Harrisonburg, VA Metro Area
The Harrisonburg, VA metro area is made up of 2 counties and independent cities in Virginia: Rockingham and Harrisonburg city. About 140,155 people lived there on July 1, 2025 (Census estimate), 3.4% more than in April 2020.
- Population, July 2025
- 140,155 3.4% more than in April 2020
- Type
- Metropolitan statistical area
- Counties and independent cities
- 2, both central
- Land area
- 867 sq mi (2,246 km²)
- Time zone
- Eastern TimeUTC-05:00 in January; UTC-04:00 in July
- State
- Virginia
- Combined statistical area
- Harrisonburg-Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA
- CBSA code
- 25500
Counties and independent cities in the Harrisonburg, VA metro area, largest first
| County or independent city | Role | Population, July 2025 | Share of the area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rockingham County | Central | 89,316 | 63.7% |
| Harrisonburg city | Central | 50,839 | 36.3% |
A central county or independent city holds the area’s core, an urban area of at least 50,000 people. This area has no outlying counties and independent cities: no neighboring county or independent city sends enough commuters to join it. A county or independent city belongs to one metro or micro area at most, and it counts whole, countryside included.
Principal city
- Harrisonburg51,392 people
OMB names the area after its largest principal cities. A principal city is the area’s largest city, plus any other city that is very large or a big job center, and smaller ones with at least as many jobs as working residents (2020 Census and commuting figures). People counts are American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates.
Part of the Harrisonburg-Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA combined statistical area
OMB joins neighboring metro and micro areas into a combined statistical area when enough people commute between them. The other area in this one is
- Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA Metro Area129,692 people
Bordering metro and micro areas, nearest first
Areas with a county or independent city on this area’s edge. Distances are straight lines between the areas’ largest cities.
- Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA Metro Area22 mi southwest
- Charlottesville, VA Metro Area35 mi southeast
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