Culpeper, Virginia
Culpeper, Virginia | |
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Main Street in Culpeper | |
| Motto(s): "Preserving the Past, Embracing the Future" | |
| Coordinates: 38°28′19″N 77°59′57″W / 38.47194°N 77.99917°W | |
| Area | |
• Total | 7.31 sq mi (18.94 km2) |
| • Land | 7.27 sq mi (18.83 km2) |
| • Water | 0.04 sq mi (0.11 km2) |
| Elevation | 413 ft (126 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 20,062 |
| • Density | 2,759.56/sq mi (1,065.43/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| ZIP Codes | 22701, 22735 |
| Area code(s) | 540, 826 |
| FIPS code | 51-20752 |
| Major Roadways | |
| Airport | Culpeper Regional Airport |
| Website | www |
Culpeper (formerly Culpeper Courthouse, earlier Fairfax) is an incorporated town in Culpeper County, Virginia, United States. It is the county seat and part of the Washington–Baltimore–Arlington, DC–MD–VA–WV–PA Combined Statistical Area. The population was 20,062 in the 2020 census, from 16,379 in 2010.
Culpeper is located near several major highways and has daily Amtrak service, along with local and regional bus routes. It is situated between Northern Virginia and the Piedmont region, and has become a growing residential and transportation center.
In recent years, the town has also attracted data center development through the creation of the Culpeper Technology Zone, a 950-acre site offering tax incentives to qualifying companies. Notably, EdgeCore Digital Infrastructure plans to develop a 1.4 million-square-foot data center campus in Culpeper.