Fredericksburg, Virginia

Fredericksburg is a city in Virginia in the United States. It was important in the American Civil War, because of its location on the Rappahannock River, near the capital of the North (Washington, DC) and the South (Richmond, Virginia). In late 1862 the Battle of Fredericksburg was fought there.

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Location of Fredericksburg in Northern Virginia
Location of Fredericksburg in Northern Virginia
Coordinates: 38°18′6.5″N 77°28′15″W / 38.301806°N 77.47083°W / 38.301806; -77.47083
CountryUnited States
StateVirginia
CountyNone (independent city)
Founded1728
Incorporated1781
Named forFrederick, Prince of Wales
Area
 • Independent city10.52 sq mi (27.24 km2)
 • Land10.45 sq mi (27.07 km2)
 • Water0.07 sq mi (0.18 km2)
Elevation
59 ft (18 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Independent city27,982
 • Density2,659.9/sq mi (1,027.24/km2)
 • Urban
167,679 (US: 216th)
Time zoneUTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC−04:00 (EDT)
ZIP Codes
22401 (USPS designates 5 zip codes for Fredericksburg, but 4 of them lie outside the Independent City in surrounding counties; only 22401 lies inside it)
FIPS code51-29744[2]
GNIS feature ID1494947[3]
Websitewww.fredericksburgva.gov
Independent from Spotsylvania County in 1879

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