Town guide

Jarratt, Virginia

Jarratt is a town in Sussex County, Virginia, home to about 989 people across 1.3 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 23867.

Homes sold for a median of $141 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.

Population989785 per sq mi
Median home value$216,700Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$141Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Sold over asking40%Latest 3 months

ZIP codes in Jarratt

1 ZIP code, 1 shared with neighboring towns

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Around Jarratt

Distances

Nearest major airportRichmond International Airport (RIC)48 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+Chesapeake, VA66 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+Philadelphia, PA254 miles away

Straight-line distances from the center of Jarratt; driving is longer.

Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Who represents Jarratt

Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.

Population over time

Jarratt had 652 residents in the 2020 census, up 11% since 2000.

It’s the 382nd largest of 669 towns in Virginia by population.

Sussex County grew from 12,082 residents in 1900 to 10,829 in 2020.

Jarratt population by census2000: 589, 2010: 638, 2020: 652589200063820106522020

Sussex County, 1900–2020

Sussex County population, 1900 to 20201900: 12,082, 1910: 13,664, 1920: 12,834, 1930: 12,100, 1940: 12,485, 1950: 12,785, 1960: 12,411, 1970: 11,464, 1980: 10,874, 1990: 10,248, 2000: 12,504, 2010: 12,087, 2020: 10,82912K’00’1013K’20’3012K’40’5012K’60’7011K’80’9013K’00’1011K’20

Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).

Weather by month

Average highs peak around 90°F in summer, and winter lows average 29°F. About 46.4 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 1 inches of snow.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near JarrattJan: high 51°F, low 29°F, 3.4 in; Feb: high 54°F, low 31°F, 2.6 in; Mar: high 62°F, low 37°F, 4.1 in; Apr: high 72°F, low 46°F, 3.4 in; May: high 79°F, low 56°F, 3.7 in; Jun: high 86°F, low 65°F, 4 in; Jul: high 90°F, low 69°F, 4.9 in; Aug: high 88°F, low 68°F, 5.1 in; Sep: high 83°F, low 62°F, 4.9 in; Oct: high 73°F, low 49°F, 3.5 in; Nov: high 63°F, low 38°F, 3.2 in; Dec: high 54°F, low 32°F, 3.6 in51°29°Jan3.454°31°Feb2.662°37°Mar4.172°46°Apr3.479°56°May3.786°65°Jun4.090°69°Jul4.988°68°Aug5.183°62°Sep4.973°49°Oct3.563°38°Nov3.254°32°Dec3.6Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Emporia 1 Wnw, VA weather station (9 miles away).

Jobs in Sussex County

1,975 jobs at 184 businesses in Sussex County. The biggest industries by employees:

Largest industries in Sussex CountyRetail trade: 345 jobs; Hotels and restaurants: 300 jobs; Manufacturing: 277 jobs; Health care and social assistance: 251 jobs; Mining, oil and gas: 151 jobs; Administrative and support: 144 jobs; Wholesale trade: 98 jobs; Other services: 91 jobsRetail trade 18% Hotels and restaurants 15% Manufacturing 14% Health care and social assistance 13% Mining, oil and gas 8% Administrative and support 7% Wholesale trade 5% Other services 5%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).

Health care

9 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Jarratt.

Nearest hospitals

  • Bon Secours Southern Virginia Medical CenterGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Emporia8.6 miles
  • Bon Secours Southside Medical CenterGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 2 of 5 · Petersburg26.0 miles
  • Hiram W Davis Medical CenterGeneral hospital · no emergency room · Petersburg27.2 miles

Providers with an office here

Nurse practitioners and physician assistants1
Mental health providers8

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.

Places in and around Jarratt

Parks (2 nearby)

  • Jarratt Rec Assc. · 4 acres1.0 mi

Counts are within about 1 mile 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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