Welcome to Port Royal ...

The town of Port Royal is located in Caroline County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Port Royal, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1776.

A typical abbreviation for Port Royal: Prt. Royal

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Port Royal has a population of 206 people<2> (see below for details).

Port Royal is near sea level<3>.

Time Zone: Port Royal lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Port Royal is within the (804) area code.

The ZIP code for Port Royal: 22535<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Port Royal had an population of 206 people. This is an increase of 63.49% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 21.18% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Port Royal had a population of 126 people. This makes Port Royal the county's 2nd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 126 people, the population of Port Royal decreased 25.88% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 170 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Port Royal.

Communities Also Named Port Royal ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 13 communities that are also named Port Royal - they are located in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Missouri, Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia (2), Ontario, Pennsylvania (2), South Carolina and Tennessee.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Port Royal.

Communities near Port Royal ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Port Royal.

• Fredericksburg
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredericksburg
  • Fredericksburg is located in Fredericksburg City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 29,492 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fredericksburg <5>
• Colonial Beach
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Beach
  • Colonial Beach is located in Westmoreland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,645 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colonial Beach <5>
• Bowling Green
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bowling Green have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowling Green
  • Bowling Green is located in Caroline County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,182 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bowling Green <5>
• Shiloh
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
  • Shiloh is located in King George County
• Arnolds Corner
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnolds Corner
  • Arnolds Corner is located in King George County
• New London
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New London have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New London
  • New London is located in Caroline County
• Stuart Corner
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stuart Corner
  • Stuart Corner is located in Caroline County
• Olney Corner
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olney Corner
  • Olney Corner is located in Caroline County
• Alden
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alden
  • Alden is located in King George County
• Weedonville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weedonville have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weedonville
  • Weedonville is located in King George County

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Port Royal. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Port Royal.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Port Royal. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Port Royal.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Port Royal. See our Newspapers Page for Port Royal.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Port Royal ...

Looking for more information about Port Royal? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Port Royal, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Port Royal.

Adding Port Royal to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Port Royal in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Port Royal was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Port Royal post office opened in 1776.

We also found Port Royal in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (1803).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Port Royal.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Port Royal. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Caroline County: www.co.caroline.va.us/

The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/