Port Royal, Virginia
Port Royal, Virginia | |
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St. Peter's Episcopal Church | |
Location of Port Royal, Virginia | |
| Coordinates: 38°10′11″N 77°11′27″W / 38.16972°N 77.19083°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Virginia |
| County | Caroline |
| Area | |
• Total | 0.65 sq mi (1.69 km2) |
| • Land | 0.65 sq mi (1.68 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.01 km2) |
| Elevation | 30 ft (9 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
• Total | 126 |
• Estimate (2019) | 206 |
| • Density | 317.90/sq mi (122.72/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 22535 |
| Area code | 804 |
| FIPS code | 51-63928 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1499899 |
| Website | www |
Port Royal is an incorporated town in Caroline County, Virginia, United States. The population was 126 at the 2010 census.
Port Royal was established in the mid-17th century in the Colony of Virginia primarily as a port at the head of the navigable reach of the Rappahannock River for export of tobacco, Virginia's cash crop. The town developed along an early stage road, which brought passengers and freight for embarkation on ships at the river. It is near the crossroads of the busy modern highways of U.S. Route 17 and U.S. Route 301.