Town guide

Rectortown, Virginia

Rectortown is a community in Fauquier County, Virginia, home to about 45 people across 0.6 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 20115 and 20144.

Homes sold for a median of $251 per square foot across 2 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and 0 of 2 were seller’s markets.

Population4570 per sq mi
Price per sq ft$251Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026

ZIP codes in Rectortown

2 ZIP codes, 2 shared with neighboring towns

Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Rectortown. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology

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Around Rectortown

Distances

Nearest major airportWashington Dulles International Airport (IAD)25 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+Washington, DC47 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+Philadelphia, PA168 miles away

Straight-line distances from the center of Rectortown; driving is longer.

Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Who represents Rectortown

Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.

Population over time

It’s the 650th largest of 669 towns in Virginia by population.

Fauquier County grew from 23,374 residents in 1900 to 72,972 in 2020.

Fauquier County, 1900–2020

Fauquier County population, 1900 to 20201900: 23,374, 1910: 22,526, 1920: 21,869, 1930: 21,071, 1940: 21,039, 1950: 21,248, 1960: 24,066, 1970: 26,375, 1980: 35,889, 1990: 48,741, 2000: 55,139, 2010: 65,203, 2020: 72,97223K’00’1022K’20’3021K’40’5024K’60’7036K’80’9055K’00’1073K’20

Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).

Weather by month

Average highs peak around 82°F in summer, and winter lows average 22°F. About 46.5 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near RectortownJan: high 40°F, low 22°F, 3.3 in; Feb: high 43°F, low 24°F, 3 in; Mar: high 50°F, low 30°F, 3.7 in; Apr: high 62°F, low 41°F, 3.4 in; May: high 70°F, low 51°F, 4.9 in; Jun: high 79°F, low 61°F, 4.8 in; Jul: high 82°F, low 65°F, 4 in; Aug: high 81°F, low 64°F, 3.6 in; Sep: high 75°F, low 57°F, 5.3 in; Oct: high 64°F, low 46°F, 3.6 in; Nov: high 53°F, low 36°F, 3.2 in; Dec: high 43°F, low 27°F, 3.7 in40°22°Jan3.343°24°Feb3.050°30°Mar3.762°41°Apr3.470°51°May4.979°61°Jun4.882°65°Jul4.081°64°Aug3.675°57°Sep5.364°46°Oct3.653°36°Nov3.243°27°Dec3.7Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Mt Wx, VA weather station (15 miles away).

Jobs in Fauquier County

20,078 jobs at 2,015 businesses in Fauquier County. The biggest industries by employees:

Largest industries in Fauquier CountyConstruction: 3,149 jobs; Retail trade: 3,057 jobs; Professional services: 2,536 jobs; Health care and social assistance: 2,211 jobs; Hotels and restaurants: 2,199 jobs; Other services: 1,667 jobs; Manufacturing: 1,028 jobs; Administrative and support: 947 jobsConstruction 16% Retail trade 15% Professional services 13% Health care and social assistance 11% Hotels and restaurants 11% Other services 8% Manufacturing 5% Administrative and support 5%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).

Health care

18 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Rectortown’s ZIP codes.

Nearest hospitals

  • Fauquier HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Warrenton11.2 miles
  • Uva Health Haymarket Medical CenterGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Haymarket13.8 miles
  • Warren Memorial HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 2 of 5 · Front Royal16.2 miles

Providers with an office here

Primary care doctors5
Specialist doctors1
Dentists2
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants2
Mental health providers6
Physical and occupational therapists1
Chiropractors1
Pharmacies3

Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances; providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.

Places in and around Rectortown

Grocery stores

  • Little Fox's Java & Gifts2.4 mi
  • Food Lion2.9 mi

Libraries

  • Marshall Library2.7 mi

Counts are within about 1 mile of the center of town.

Source: Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (openstreetmap.org/copyright), as mapped by volunteers; it can miss places or include closed ones.

Schools in Rectortown

Public schools here are run by Fauquier County Public Schools, Fairfax County Public Schools. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.

Public schools (3)
SchoolGradesStudentsTypeDistance
Claude Thompson ElementaryMarshallPre-K–5254Public5.2 mi
Marshall MiddleMarshall6–8426Public4.7 mi
ALC at BurkeBurke——Alternative Education33.5 mi
Private schools (3)
SchoolGradesStudentsAffiliationDistance
Fresta Valley Christian SchoolMarshallPre-K–12233Christian (no specific denomination)5.0 mi
Mountainside MontessoriMarshallPre-K–962Nonsectarian4.2 mi
Middleburg Montessori SchoolMarshallK17Nonsectarian10.2 mi

Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools; Private School Universe Survey (2023-2024) for private schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.

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Shares ZIP codes with Marshall.

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