Location

Frederick County is the northern-most point in Virginia, a mid-point of the East Coast. The County sits at the mouth of the Shenandoah Valley which stretches 200 miles between two mountain ranges - The Blue Ridge Mountains to the East and The Allegheny Mountains (part of the Appalachian Mountain Range) to the West. The Valley is bound by two rivers, the Potomac River to the North and the James River to the South.

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Demographics

Population Estimate of July 1, 2020: 89,790
Median household income (in 2019 dollars), 2015-2019: $78,002
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2019 dollars), 2015-2019: $35,123
Population per square mile: 215.8

Sources: Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service and the American Community Survey (U.S. Census), 2019,   (5-year data)

Education

Frederick County Public Schools
Shenandoah University
Lord Fairfax Community College

Public Library

Handley Regional Library

Size

416 square miles at the Top of Virginia. Frederick County was established in 1738 from parts of Orange County and encompassed all or part of four counties in present-day Virginia — Shenandoah, Clarke, Warren, and Frederick — and five in present-day West Virginia — Hardy, Hampshire, Berkeley, Jefferson and Morgan.

Climate

The average temperature of Frederick County is 53.55°F
Summer High: the July high is around 86 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 21 degrees
Rain: averages 38 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 22 inches of snow a year
Comfort Index: 7 out of 10 with 10 being the best

Transportation

Frederick County has an extensive transportation infrastructure which includes major arterial roads including:

Interstate 81 (North-South)
Interstate 66 (East-West)
US 50 (East-West)
US 11 (North-South)
US 522 (Northwest-Southeast)
VA Primary 7 (East)
VA Primary 37 (Western Bypass)

Air

Winchester Regional Airport provides general aviation services for the region.

Commercial options are accessible in less than an hour. IAD is only 50 minutes away and BWI & DCA provide extra destination flexibility in 90 minutes.

Rail

Products: CSX and Winchester & Western (connecting to Norfolk Southern)
Commuter: Metro - Vienna Station; MARC - Martinsburg, WV

Port

Virginia Inland Port - 15 miles