Free Union, Virginia

Free Union
Village center, 2023
Location of the Free Union CDP within the Albemarle county
Free Union
Location within the Commonwealth of Virginia
Free Union
Free Union (the United States)
Coordinates: 38°9′17″N 78°33′52″W / 38.15472°N 78.56444°W / 38.15472; -78.56444
CountryUnited States
StateVirginia
CountyAlbemarle
Nominally settled1761
Named afterFree Union Baptist Church
Elevation
590 ft (180 m)
Population
 (2020)
  Total
187
Time zoneUTC−5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
ZIP codes
22940
GNIS feature ID2629023

Free Union is a census-designated place (CDP) in Albemarle County, Virginia, United States, ten miles north-northwest of Charlottesville. The population as of the 2020 Census was 187. It is a small hamlet consisting of a private school (Free Union Country School), a doctor's office, a post office, a homebuilder, and several dozen homes. Otherwise it is entirely rural in character.