Essex County, Virginia Basics:
Essex County Virginia - Government Site
Population: 11,198
Area: 257 square miles
County seat: Tappahannock
Area code(s) in use: 804
Time zone: EST
High school graduate or higher: 78.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 14.8%
Median household income: $42,446
Persons in poverty: 12.7%
Home ownership rate: 76.1%
Mean travel time to work: 32.0 minutes
Adjacent counties:
Caroline King and Queen King George Middlesex Richmond Westmoreland