Rappahannock County, Virginia

Rappahannock County
County
Rappahannock County Courthouse in Washington, Virginia
Seal
Location within the U.S. state of Virginia
Virginia's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 38°41′N 78°10′W / 38.69°N 78.17°W / 38.69; -78.17
Country	United States
State	Virginia
Founded	1833
Named for	Rappahannock River
Seat	Washington
Largest town	Washington
Area
• Total	267 sq mi (690 km2)
• Land	266 sq mi (690 km2)
• Water	0.8 sq mi (2 km2)  0.3%
Population  (2020)
• Total	7,348
• Density	28/sq mi (11/km2)
Time zone	UTC−5 (Eastern)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Congressional district	10th
Website	rappahannockcountyva.gov

Rappahannock County is a county located in the northern Piedmont region of the Commonwealth of Virginia, US, adjacent to Shenandoah National Park. As of the 2020 Census, the population was 7,348.^[1] Its county seat is Washington. The name "Rappahannock" comes from the Algonquian word lappihanne (also noted as toppehannock), meaning "river of quick, rising water" or "where the tide ebbs and flows."^{[citation needed]} The county is included in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area.