Caroline County is a county in Virginia, United States, in the east-central part of the state, between Richmond and Fredericksburg along the Rappahannock River. It had a population of 30,887 at the 2020 census and covers 537 square miles (1,390 km2) centred near 38°02′N 77°21′W.<\/p>\n
Bowling Green is the county seat, and its postal code is 22427. The county has two incorporated towns (Bowling Green and Port Royal), two census-designated places, and well over a hundred named unincorporated communities and crossroads scattered across its rural townscape. Caroline County sits in the Eastern time zone.<\/p>\n
Caroline County’s built-up places break down into two incorporated towns, two census-designated places (Lake Caroline and Lake Land’Or, both large planned lake communities), and a long list of unincorporated crossroads hamlets — many named for the family that once ran the local store or post office. “CDP” below marks a census-designated place; “Unincorp.” marks an unincorporated community with no municipal government. Population and ZIP figures are shown only where the U.S. Census Bureau or the U.S. Postal Service publish them separately; most crossroads communities share a larger place’s ZIP code and are not separately tallied.<\/p>\n
| Place<\/th>\n | Type<\/th>\n | Pop.<\/th>\n | ZIP<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bowling Green<\/td>\n | Town · seat<\/td>\n | 1,168<\/td>\n | 22427<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Port Royal<\/td>\n | Town<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 22535<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Lake Caroline<\/td>\n | CDP<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 22546<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Lake Land’Or<\/td>\n | CDP<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 22546<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Ruther Glen<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 22546<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Woodford<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 22580<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Milford<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 22514<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Rappahannock Academy<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 22538<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Ladysmith<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 22501<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Ladysmith Village<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 22501<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Corbin<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 22446<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Sparta<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 22552<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Golansville<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Guinea<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Central Point<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Upper Zion<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Port Royal Cross Roads<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Chilesburg<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Portobago<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Camden<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Caroline Pines<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Moss Neck<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Hicks Mill<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Long Branch<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| New London<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Athens<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Baylortown<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Bagdad<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Balty<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Bowersville<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Brandywine<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Broaddus<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Cedon<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Claiborne<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| DeJarnette<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Delos<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Edgar<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Elevon<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Etta<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Gether<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Haymount<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Hazelwood<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Lauraville<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Lent<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Liberty<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Lorne<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Maryton<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| McDuff<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Mica<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Naulakla<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Olive<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Paige<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Peatross<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Penola<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Poplar<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Rixey<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Shumansville<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Signboard<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Smoots<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Sorrell<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Tignor<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Villboro<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Waverly<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Welchs<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Wrightsville<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n Beyond these places, Caroline County’s rural road network is dotted with dozens of small named crossroads — Acors Corner, Ann Wrights Corner, Antioch Fork, Bagby, Blantons, Broadus Corner, Bullocks Corner, Burruss Corner, Butlers Fork, Campbell Corner, Campbells Corner, Carters Corner, Cash Corner, Cedar Fork, Chandler Crossing, Chenaults Shop, Christopher Fork, Coffey Corner, Colemans Mill Crossing, Collins Crossing, Covingston Corner, Daltons, Daniel Corner, Davis Corner, Doggetts Fork, Eubank Corner, Featherstone Fork, Flippos Corner, Goldmans Corner, Haleys Corner, Hard Corner, Hart Corner, Hickory Fork, Houstons Corner, Howards Corner, Jones Corner, Kemp Corner, Kidds Fork, Locks Corner, Loving Fork, Martins Corner, McBryant Corner, Moncure Corner, Monroe Corner, Nancy Wrights Corner, Oak Corner, Olney Corner, Patersons Corner, Penny Corner, Poorhouse Corner, Pullers Corner, Raines Corner, Range Corner, Rappahannock Corner, Raymonds Fork, Reedy Mill, Ryland Corner, Sales Corner, Samuels Corner, Skinkers Corner, Stuart Corner, Swans Corner, Taylors Corner, Travis Mill, Valleyview Corner, Wallers Corner, Washington Corner, Wrights Corner, Wrights Fork and Young Corner among them. These are traditional local names for a farmstead cluster or a former store\/post-office site rather than incorporated places, and the Census Bureau does not report separate population or ZIP figures for most of them.<\/p>\n ZIP Codes<\/h2>\nMost of the county’s smaller crossroads communities share the ZIP code of the nearest post-office town listed above rather than carrying one of their own.<\/p>\n Geography<\/h2>\nCaroline County lies on the Coastal Plain of eastern Virginia, gently rolling and heavily wooded, with the Rappahannock River forming its northern boundary and the Mattaponi and Pamunkey watersheds draining its southern half. The county covers 537 square miles, of which 528 square miles are land and 9 square miles are water.<\/p>\n Caroline County borders King George County<\/a> to the north, Spotsylvania County<\/a> to the northwest, Hanover County<\/a> to the south, and King William County<\/a> and King and Queen County<\/a> to the east, with Essex County across the Rappahannock to the northeast.<\/p>\n Caroline County had a population of 30,887 at the 2020 census, a density of about 58 people per square mile of land area. Bowling Green, the county seat, is the largest incorporated place at 1,168 residents; Lake Caroline and Lake Land’Or, both private lake-community CDPs, are the largest unincorporated concentrations of population. Virginia’s statewide median household income was the Virginia median of $89,931 (2023 ACS); Caroline County, a largely rural exurb, runs below that state figure.<\/p>\n Agriculture and forestry remain part of the county’s economic base, alongside logistics and light industry drawn by Interstate 95 and the CSX rail corridor that run the length of the county. A growing share of residents commute north toward Fredericksburg and Stafford or south toward Richmond. Fort A.P. Hill, a large U.S. Army training installation, occupies a substantial block of the county’s northeastern land area and is a significant local employer and landholder.<\/p>\n Caroline County was formed in 1727 from parts of Essex, King and Queen, and King William counties, and was named for Caroline of Ansbach, queen consort to Britain’s King George II. Confederate general Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson died at Guinea Station in the county in May 1863, days after being wounded at Chancellorsville. In 1958, Richard and Mildred Loving of Central Point married out of state and were later prosecuted under Virginia’s anti-miscegenation law; their case, Loving v. Virginia, reached the U.S. Supreme Court and in 1967 struck down bans on interracial marriage nationwide. The champion racehorse Secretariat, winner of the 1973 Triple Crown, was foaled at The Meadow farm near Doswell.<\/p>\n Interstate 95 crosses the county north–south, with US Routes 1, 17, and 301 providing local and regional connections.<\/p>\n The nearest commercial airport is Richmond International Airport, south of the county via I-95.<\/p>\n Where is Caroline County, Virginia?<\/strong> What is the population of Caroline County?<\/strong> How big is Caroline County?<\/strong> What is the county seat of Caroline County?<\/strong> How many towns are in Caroline County?<\/strong> |