Essex County, VA Parcels & GIS Data

Essex County, VA parcel data: 10,374 property records with owner names, assessed values, land use, acreage, and addresses. Preview and download.

Land Records publishes Essex County, Virginia parcel data covering 10,374 property records.

This page documents parcel-level coverage for Essex County, Virginia. Each parcel record carries its boundary polygon (GIS geometry) along with attributes such as the parcel ID/APN, owner name and mailing address, situs (property) address, assessed land and improvement values, acreage, land-use and zoning codes, year built, and most recent sale price and date. Exact fill rates for Essex County are listed in the attribute-coverage table below. Preview the data in the interactive explorer, or download the complete Essex County property dataset.

Essex County is a United States county located in the Middle Peninsula of the Commonwealth of Virginia. The county is bordered by the Rappahannock River on the north and King and Queen County on the south. As of the 2020 census, the county's population was 10,599. The county seat is the historic town of Tappahannock.

FIPS 51057

Official county website: http://www.essex-virginia.org

The FIPS code for Essex County is 51057.

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Attribute coverage

Essex County contains 10,374 parcels in the current dataset. Column coverage is the percentage of those parcels for which the attribute is populated (non-NULL). For the LBCS columns, only real classifications count: the to-be-determined and not-applicable placeholder codes are excluded.

ColumnCoverageRecords populated
lrid100%10,374
parcelid98.5%10,217
parcelid2100%10,370
ogparcelid100%10,374
ogparcelid2100%10,374
parentid<0.1%0
stackid<0.1%0
geoid100%10,374
statefp100%10,374
countyfp100%10,374
countyname100%10,374
cousubfp100%10,374
cousubname100%10,374
tractce100%10,374
tractname100%10,374
taxacctnum98.7%10,240
taxyear<0.1%0
taxdistrict99.3%10,302
usecode97.2%10,088
usedesc0.2%16
zoningcode99.1%10,284
zoningdesc99.1%10,276
numbldgs1.8%184
numunits<0.1%0
yearbuilt<0.1%0
numfloors<0.1%0
bldgsqft<0.1%0
bedrooms<0.1%0
halfbaths<0.1%0
fullbaths<0.1%0
imprvalue61.1%6,340
landvalue96.7%10,027
agvalue<0.1%0
totalvalue96.8%10,044
taxacres98.7%10,240
calcarea100%10,374
saleamt<0.1%0
saledate<0.1%0
ownertype0.7%69
ownername97.6%10,125
owneraddr97.6%10,124
ownercity97.6%10,124
ownerstate97.6%10,124
ownerzip97.6%10,125
parceladdr98.5%10,221
parcelcity0.5%57
parcelstate100%10,374
parcelzip100%10,374
legaldesc97.6%10,124
township<0.1%0
section<0.1%0
qtrsection<0.1%0
range<0.1%0
plssdesc<0.1%0
book<0.1%0
page<0.1%0
block<0.1%0
lot<0.1%0
parceltype0.3%26
accesstype2.6%266
iucnclass2.3%238
placename5.4%559
placetype5.3%555
firmid100%10,373
firmdate100%10,373
fldzone100%10,373
zonesubty93.2%9,667
staticbfe6.1%636
elevmin95.8%9,940
elevmax95.8%9,940
elevavg95.8%9,940
fireplaces<0.1%0
heating<0.1%0
heatfuel<0.1%0
cooling<0.1%0
foundation<0.1%0
roofcover<0.1%0
siding<0.1%0
bldgtype<0.1%0
naicscode3.0%307
frsid<0.1%0
dfrurl<0.1%0
caapermit<0.1%0
cwapermit<0.1%0
rcrapermit<0.1%0
updated100%10,374
centroidx100%10,374
centroidy100%10,374
surfpointx100%10,374
surfpointy100%10,374
geom100%10,374
extras100%10,374
ownerlist0.6%66
placefp12.0%1,245
zoningurl99.1%10,284
lbcsactivity97.1%10,076
lbcsfunction97.1%10,071
lbcstype90.5%9,391
lbcscharacter98.1%10,172
lbcsownership97.4%10,106
sourceurl98.7%10,240

Schema mapping

How source columns from the acquired Essex County GIS layers map into the harmonized entity schemas and assemble into the published parcel table, alongside supplemented fields (elevation, flood zone) and deterministic columns.

Schema mapping — Essex County, Virginia (51057) 2 entities · most recent acquisition per entity · generated 2026-10-10 direct column transformed (expression) geometry extras json supplemented determined ALL ENTITIES → FINAL PARCEL SCHEMA Harmonized entity columns assemble into publish.parcel_layer — matched by column name. Supplemented fields show their fill rate in this county. SOURCE COLUMNS HARMONIZED ENTITIES PUBLISH.PARCEL_LAYER PARCEL parcelid ptm_id lastupdate AT ZONE geom locality vgin_qpid fips parcelid parcelid2 updated geom taxdistrict extras ZONING zoneclass zonedesc geom 6 cols ⇢ zoningcode zoningdesc geom extras determined · ground truth 100% lrid 100% geoid 100% statefp 100% countyfp 100% countyname 100% cousubfp 100% cousubname 100% tractce 100% tractname geom · derived from geometry geom dem.us_1m · USGS 1m DEM 95.8% elevmin 95.8% elevmax 95.8% elevavg s_fld_haz_ar · FEMA NFHL 100% fldzone 93.2% zonesubty 6.1% staticbfe 100% firmdate 100% firmid supplemented · derived / other pipelines 98.7% taxacctnum 97.2% usecode 61.1% imprvalue 96.7% landvalue 96.8% totalvalue 98.7% taxacres 97.6% ownername 97.6% owneraddr 97.6% ownercity 97.6% ownerstate 97.6% ownerzip 98.5% parceladdr 100% parcelstate 100% parcelzip 97.6% legaldesc 99.1% zoningurl 97.1% lbcsactivity 97.1% lbcsfunction 90.5% lbcstype 98.1% lbcscharacter 97.4% lbcsownership 98.7% sourceurl lrid parcelid parcelid2 ogparcelid ogparcelid2 geoid statefp countyfp countyname cousubfp cousubname tractce tractname taxacctnum taxdistrict usecode zoningcode zoningdesc imprvalue landvalue totalvalue taxacres calcarea ownername owneraddr ownercity ownerstate ownerzip parceladdr parcelstate parcelzip legaldesc firmid firmdate fldzone zonesubty staticbfe elevmin elevmax elevavg updated centroidx centroidy surfpointx surfpointy geom extras zoningurl lbcsactivity lbcsfunction lbcstype lbcscharacter lbcsownership sourceurl publish.parcel_layer columns not fed by these sources (47) — empty or below 50% fill in this county parentid, stackid, taxyear, usedesc, numbldgs, numunits, yearbuilt, numfloors, bldgsqft, bedrooms, halfbaths, fullbaths, agvalue, saleamt saledate, ownertype, parcelcity, township, section, qtrsection, range, plssdesc, book, page, block, lot, parceltype, accesstype, iucnclass placename, placetype, fireplaces, heating, heatfuel, cooling, foundation, roofcover, siding, bldgtype, naicscode, frsid, dfrurl, caapermit cwapermit, rcrapermit, ownerlist, placefp PARCEL 6 mapped · 2 transformed · 49 unmapped (NULL) SOURCE COLUMNS HARMONIZED → PARCEL parcelid ptm_id lastupdate AT ZONE geom locality vgin_qpid fips parcelid parcelid2 updated (to_timestamp(lastupdate::double precision / 1000.0) AT TIME ZO… geom taxdistrict extras json_build_object( 'vgin_qpid', vgin_qpid::text, 'fips', fips::… not present in source — filled with NULL (49) taxacctnum, taxyear, usecode, usedesc, zoningcode, zoningdesc, numbldgs, numunits, yearbuilt, numfloors, bldgsqft, bedrooms, halfbaths fullbaths, imprvalue, landvalue, agvalue, totalvalue, taxacres, saleamt, saledate, ownername, owneraddr, ownercity, ownerstate, ownerzip parceladdr, parcelcity, parcelstate, parcelzip, legaldesc, township, section, qtrsection, range, plssdesc, book, page, block, lot, sourceurl parentid, heatfuel, fireplaces, heating, cooling, foundation, roofcover, siding ZONING 3 mapped · 6 kept in extras · 6 unmapped (NULL) SOURCE COLUMNS HARMONIZED → ZONING zoneclass zonedesc geom zoningcode zoningdesc geom extras · 6 source columns preserved as json objectid_1, countyname, zonelabel, acres, legend, t_or_c extras not present in source — filled with NULL (6) zoningtype, ordinance, setbacks, restrictions, notes, sourceurl

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Parcel data for counties bordering Essex County:

Frequently asked questions

Where can I find Essex County, VA parcel and GIS data?

Land Records publishes a Essex County, VA parcel dataset in which every parcel carries its boundary polygon (GIS geometry) along with ownership, assessed value, land use, acreage, and sale history. Preview it in the interactive explorer on this page, or download the full Essex County, VA dataset as a GeoPackage or CSV.

How many parcels are in Essex County, VA?

The current dataset contains 10,374 parcel records for Essex County, VA, each with its boundary geometry and assessor attributes.

What is the FIPS code for Essex County, VA?

The FIPS code for Essex County, VA is 51057.

What information does each Essex County, VA parcel record include?

Each Essex County, VA parcel record includes the parcel ID/APN, owner name and mailing address, situs (property) address, assessed land and improvement values, acreage, land-use and zoning codes, year built, and the most recent sale price and date — plus the parcel boundary polygon. Per-attribute fill rates are listed in the coverage table on this page.

Is Essex County, VA parcel data free?

You can preview Essex County, VA parcels for free in the interactive explorer. The complete dataset is available as a one-time download or through the nationwide parcel web service; see the download options on this page for current pricing.

Does Essex County, VA have an official GIS or property records website?

Yes — the official Essex County, VA government website is linked in the county details above. Land Records standardizes Essex County, VA assessor and recorder records into a single nationwide parcel schema with GIS boundary geometry.

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