SedleyVA
A town settled in 1907, now home to 568 people.
Is Sedley a good place to live?
Sedley’s average commute is 34 minutes, above both the Virginia town median (27 minutes) and the median of U.S. towns (25 minutes). Only 3 of the 254 Virginia towns we compare have a higher share of households owning their home than Sedley. Sedley has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
568 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Sedley: who provides what
Sedley is unincorporated, so Southampton County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Sep 30, 2026.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Sedley.
Most of Sedley’s workers commute out: the town has 0.3 jobs for each of them
3.9% of residents live below the poverty line in Sedley. Just 1% of the town’s working residents have a job in town. The top destinations are Franklin (11%), Suffolk (9%) and Richmond (6%). For half of commuters, work is under 31 miles away.
| Sedley | Virginia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 3.9% | 7.7% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 0.9% | 4.9% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Sedley’s typical home value is about $282K
Typical home values rose 1.7% in the year to September 2026.
Typical home value
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Mild winters and hot summers: that is Sedley’s year
The town’s peak summer temperature comes in at 90°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
The biggest natural risk in Sedley is hurricanes, at a high overall level
Households in Sedley have drawn federal disaster aid once, in 2003. Storm and flood damage is expected to run higher than in 67% of U.S. communities. FEMA puts 38% of the town’s expected hazard losses down to hurricanes, and 29% to inland flooding.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
How healthy Sedley is
In Sedley, 24% of adults have been diagnosed with depression. On the CDC’s 32 measures, Sedley is ahead of Virginia on 1 and behind on 8. Two figures for adults locally: 15% report frequent physical distress, 14% have diabetes.
| Sedley | Virginia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 33% | 35% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 12% | 14% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 11% | 12% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 12% | 14% |
| What stands out | Sedley | VA |
|---|---|---|
| More adults screened for colon cancer | 74.1% | 67.4% |
| More adults with COPD | 8.3% | 6.2% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Protected land: 0.1% of Sedley
Sedley’s density of trails stands at 1.0 miles per square mile. 3.3 miles of trail.
| Sedley | Virginia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 1.0 miles per square mile | 0.7 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 0.1% | 4.7% | 4.3% |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about Sedley
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Sedley
About 1 of every 100 Sedley residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across Virginia.
99% of working residents leave Sedley for work
Where Sedley’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Sedley
Census-designated place in Virginia, US
Sedley is an unincorporated community, census-designated place (CDP) in the middle of Southampton County, Virginia, United States. The population as of the 2020 Census was 517. It lies at an elevation of 89 feet (27 m).
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- Area
- 3.4 sq mi
- Elevation
- 89 ft
- ZIP code
- 23878
Questions about Sedley
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Sedley, VA a good place to live?
Sedley has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.