59,410 people (2024 Census estimate, −1.6% since 2020)
969 square miles of land · 61 people per square mile
“Highest” and “lowest” are just order, not grades: a high rank for poverty or hazard losses means more of it. Each figure's source is in its section below.
19 active community water systems list Pittsylvania County in the area they serve, reporting 15,281 people served in all (a system that crosses county lines counts its whole population).
| MOUNT HERMON buys surface water · local government · VA5143396 | 4,145 served |
| CHATHAM, TOWN OF surface water · local government · VA5143114 | 2,500 served |
| GRETNA, TOWN OF surface water · local government · VA5143210 | 2,500 served |
| RT 29 NORTH buys surface water · local government · VA5143988 | 1,906 served |
| HURT, TOWN OF buys surface water · local government · VA5143246 | 1,300 served |
| ROUTE 58 WEST buys surface water · local government · VA5143700 | 1,260 served |
| RINGGOLD INDUSTRIAL PARK buys surface water · local government · VA5143687 | 448 served |
| MOUNT CROSS ROAD buys surface water · local government · VA5143394 | 227 served |
Source: U.S. EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS), active community systems, . Look up any system's violations and test results with EPA's search using its ID.
About 91 people were held in Pittsylvania County's jail, in Vera's latest figure (2025). In 2020 it was about 55.
Source: Vera Institute of Justice, Incarceration Trends (built from federal Bureau of Justice Statistics jail surveys). Counties without their own jail, or that share one, may show no figure.
1 school district has its office in Pittsylvania County. School taxes are usually the largest part of a property tax bill.
Spent $121.2 million — $111.5 million to run schools, about $14,087 per student, plus $9.5 million on buildings and equipment. Money in: $24 million local (mostly property tax), $76.9 million state, $23.3 million federal.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2023 Annual Survey of School System Finances. Districts are listed by the county of their main office; some serve neighboring counties too.
Source: County Health Rankings & Roadmaps 2025 (University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute), which gathers federal data (CDC, Census, and others); measures cover different recent years. Blank lines aren't reported for small counties.
Overall risk: Relatively Low compared with other U.S. counties. FEMA estimates natural hazards cost Pittsylvania County about $16.5 million a year on average in buildings, crops and lives. Ability to bounce back (community resilience): Relatively Low; social vulnerability: Very High.
Source: FEMA National Risk Index (December 2025), expected annual loss. Ratings compare counties nationwide; they're estimates, not predictions.
264 bridges in Pittsylvania County: 107 in good condition, 143 fair, and 14 poor (5.3%). “Poor” means a main part — the deck, the beams, or the supports — is rated 4 or lower on the federal 0–9 scale. It doesn't mean unsafe to drive; unsafe bridges are closed.
| Ricky Van Shelton over Reed Creek · built 1952 | 7,129 vehicles a day |
| Kentuck Road over NS Railroad · built 1961 | 6,513 vehicles a day |
| Gretna Road over Pigg River · built 1933 | 2,962 vehicles a day |
| Deer View Road over N Fork Stinking River · built 1932 | 414 vehicles a day |
| Sandy River Road over Tanyard Creek · built 1932 | 352 vehicles a day |
| West Sunrise Drive over Stewarts Creek · built 1932 | 332 vehicles a day |
Source: Federal Highway Administration, National Bridge Inventory (2025 submission). Includes state, county and city bridges.
Federal grants paid for $7.4 million of work in Pittsylvania County in fiscal 2025, about $122 per resident — to the county, cities, schools, hospitals, nonprofits and others.
Source: USAspending.gov, grants by place of performance, fiscal 2025 (Oct. 2024 to Sept. 2025). Search it by county to see each award.
From Grants.gov: posted grants listing county governments as eligible, soonest deadline first; research-only and overseas programs left out; list updated 2026-10-13, refreshed weekly. 62 are open in all. Cities, towns, school districts and nonprofits have their own lists there.
General election: Tuesday, November 3, 2026. Early voting: 2026-09-18 to 2026-10-31. Last day to register to vote: 2026-10-23. Mail ballot request deadline: 2026-10-23. Election Day: 2026-11-03.
Source: Virginia Department of Elections: upcoming elections · Virginia Department of Elections: voter FAQ · Virginia Department of Elections: absentee voting
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Nearby counties: Danville city (16 mi) · Halifax County (26 mi) · Martinsville city (27 mi) · Franklin County (29 mi) · Caswell County, NC (30 mi) · Campbell County (32 mi).