Rixeyville Virginia Map

About Rixeyville, Virginia

Rixeyville is a locality in Culpeper County, Virginia, United States. It is a small community with a population of 480. The population density is 8.0 people per km². Rixeyville is located at 38.5798°N, 77.9789°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 22737.

Rixeyville unfolds across rolling Virginia Piedmont terrain, a place where the land dips and rises in a gentle, agrarian cadence. It lies 25.1 miles west-south-west of Linton Hall, VA (from Linton Hall, VA: bearing 240°T), and is situated 7.4 miles north of Culpeper. Fields of corn and soybeans, their stalks rustling like whispered secrets in the breeze, give way to stands of mature oak and pine that fringe the roadways, their leaves catching the late afternoon sun in a warm, golden wash. The air here carries the clean scent of turned earth and, on occasion, the fainter, sweeter perfume of honeysuckle climbing over weathered fences. Life in Rixeyville moves with a quiet deliberation, the sounds of distant tractors and the occasional lowing of cattle weaving through the more immediate hum of daily routines. The history of Rixeyville is bound to the fertile soil and the waterways that have long sustained its inhabitants, primarily along the banks of the Rapidan River, a tributary that has witnessed centuries of agricultural endeavor and quiet settlement. The local economy still finds its roots in farming, with many families continuing generations-old traditions of cultivating the rich, dark earth. While the larger agricultural operations dominate the landscape, smaller farms and homesteads dot the countryside, a testament to the enduring appeal of rural life. Historically, this region was a crossroads, and while modern highways now bypass the immediate center of Rixeyville, the echoes of its past as a stopping point and a place of sustenance remain, a subtle undercurrent in the present-day character of the locality.

About This Rixeyville Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Rixeyville, Virginia — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 38.579845, -77.978885. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service, with current observations and a 7-day forecast also powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while a Wikipedia summary or an editorially written description provides background on Rixeyville and Culpeper County.

Detailed location data for Rixeyville includes the ZIP code (22737), telephone area code (540), county seat of Culpeper County (Culpeper), and school district assignment. These are among the most commonly searched location details for any US city or town.

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity — ensuring the correct Rixeyville is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.