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Rixeyville, Virginia

Coordinates: 38°34′47″N 77°58′44″W / 38.57972°N 77.97889°W / 38.57972; -77.97889
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Rixeyville, Virginia
Unincorporated community
Rixeyville is located in Virginia
Rixeyville
Rixeyville
Rixeyville is located in the United States
Rixeyville
Rixeyville
Coordinates: 38°34′47″N 77°58′44″W / 38.57972°N 77.97889°W / 38.57972; -77.97889
CountryUnited States
StateVirginia
CountyCulpeper
Elevation
446 ft (136 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
22737
Area code540
GNIS feature ID1493497[1]

Rixeyville is an unincorporated community in Culpeper County, Virginia, United States. Rixeyville is located on Virginia State Route 229 7.4 miles (11.9 km) north of Culpeper. Rixeyville has a post office with ZIP code 22737, which opened on February 16, 1818.[2][3]

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).

References

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  1. ^ "Rixeyville". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ^ United States Postal Service (2012). "USPS - Look Up a ZIP Code". Retrieved February 15, 2012.
  3. ^ "Postmaster Finder - Post Offices by ZIP Code". United States Postal Service. Archived from the original on October 17, 2020. Retrieved October 28, 2012.