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A town of 441, settled in 1881.
Buckingham Female Collegiate Institute Historic District and Chellowe is on the National Register of Historic Places. Dillwyn has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Census counts: 405 in 1920, a peak of 596 in 1980, 436 in 2020. The archive holds 5 old photos and papers going back to 2005 and 3 maps from 1950 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Dillwyn, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Sep 30, 2026.
Ordered by what stands out in Dillwyn.
Dillwyn’s going rate for rent comes in at $958 a month. Values rose 4.3% in the 12 months to September 2026. Among households locally, 72% are owner-occupiers.
| Dillwyn | Virginia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $958 a month | $1,762 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 72% | 68% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
The natural-hazard score from FEMA in Dillwyn is 16 of 100. FEMA puts 29% of the town’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 19% to hurricanes. Households locally have drawn federal disaster aid in 2 declared disasters, most recently in 2024.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Expect July afternoons of 87° and January nights of 27°, with about 12 inches of snow a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Jobs in Dillwyn fell by 95 from 2013 to 2023, to 180. Most people who work leave Dillwyn to do it: just 2% work in town. The average commute for Dillwyn comes to 38 minutes, above both Virginia’s towns (27 minutes) and U.S. towns (25 minutes). For Dillwyn, the income of the median household is $53,000.
| Dillwyn | Virginia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 38 minutes | 27 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $53,000 | $102,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 2.4% | 4.9% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 6.9% | 7.7% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
For adults in Dillwyn, the share who binge drink is 11%. Only 9 of the 254 Virginia towns we compare have a higher share of adults who have obesity than Dillwyn. Dillwyn: nearly half of adults have high blood pressure, where Virginia’s towns sit at 33% and U.S. towns at 35%. Of 32 CDC measures, Dillwyn beats the Virginia average on 3 and trails it on 20.
| Dillwyn | Virginia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 11% | 12% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 49% | 33% | 35% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 14% | 16% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 12% | 14% |
| What stands out | Dillwyn | VA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer binge drinkers | 10.6% | 14.5% |
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 84.4% | 76.8% |
| More adults who have had a stroke | 6.2% | 3.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
None within 15 miles of Dillwyn; the nearest are
About 6 of every 100 Dillwyn residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Virginia.
Town in Virginia, United States
Dillwyn is an incorporated town in Buckingham County, Virginia, United States. As of the 2020 census, Dillwyn had a population of 436.
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Dillwyn has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.