Rectortown Historic District · National Register of Historic Places
Rectortown’s story
146 years in pictures
The archive holds 2 maps from 1943 on.
2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
- 1880Rectortown is settled
RectortownVA
The town was settled in 1880 and has 45 residents today.
Delaplane Historic District · Photo: Cecouchman · CC BY-SA 3.0
Is Rectortown a good place to live?
Rectortown’s age of the median resident is 60 years, above both the Virginia town median (38.5 years) and the median of U.S. towns (40.5 years). Of the 254 Virginia towns we compare, none has a higher share of homes lived in by their owners than Rectortown. Rectortown has 2 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them Oak Hill and Ashleigh. Rectortown has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
Small town
45 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Nearby towns
Nearby attractions
All 261 attractions →Mount Weather Emergency Operations Center and 45 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Rectortown. Close and well known come first.
Big draw10 mi LandmarkMount Weather Emergency Operations Center
17 mi National ParkShenandoah National Park1.7M visitors a year
22 mi MuseumSteven F. Udvar-Hazy Center1.6M visitors a year
38 mi LandmarkCIA Memorial Wall
29 mi Theme parkLake Fairfax Park
38 mi CaveLuray CavernsSources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits
Mount Weather Emergency Operations Center: Unknown, Public domain · Shenandoah National Park: Image copyright 2005 by user G. Edward Johnson (user Lorax) and released under t, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center: Unknown, CC BY-SA 3.0 · CIA Memorial Wall: Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain · Lake Fairfax Park: Joe Loong, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Luray Caverns: Paulo Ordoveza from Washington, DC, CC BY 2.0
Getting set up
Moving to Rectortown: who provides what
Rectortown is unincorporated, so Fauquier County and regional agencies provide most services.
PowerDominion Energy15.2¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
Internet1 providers100% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & county servicesFauquier CountyFauquier County provides services here
Register to voteOnlineIn Virginia you can register online until 11 days before Election Day, in person up to and including Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 11 days before).vote.govWho runs elections hereFauquier General RegistrarFauquier County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Jun 2025
ZIP codes20115, 2014420115 80% · 20144 20%Census 2020
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Sep 30, 2026.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Rectortown.
Work & commute
Rectortown sends most of its workers out of town
Half the trips to work are shorter than 28 miles. The top destinations are Washington (7%), Warrenton (7%) and Marshall (6%).
0%work in town
Where working residents work
In Rectortown0%
Washington7%
Warrenton7%
Marshall6%
Fair Oaks6%
28 mi
median commute distance
0
jobs based in Rectortown
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Natural hazards
Top of a low hazard risk in Rectortown: inland flooding
FEMA puts 69% of Rectortown’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 7% to hurricanes. In Rectortown, the FEMA risk score is 26 of 100. Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in nearly three quarters of U.S. communities.
26risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
Inland floodingHurricanesStrong wind
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Climate
In Rectortown, expect four seasons and pleasant summers
Expect July afternoons of 87° and January nights of 24°, with about 20 inches of snow a winter.
20″snow a winter
Typical low → high °F
Winter26–45°
Spring42–65°
Summer63–85°
Fall45–67°
Oct 28
typical first frost
Apr 13
typical last frost
+1.5°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Health
How healthy Rectortown is
Of 32 CDC measures, Rectortown beats the Virginia average on 3 and trails it on 9. Among adults locally, 30% feel lonely. 16% of adults here have diabetes; 16% report frequent physical distress.
| Rectortown | Virginia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 44% | 33% | 35% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 11% | 12% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 12% | 14% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 34% | 33% |
32 measures vs. Virginia
3 better20 too close to call9 worse
| What stands out | Rectortown | VA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 8.3% | 10.9% |
| More adults screened for colon cancer | 76.8% | 67.4% |
| More adults with COPD | 10.3% | 6.2% |
UVA Health Haymarket Medical Center
13.5 mi away · emergency room
1 of 3
care shortages: mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Rectortown
14pages on Rectortown
The big questions
Out and about
After high school
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Rectortown
About 0 of every 100 Rectortown residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across Virginia.
A commuter town
100% of working residents leave Rectortown for work
Where Rectortown’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
0jobs based in Rectortown
0%of working residents work in town
28 mimedian commute distance
Census LEHD 2023
Landmarks
2 places in Rectortown on the National Register of Historic Places.
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About Rectortown
Unincorporated community in Virginia, United States
Rectortown is a small unincorporated village and census designated place (CDP) in Fauquier County, Virginia, United States. As of the 2020 census, Rectortown had a population of 121. The Rectortown Historic District was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2004.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 0.6 sq mi
- Elevation
- 518 ft
- ZIP code
- 20140
Questions about Rectortown
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Rectortown, VA a good place to live?
Rectortown has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.