Official Name: | Rixeyville, Virginia |
Settlement Type: | Unincorporated community |
Pushpin Map: | Virginia#USA |
Pushpin Label: | Rixeyville |
Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
Pushpin Relief: | yes |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Virginia |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Culpeper |
Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
Utc Offset: | -5 |
Timezone Dst: | EDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
Elevation Ft: | 446 |
Coordinates: | 38.5797°N -77.9789°W |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
Postal Code: | 22737 |
Area Code: | 540 |
Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank Info: | 1493497 |
Rixeyville is an unincorporated community in Culpeper County, Virginia, United States. Rixeyville is located on Virginia State Route 229 7.4miles north of Culpeper. Rixeyville has a post office with ZIP code 22737, which opened on February 16, 1818.[1] [2]
The Rixey family owned plantations in the area before the American Civil War. U.S. Congressman John Franklin Rixey represented Virginia's 8th Congressional district for a decade (1897–1907).