Scotland is a community in Surry County, Virginia, home to about 161 people across 0.9 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 23883.
Homes sold for a median of $206 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a buyer’s market.
Part is in Scotland, part in Surry
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Scotland. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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| Nearest major airport | Norfolk International Airport (ORF)35 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | Newport News Williamsburg International Airport (PHF)15 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Chesapeake, VA40 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Philadelphia, PA218 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Scotland; 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.
Scotland had 153 residents in the 2020 census, down 25% since 2010.
It’s the 587th largest of 669 towns in Virginia by population.
Surry County grew from 8,469 residents in 1900 to 6,561 in 2020.
Surry 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 31°F. About 51.4 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 4 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Williamsburg 2 N, VA weather station (13 miles away).
1,467 jobs at 87 businesses in Surry County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
1 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Scotland.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Mental health providers | 1 |
|---|---|
| Pharmacies | 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.
Grocery stores
Libraries
Museums
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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Shares ZIP codes with Surry.
Town boundaries don’t always match ZIP codes: a ZIP code can cross into neighboring towns, and a town can share a ZIP code with its neighbors. Facts describe the town itself; market figures describe whole ZIP codes.