Culpeper, Virginia

About Culpeper

Culpeper is a close-knit town in northern Virginia with an estimated population of 21,464.

Culpeper holds the status of an incorporated town — local government on a neighborly scale. The community covers 7.54 square miles, giving it a balanced suburban layout with room to breathe at roughly 2,847 residents per square mile.

📰 Culpeper News Today

• Culpeper District Weekly Traffic Alert: Oct. 12–16, 2026 Virginia Department of Transportation (.gov) · Oct 9
• Heroic Culpeper burning home rescue caught on camera WUSA9 · Oct 9
• Two men shot behind Culpeper County church; search for suspect underway FOX 5 DC · Oct 7
• Shooting investigation underway in Culpeper County DC News Now · Oct 7
• 'Multiple victims' reported in Culpeper County shooting InsideNoVa.com · Oct 7

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

📰 Local News

Read the latest Virginia headlines on our news site, Bless News Daily.

What Makes Culpeper Unique

• The only place in America named Culpeper — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• Positioned in northern Virginia, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
• Part of the fabric of Virginia — one of 688 recognized communities statewide.

Why People Love It Here

• Big enough for services and schools, small enough to feel like home.
• Local businesses and schools anchored by a stable resident base of 21,464.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 12 miles.

📍 Neighborhoods in Culpeper

Click a neighborhood to see it on the map.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Culpeper

• Burnt Ends BBQ — barbecue
• El Agave — mexican
• El Jaripeo Mexican Restaurant — mexican
• Flavor on Main — american
• Glory Days Grille — american
• Grass Rootes — american
• Grill 309 — burger
• It's About Thyme — european
• Luigi's Italian Restaurant — italian
• Mama's Pizza & Subs — pizza

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · click a restaurant to read or write reviews.

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• Museum of Culpeper History · Museum
• Throwbacks · Arcade

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Culpeper

• Culpeper Sports Complex reviews ★
• Mountain Run Lake Park reviews ★
• Cedar Mountain Battlefield reviews ★
• E. B. Wood Community Park reviews ★
• Kestner Wayside Park reviews ★
• Rockwater Park reviews ★
• Wine Street Memorial Park reviews ★
• Yowell Meadow Park reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

🏫 Schools in Culpeper

• A.G. Richardson Elementary
• Culpeper County High
• Culpeper Middle
• Eastern View High
• Emerald Hill Elementary
• Farmington Elementary
• Floyd T. Binns Middle
• Galbreath-Marshall Building
• Pearl Sample Elementary
• Sycamore Park Elementary
• Yowell Elementary

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

🏥 Hospitals & Healthcare

• Uva Health Culpeper Medical Center ★★ (2/5 CMS rating) · 24/7 ER

Medicare-registered hospitals with official CMS star ratings.

⚡ Quick Facts

🌤️ Current Weather

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Source: Open-Meteo

🗺️ Map of Culpeper

🏘️ Nearby Communities