Welcome to Culpeper ...

The town of Culpeper is located in Culpeper County<1> and is the County Seat for Culpeper County.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Culpeper, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1803.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Culpeper has a population of 18,911 people<2> (see below for details).

Culpeper is 410 feet [125 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Culpeper lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

The area code for Culpeper: (540)

Websites for Culpeper ...

Official Website:   www.culpeper.to

Chamber of Commerce:   www.culpepervachamber.com/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Culpeper had an population of 18,911 people. This is an increase of 15.46% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 95.69% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Culpeper had a population of 16,379 people (which is 35.08% of the total population of Culpeper County). This makes Culpeper the county's most populous community.

The population of Culpeper represents 0.2% of the total population of Virginia (which has 8,001,024 people), making it the state's 32nd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 16,379 people, the population of Culpeper increased 69.48% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 9,664 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Culpeper.

Communities Also Named Culpeper ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Culpeper - it's located in Alabama.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Culpeper.

Communities near Culpeper ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Culpeper.

• Warrenton
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrenton
  • Warrenton is located in Fauquier County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,982 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Warrenton <4>
• Orange
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange
  • Orange is located in Orange County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,166 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orange <4>
• Remington
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Remington have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Remington
  • Remington is located in Fauquier County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 661 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Remington <4>
• Madison
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Madison have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison
  • Madison is located in Madison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 238 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Madison <4>
• Washington
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
  • Washington is located in Rappahannock County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 122 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Washington <4>
• Norman
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norman
  • Norman is located in Culpeper County
• Griffinsburg
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffinsburg
  • Griffinsburg is located in Culpeper County
• Eggbornsville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eggbornsville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eggbornsville
  • Eggbornsville is located in Culpeper County
• Elkwood
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkwood
  • Elkwood is located in Culpeper County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elkwood <4>
• True Blue
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for True Blue
  • True Blue is located in Orange County

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Culpeper. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Culpeper.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Culpeper. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Culpeper.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Culpeper. Our list includes 23 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Culpeper.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Culpeper ...

Looking for more information about Culpeper? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Culpeper, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Culpeper.

Adding Culpeper to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Culpeper in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Culpeper was in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (1803).

We also found Culpeper in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Culpeper.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Culpeper: www.culpeper.to

The official website for Culpeper County: www.culpepercounty.gov/

The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/