About Rockwood
Rockwood is a small unincorporated community in central Virginia.
Rockwood holds the status of a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 5.42 square miles.
📰 Rockwood News Today
- Virginia Winters Evans Obituary Aug 10, 2026 Evans Mortuary · Aug 10
- Virginia Lee Mansker Obituary (2026) - Rockwood, IL - Pechacek Funeral Homes - Chester Legacy obituary · Aug 1
- Virginia Burke Obituary - South Rockwood, MICHIGAN (1934-2026) thenewsherald.com · Jun 6
- Create Chesterfield: Art in Action – April 26 at Rockwood Park WTVR.com · Apr 26
- Rockwood Square Community Realtor.com · Feb 7
Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.
What Makes Rockwood Unique
- One of 5 places in the US named Rockwood — but the Virginia one has a character all its own.
- An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
- Part of the fabric of Virginia — one of 688 recognized communities statewide.
Why People Love It Here
- Quiet streets and a slower rhythm — the kind of place people move to on purpose.
- Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
- Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 5 miles.
📍 Neighborhoods in Rockwood
📍 Arrowhead📍 Bexley📍 Bexley West📍 Falling Creek Farms📍 Harvest Ridge📍 Lake Crystal Farms📍 Loch Braemar📍 Longwood Acres📍 Mansfield Crossing📍 Mayfair Estates📍 Monacan Hills📍 Pocahontas Acres📍 Poplar Creek📍 Qualla Forest📍 Rolling Hills📍 Runnymede📍 Saint James Woods📍 Sky Line Towns📍 The Grove at Lucks Lane📍 Wedgewood
Click a neighborhood to see it on the map.
🍽️ Where to Eat in Rockwood
- Anna's Italian — italian
- Applebee's — american
- El Arriero Mexican Food — mexican
- Giuseppe's Pizza — pizza
- Juice Bar Cafe — juice
- La Fuente — mexican
- Latin Quarter — latin american
- Lucky Chinese — chinese
- Mr. Pepe — mexican
- Nuccio's Ristorante & Pizza — italian
Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.
🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Rockwood
Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.
🏫 Schools in Rockwood
- Jacobs Road Elementary
- Providence Elementary
- Reams Road Elementary
Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.
⚡ Quick Facts
StateVirginia
TypeCDP
Population (2024)—
Land area5.42 sq mi
Coordinates37.4630, -77.5744