Rockingham County is a county in Virginia, United States, in the Shenandoah Valley between the Allegheny and Blue Ridge mountains. It had a population of 83,757 at the 2020 census and covers 853 square miles (2,210 km2) — 849 square miles (2,200 km2) of it land — centred near 38\u00b031\u2032N 78\u00b053\u2032W.<\/p>\n
Harrisonburg is the county seat, an independent city enclave surrounded by the county but governed separately; its postal code is 22801. The county itself has 7 incorporated towns and more than 30 unincorporated communities, no independent townships, and sits in the Eastern time zone.<\/p>\n
Rockingham County has 7 incorporated towns and roughly 35 recognized unincorporated communities and hamlets, most of them former mill sites, rail stops, or crossroads churches scattered through the Valley farmland. CDP = census-designated place (unincorporated but tracked separately by the Census Bureau); Unincorp. = an unincorporated community with no formal municipal government.<\/p>\n
| Place<\/th>\n | Type<\/th>\n | Pop.<\/th>\n | ZIP<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bridgewater<\/td>\n | Town<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 22812<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Broadway<\/td>\n | Town<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 22815<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Dayton<\/td>\n | Town<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 22821<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Elkton<\/td>\n | Town<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 22827<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Grottoes<\/td>\n | Town<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 24441<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Mount Crawford<\/td>\n | Town<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 22841<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Timberville<\/td>\n | Town<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 22853<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| McGaheysville<\/td>\n | CDP<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 22840<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Penn Laird<\/td>\n | CDP<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 22846<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Lacey Spring<\/td>\n | CDP<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 22833<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Pleasant Valley<\/td>\n | CDP<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 22848<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Cross Keys<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Dale Enterprise<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Fulks Run<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 22830<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Bergton<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 22811<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Berrytown<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Bloomer Spring<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Briery Branch<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Clover Hill<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Criders<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 22820<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Edom<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Friedens<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Genoa<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Green Mount<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Hinton<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 22831<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Island Ford<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Keezletown<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 22832<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Linville<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 22834<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Massanetta Springs<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Massanutten<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Mauzy<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Mount Clinton<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| New Erection<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Ottobine<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Park View<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Port Republic<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 24471<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Rawley Springs<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Singers Glen<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 22850<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Spring Creek<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Swift Run<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Tenth Legion<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Timber Ridge<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Turleytown<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Zenda<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n Harrisonburg itself is not part of Rockingham County — Virginia’s independent-city system separates the two governments even though the county surrounds the city on all sides and the two share a school-attendance and services relationship in practice.<\/p>\n ZIP Codes<\/h2>\nSmaller communities such as Cross Keys, Dale Enterprise, Edom, Massanutten, and Mount Clinton share a ZIP code with the nearest post-office town rather than having their own.<\/p>\n Geography<\/h2>\nRockingham County lies in the Shenandoah Valley, a broad limestone lowland flanked by the Alleghenies to the west and the Blue Ridge to the east. The North River and Dry River drain the western half of the county into the North Fork Shenandoah River, and the South Fork Shenandoah River forms much of the eastern boundary near Elkton and Port Republic. The George Washington National Forest covers most of the county’s mountainous western third.<\/p>\n Rockingham County borders Pendleton County, West Virginia<\/a> to the west, Hardy County, West Virginia<\/a> to the northwest, Shenandoah County<\/a> to the northeast, Page County<\/a> to the east, Greene County<\/a> and Albemarle County<\/a> to the southeast, and Augusta County<\/a> to the south. The independent city of Harrisonburg is a separate jurisdiction fully enclosed within the county’s boundary.<\/p>\n Rockingham County had 83,757 residents at the 2020 census, a density of about 99 people per square mile. Bridgewater and Broadway are its two largest incorporated towns. The county’s economy leans heavily on agriculture and food processing, and household income in Rockingham runs below the Virginia median of $89,931, reflecting the county’s rural, farm-based employment base compared with the state’s Washington-suburb-heavy average.<\/p>\n Poultry and dairy farming anchor the county’s economy — Rockingham consistently ranks among Virginia’s top counties for both. Cargill and Pilgrim’s operate large poultry-processing plants in the area, and Molson Coors runs a major brewery just outside Elkton. Bridgewater College, a private liberal-arts college founded in 1880, is the county’s largest town-based employer outside food processing. Eastern Mennonite University and James Madison University, though seated in Harrisonburg, draw heavily on county residents for staff and student housing in towns like Dayton and Mount Crawford. The county fairgrounds in Harrisonburg hosts the Rockingham County Fair each August, one of the region’s largest agricultural fairs.<\/p>\n Rockingham County was formed in 1778 from Augusta County and named for Charles Watson-Wentworth, second Marquess of Rockingham, a British prime minister sympathetic to American grievances before the Revolution. German and Scots-Irish settlers moved down the Great Wagon Road into the Valley through the 1730s\u20131750s, founding many of the county’s mill towns. Confederate and Union forces fought repeatedly through the county during Stonewall Jackson’s 1862 Valley Campaign, including the Battle of Cross Keys and the Battle of Port Republic, both fought within days of each other in June 1862.<\/p>\n Interstate 81 runs the length of the county north\u2013south, with U.S. Route 33 crossing east\u2013west through Harrisonburg toward the Blue Ridge and U.S. Route 11 paralleling I-81 through the Valley towns. U.S. Route 340 follows the South Fork Shenandoah River along the county’s eastern edge.<\/p>\n The nearest commercial airport is Shenandoah Valley Regional Airport, just south of the county line near Weyers Cave; Washington Dulles International Airport is the closest major hub.<\/p>\n Where is Rockingham County, Virginia?<\/strong> What is the population of Rockingham County?<\/strong> How large is Rockingham County?<\/strong> What is the county seat of Rockingham County?<\/strong> How many towns are in Rockingham County?<\/strong> What ZIP codes are in Rockingham County?<\/strong> |