Rappahannock County, Virginia
County seat: Washington · Population 7,439 (2025) · 266 sq mi
Rappahannock County is the 121st most populous of Virginia's 133 counties, with 7,439 people (2025 estimate). Its county seat is Washington. 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 5 neighboring counties.
Rappahannock County facts
- County seat
- Washington
- Population (2025 estimate)
- 7,439 +1.2% since 2020
- Land area
- 266 sq mi 75th largest of 133
- Water area
- 1 sq mi
- Population density
- 28 per sq mi
- Established
- 1833
- Named after
- Rappahannock River river in Virginia, United States
- Largest city
- Chester Gap 641 in the county
- Median household income
- $83,380
- Cities and towns
- 1 plus 3 CDPs
- ZIP codes
- 10
- Time zone
- Eastern
- FIPS code
- 51157
Cities and towns in Rappahannock County
Rappahannock County has 1 incorporated place. Populations count the people living inside Rappahannock County; cities that cross a county line also list the other counties.
| Name | Type | Population 2025 | Also in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Washington (county seat) | Town | 84 |
Unincorporated communities (CDPs)
Census-designated places are communities without their own city government; the county provides their services.
| Community | Population | Also in |
|---|---|---|
| Chester Gap | 641 | Warren County |
| Sperryville | 358 | |
| Flint Hill | 275 |
ZIP codes in Rappahannock County
10 ZIP codes reach into Rappahannock County. ZIP codes ignore county lines, so some also cover a neighboring county.
- 20106 also Culpeper and Fauquier counties
- 22623
- 22627
- 22630 also Warren, Frederick, Clarke and Fauquier counties
- 22640
- 22713 also Culpeper County
- 22716 also Culpeper County
- 22740 also Culpeper and Madison counties
- 22747
- 22749
Population of Rappahannock County, 2020–2025
Rappahannock County grew by 88 people (+1.2%) between April 2020 and July 2025: 240 more deaths than births and a net gain of 338 people from migration.
| Year (July 1) | Population |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 7,322 |
| 2021 | 7,435 |
| 2022 | 7,444 |
| 2023 | 7,448 |
| 2024 | 7,443 |
| 2025 | 7,439 |
Neighboring counties
- Fauquier County east · 76,503 people
- Culpeper County southeast · 57,666 people
- Warren County north · 42,740 people
- Page County west · 23,762 people
- Madison County south · 14,237 people
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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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