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Charlottesville
City population
46,597
#958
in United States
#23
in Virginia
#12,193
worldwide
38.029, -78.477 · 158 km from Washington
About Charlottesville
Charlottesville is a city in Virginia, United States with a population of 46,597. It is the 958th largest of the 3,112 cities of 15,000 or more listed in United States, and the 12,193rd largest worldwide. It lies 158 km from Washington.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Rank in region
#23of 84
Elevation
142 m
Time zone
America/New_York
Coordinates
38.029, -78.477
Record updated
2025-06-13
Entry edited, not measured
City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured.
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