{"id":8484,"date":"2023-09-28T17:35:34","date_gmt":"2023-09-28T17:35:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/?p=8484"},"modified":"2026-08-15T06:36:40","modified_gmt":"2026-08-15T06:36:40","slug":"greene-county-virginia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/greene-county-virginia\/","title":{"rendered":"Greene County, Virginia"},"content":{"rendered":"

Greene County is a county in Virginia, United States, at the eastern foot of the Blue Ridge Mountains and Shenandoah National Park in the north-central Piedmont. It had a population of 20,552 at the 2020 census and covers 156.8 square miles (406.1 km2) centred near 38\u00b018\u2032N 78\u00b028\u2032W.<\/p>\n

Stanardsville is the county seat, and its postal code is 22973. The county has one incorporated town, two census-designated places, and 19 unincorporated communities. Greene County sits in the Eastern time zone and carries FIPS code 51079.<\/p>\n

Towns & Villages in Greene County<\/h2>\n

Greene County has 22 named places on record: one incorporated town (Stanardsville, the seat), two census-designated places (Ruckersville and Twin Lakes), and 19 unincorporated communities and crossroads scattered through the Rapidan and Swift Run valleys. Virginia has no civil townships, so places are listed without a township column.<\/p>\n

\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Place<\/th>\nType<\/th>\nPop.<\/th>\nZIP<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Stanardsville<\/td>\nTown · seat<\/td>\n349<\/td>\n22973<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Twin Lakes<\/td>\nCDP<\/td>\n1,602<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ruckersville<\/td>\nCDP<\/td>\n1,484<\/td>\n22968<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Amicus<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Barnes<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Burtonville<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Dawsonville<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Dyke<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n22935<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Fletcher<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Geer<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Haneytown<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Lydia<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
McMullen<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Midway<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Newtown<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Pirkey<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Quinque<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Saint George<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Shady Grove<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Simmons Gap<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Upper Pocosin<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Williams Fork<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n

Ruckersville, along the US-29 corridor, is Greene County’s commercial center and largest unincorporated place by population, though Twin Lakes edges it out slightly in the census count. Stanardsville remains the only place with its own municipal government.<\/p>\n

ZIP Codes<\/h2>\n