Richmond International Airport (RIC)18 miles away |
|---|---|
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Chesapeake, VA69 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Philadelphia, PA225 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Fort Lee; 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.
Fort Lee had 9,874 residents in the 2020 census, up 36% since 2000.
It’s the 138th largest of 669 towns in Virginia by population.
Prince George County grew from 7,752 residents in 1900 to 43,010 in 2020.
Prince George County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 89°F in summer, and winter lows average 28°F. About 47 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Petersburg, VA weather station (3 miles away).
8,507 jobs at 466 businesses in Prince George County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
159 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Fort Lee.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Primary care doctors | 20 |
|---|---|
| Specialist doctors | 4 |
| Dentists | 25 |
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 48 |
| Mental health providers | 49 |
| Physical and occupational therapists | 8 |
| Optometrists | 4 |
| Chiropractors | 1 |
Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances; providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.
Parks (1 nearby)
Grocery stores (2 nearby)
Pharmacies (1 nearby)
Libraries (2 nearby)
Museums (2 nearby)
Theaters and performance venues
Counts are within about 2 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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Shares ZIP codes with Prince George.
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