FranktownVA
12 people live in this town, settled in 1817.
Is Franktown a good place to live?
100% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Franktown, above both the Virginia town median (44%) and the median of U.S. towns (29%). Of the 254 Virginia towns we compare, none has a higher share of households owning their home than Franktown. Franktown has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
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The data
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The climate in Franktown brings four seasons and pleasant summers
In July, afternoons reach 87°; in January, nights fall to 31°, and about 7 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Montessori Children's House of Franktown PrivateLargest elementary schoolGrades PK–6 | Grades PK–6 | 58 | – |
NCES · EDFacts
Franktown has a high natural-hazard risk, chiefly from hurricanes
Federal disaster aid has reached households in Franktown once, in 2003. Storm and flood damage is expected to run higher than in two thirds of U.S. communities. 50% of the town’s expected losses from natural hazards come from hurricanes, followed by strong winds at 18%.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Compared with most of Virginia and the rest of the country, more of Franktown’s adults report frequent physical distress
Franktown: 26% of adults say their health is fair or poor. Of the 254 Virginia towns we compare, none has a higher share of adults who have high blood pressure than Franktown. Against the Virginia average, Franktown comes out ahead on 4 CDC measures out of 32, and behind on 14.
| Franktown | Virginia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 11% | 12% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 12% | 14% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 50% | 33% | 35% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 14% | 16% |
| What stands out | Franktown | VA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer binge drinkers | 11% | 14.5% |
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 85% | 76.8% |
| More adults with COPD | 12.1% | 6.2% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Franktown
Moving to Franktown: who provides what
Franktown is unincorporated, so Northampton County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Sep 30, 2026.
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Franktown
About 0 of every 100 Franktown residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across Virginia.
About Franktown
Unincorporated community in Virginia, US
Franktown is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Northampton County, Virginia, United States. It was first listed as a CDP in the 2020 census, with a population of 61. In the mid-19th century, it was a point along the stagecoach route between Wilmington, Delaware and Eastville. The Glebe of Hungar's Parish was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1970. Fannie Salter and her husband lived in Franktown for a time in the 1920s before moving to Turkey Point Light in Maryland; their son Charles Bradley was born there. Blues musician Arthur Crudup is buried in Franktown, as is politician Peter J. Carter.
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- Area
- 0.2 sq mi
- Elevation
- 23 ft
- ZIP code
- 23354
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