Castleton, Virginia

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Castleton
Town
Location within the Commonwealth of Virginia
Coordinates: 38°36′51.66″N 78°4′5.88″W / 38.6143500°N 78.0683000°W / 38.6143500; -78.0683000Coordinates: 38°36′51.66″N 78°4′5.88″W / 38.6143500°N 78.0683000°W / 38.6143500; -78.0683000
Country United States
State Virginia
County Rappahannock
Elevation 600 ft (183 m)
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
  Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP code 22716
Area code(s) 540

Castleton is an unincorporated community in Rappahannock County in the U.S. state of Virginia. It is located approximately midway between Washington and Culpeper. Maestro Lorin Maazel maintains a 600-acre (2.4 km2) estate in Castleton, and has made it the focus of the Castleton Festival every summer.

The George L. Carder House and Scrabble School are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[1]

References

  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2010-07-09. 


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