County · Virginia

Rappahannock County

Rappahannock County is a county located in the northern Piedmont region of the Commonwealth of Virginia, US, adjacent to Shenandoah National Park. As of the 2020 Census, the population was 7,348. Its county seat and only incorporated town, is Washington. The name "Rappahannock" comes from the Algonquian word lappihanne, meaning "river of quick, rising water" or "where the tide ebbs and flows." The county is included in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area.

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Cities and towns 1

Town of Washington pop. 83

Reference data (Census of Governments 2022)

Census ID (PID6): 136015
FIPS state: 51
FIPS county: 157
FIPS place: 99157
Census record name: COUNTY OF RAPPAHANNOCK
Mailing address: PO BOX 519, WASHINGTON 22747