Leesburg is a town in Loudoun County, Virginia, home to about 49,171 people across 12 square miles. Its ZIP codes are 20175 and 20176.
Homes sold for a median of $286 per square foot across 2 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and all of them were seller’s markets.
Mostly Leesburg
Mostly Leesburg; also Lansdowne
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Leesburg. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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| Nearest major airport | Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD)13 miles away |
|---|---|
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Washington, DC33 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Philadelphia, PA144 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Leesburg; 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.
Leesburg had 48,250 residents in the 2020 census, up 70% since 2000.
It’s the 19th largest of 669 towns in Virginia by population.
Loudoun County grew from 21,948 residents in 1900 to 420,959 in 2020.
Loudoun County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 86°F in summer, and winter lows average 25°F. About 44 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Purcellville, VA weather station (8 miles away).
192,220 jobs at 12,561 businesses in Loudoun County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
1,468 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Leesburg’s ZIP codes.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Primary care doctors | 137 |
|---|---|
| Specialist doctors | 286 |
| Dentists | 95 |
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 295 |
| Mental health providers | 468 |
| Physical and occupational therapists | 135 |
| Optometrists | 22 |
| Chiropractors | 30 |
| Pharmacies | 26 |
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 (22 nearby)
Grocery stores (10 nearby)
Pharmacies (7 nearby)
Libraries (3 nearby)
Museums (2 nearby)
Theaters and performance venues (2 nearby)
Counts are within about 2.5 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.
Established in 1758.
Sports teams
Notable people born here
Source: Wikidata (wikidata.org), the free knowledge base; people are listed by place of birth.
Public schools here are run by Loudoun County Public Schools, Department of Education State-Operated Educ Prgms. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ball's Bluff ElementaryLeesburg | Pre-K–5 | 465 | Public | 2.4 mi |
| Catoctin ElementaryLeesburg | Pre-K–5 | 601 | Public | 0.3 mi |
| Cool Spring ElementaryLeesburg | Pre-K–5 | 591 | Public | 1.7 mi |
| Evergreen Mill ElementaryLeesburg | Pre-K–5 | 569 | Public | 1.0 mi |
| Frances Hazel Reid ElementaryLeesburg | Pre-K–5 | 647 | Public | 2.2 mi |
| Frederick Douglass ElementaryLeesburg | Pre-K–5 | 581 | Public | 1.1 mi |
| Heritage HighLeesburg | Pre-K–12 | 1,475 | Public | 1.5 mi |
| John W. Tolbert Jr. ElementaryLeesburg | Pre-K–5 | 617 | Public | 2.7 mi |
| Leesburg ElementaryLeesburg | Pre-K–5 | 428 | Public | 1.7 mi |
| Lucketts ElementaryLeesburg | Pre-K–5 | 242 | Public | 7.8 mi |
| Seldens Landing ElementaryLeesburg | Pre-K–5 | 508 | Public | 4.2 mi |
| Sycolin Creek ElementaryLeesburg | Pre-K–5 | 452 | Public | 4.6 mi |
| Tuscarora HighLeesburg | Pre-K–12 | 1,377 | Public | 2.1 mi |
| Belmont Ridge MiddleLeesburg | 6–8 | 1,071 | Public | 4.6 mi |
| Harper Park MiddleLeesburg | 6–8 | 858 | Public | 2.8 mi |
| J. Lupton Simpson MiddleLeesburg | 6–8 | 874 | Public | 1.0 mi |
| Smart's Mill MiddleLeesburg | 6–8 | 885 | Public | 2.4 mi |
| Watson Mountain MiddleLeesburg | 6–7 | 533 | Public | 8.0 mi |
| Loudoun County HighLeesburg | 9–12 | 1,334 | Public | 0.5 mi |
| Riverside HighLeesburg | 9–12 | 1,710 | Public | 4.6 mi |
| Academies of LoudounLeesburg | — | — | Alternative Education | 4.5 mi |
| Loudoun Co. Juvenile Detention HomeLeesburg | — | — | Alternative Education | 2.5 mi |
| Preschool Child FindLeesburg | — | — | Alternative Education | 1.2 mi |
| The Loudoun Governor's Career & Technical AcademyLeesburg | — | — | Career and Technical | 4.5 mi |
| The North Star SchoolLeesburg | — | — | Alternative Education | 0.8 mi |
| School | Grades | Students | Affiliation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goddard School of LeesburgLeesburg | Pre-K–K | 47 | Nonsectarian | 1.8 mi |
| Loudoun Country Day SchoolLeesburg | Pre-K–8 | 310 | Nonsectarian | 3.9 mi |
| Montessori School of LeesburgLeesburg | Pre-K–K | 12 | Nonsectarian | 1.9 mi |
| St James PreschoolLeesburg | Pre-K | 42 | Episcopal | 1.0 mi |
| The Aurora SchoolLeesburg | 2–12 | 44 | Nonsectarian | 1.6 mi |
| Fusion Academy LoudounLeesburg | 6–12 | 70 | Nonsectarian | 4.5 mi |
| Phillips Building Futures - LoudounLeesburg | 9–12 | 9 | Nonsectarian | 8.8 mi |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools; Private School Universe Survey (2023-2024) for private schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.
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Shares ZIP codes with Lansdowne.
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