Port Royal, Virginia

Port Royal, Virginia
Town
St. Peter's Episcopal Church
Location of Port Royal, Virginia
Coordinates: 38°10′11″N 77°11′27″W / 38.16972°N 77.19083°W / 38.16972; -77.19083
Country	United States
State	Virginia
County	Caroline
Area [1]
• Total	0.65 sq mi (1.69 km2)
• Land	0.65 sq mi (1.68 km2)
• Water	0.00 sq mi (0.01 km2)
Elevation	30 ft (9 m)
Population  (2010)
• Total	126
• Estimate  (2019)[2]	206
• Density	317.90/sq mi (122.72/km2)
Time zone	UTC−5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
ZIP code	22535
Area code	804
FIPS code	51-63928[3]
GNIS feature ID	1499899[4]
Website	www.co.caroline.va.us

Port Royal is an incorporated town in Caroline County, Virginia, United States. The population was 126 at the 2010 census.^[5]

Port Royal was established in the mid-17th century in the Colony of Virginia primarily as a port at the head of the navigable reach of the Rappahannock River for export of tobacco, Virginia's cash crop. The town developed along an early stage road, which brought passengers and freight for embarkation on ships at the river. It is near the crossroads of the busy modern highways of U.S. Route 17 and U.S. Route 301.