Culpeper County, Virginia
County seat: Culpeper · Population 57,666 (2025) · 379 sq mi
Culpeper County is the 32nd most populous of Virginia's 133 counties, with 57,666 people (2025 estimate). Its county seat is Culpeper. It is part of the Rappahannock-Rapidan Regional Commission (PD 9) region, one of the 21 Planning District Commissions of Virginia. The map shows its 1 city or town and the 6 neighboring counties.
Culpeper County facts
- County seat
- Culpeper
- Population (2025 estimate)
- 57,666 +9.7% since 2020
- Land area
- 379 sq mi 51st largest of 133
- Water area
- 4 sq mi
- Population density
- 152 per sq mi
- Established
- 1749
- Named after
- Thomas Colepeper, 2nd Baron Colepeper English noble and colonial governor of Virginia (1635-1689)
- Largest city
- Culpeper 22,074
- Median household income
- $100,049
- Cities and towns
- 1 plus 1 CDPs
- ZIP codes
- 19
- Time zone
- Eastern
- FIPS code
- 51047
Cities and towns in Culpeper County
Culpeper County has 1 incorporated place. Populations count the people living inside Culpeper County; cities that cross a county line also list the other counties.
| Name | Type | Population 2025 | Also in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Culpeper (county seat) | Town | 22,074 |
Unincorporated communities (CDPs)
Census-designated places are communities without their own city government; the county provides their services.
| Community | Population | Also in |
|---|---|---|
| Brandy Station | 237 |
ZIP codes in Culpeper County
19 ZIP codes reach into Culpeper County. ZIP codes ignore county lines, so some also cover a neighboring county.
- 20106 also Rappahannock and Fauquier counties
- 20186 also Fauquier County
- 22407 also Spotsylvania County and Fredericksburg city
- 22701 also Orange and Madison counties
- 22713 also Rappahannock County
- 22714
- 22716 also Rappahannock County
- 22718
- 22724
- 22726
- 22729
- 22733 also Orange and Madison counties
- 22734 also Fauquier County
- 22735 also Madison County
- 22736
- 22737
- 22740 also Rappahannock and Madison counties
- 22741
- 22746
Population of Culpeper County, 2020–2025
Culpeper County grew by 5,118 people (+9.7%) between April 2020 and July 2025: 758 more births than deaths and a net gain of 4,376 people from migration.
| Year (July 1) | Population |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 52,764 |
| 2021 | 53,778 |
| 2022 | 54,315 |
| 2023 | 55,263 |
| 2024 | 56,756 |
| 2025 | 57,666 |
Neighboring counties
- Fauquier County north · 76,503 people
- Orange County south · 40,083 people
- Madison County west · 14,237 people
- Rappahannock County northwest · 7,439 people
- Spotsylvania County southeast · 155,388 people
- Stafford County east · 170,803 people
Printable Culpeper County map
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Sources
- Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau, 2025 Cartographic Boundary Files (1:500,000).
- Population: Census Bureau county and city estimates, Vintage 2025. CDP populations: American Community Survey 2020–2024.
- Places and ZIP codes: Census Bureau 2026 Gazetteer and 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Area relationship files.
- County seat, founding year and name origin: Wikidata (CC0), checked against state sources.
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