Culpeper County, Virginia

Culpeper County
Culpeper County Courthouse
Location within the U.S. state of Virginia
Virginia's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 38°29′N 77°58′W / 38.49°N 77.96°W / 38.49; -77.96
Country United States
State Virginia
Founded1749
Named afterThomas Colepeper
SeatCulpeper
Largest townCulpeper
Area
  Total
383 sq mi (990 km2)
  Land379 sq mi (980 km2)
  Water3.3 sq mi (9 km2)  0.9%
Population
 (2020)
  Total
52,552
  Estimate 
(2025)
56,339
  Density138.6/sq mi (53.5/km2)
Time zoneUTC−5 (Eastern)
  Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
ZIP Codes
22701, 22713, 22714, 22718, 22724, 22726, 22729, 22733, 22734, 22735
Congressional district7th
Websitewww.culpepercounty.gov

Culpeper County is a county located along the borderlands of the northern and central region of the Commonwealth of Virginia. As of the 2020 United States census, the population was 52,552. Its county seat and only incorporated community is Culpeper.

Culpeper County is included in the Washington–Baltimore–Arlington, DC–MD–VA–WV–PA Combined Statistical Area.