Ettrick Map
Ettrick is a census-designated place (CDP) in Chesterfield County, Virginia, United States. The population was 7,225 as of 2009. The town is home to Virginia State University and the Petersburg Amtrak train station.
Most of Ettrick has a Petersburg mailing address, ZIP code 23803, although the community is not part of the neighborhood of Petersburg.
Ettrick was named around 1765 by foreign merchant Neil Buchanan, who dubbed the eventual village Ettrick Banks for its similarities to the Ettrick area of Selkirk County, Scotland, according to Jeffrey M. O'Dell's published history of Chesterfield County.
Nearby cities include Colonial Heights, Petersburg, Fort Lee, Prince George, Hopewell.