Welcome to Front Royal ...
The town of Front Royal is located in Warren County<1> and is the County Seat for Warren County.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Front Royal, you might consider that their post office opened in 1846.
From the Census Estimates for 2019, Front Royal has a population of 15,305 people<2> (see below for details).
Front Royal is 570 feet [174 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: Front Royal lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Front Royal: 540 & 826<4>
The ZIP code for Front Royal: 22630<5>
Population Details ...
Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Front Royal had an population of 15,305 people. This is an increase of 5.99% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 12.63% since the 2000 Census).
At the time of the 2010 Census, Front Royal had a population of 14,440 people (or 38.49% of the total population of Warren County). This makes Front Royal the county's most populous community.
The population of Front Royal represents 0.18% of the population of Virginia (which has 8,001,024 people), making it the state's 34th most populous community.
With a 2010 count of 14,440 people, the population of Front Royal increased 6.26% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 13,589 people).
More information can be found on the Census Page for Front Royal.
Communities Also Named Front Royal ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Front Royal - it's located in Ohio.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Front Royal.
Websites for Front Royal ...
Chamber of Commerce: www.frontroyalchamber.com/
Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Front Royal, the following might be of interest:
Communities near Front Royal ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Front Royal.
- Petersburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Petersburg have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
- Petersburg is located in Fauquier County
- Winchester
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester
- Winchester is located in Winchester City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 27,700 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winchester <7>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Winchester
- From Front Royal to Winchester
- Strasburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Strasburg have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strasburg
- Strasburg is located in Shenandoah County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,716 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Strasburg <7>
- Woodstock
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstock
- Woodstock is located in Shenandoah County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,293 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodstock <7>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Woodstock
- From Front Royal to Woodstock
- Berryville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryville
- Berryville is located in Clarke County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,369 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Berryville <7>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Berryville
- From Front Royal to Berryville
- Stephens City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Stephens City. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<8>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephens City
- Stephens City is located in Frederick County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,106 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stephens City <7>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Stephens City
- From Front Royal to Stephens City
- Middletown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middletown have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
- Middletown is located in Frederick County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,424 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Middletown <7>
- Boyce
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyce
- Boyce is located in Clarke County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 629 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boyce <7>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Boyce
- From Front Royal to Boyce
- Toms Brook
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toms Brook
- Toms Brook is located in Shenandoah County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 273 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Toms Brook <7>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Toms Brook
- From Front Royal to Toms Brook
- Washington
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
- Washington is located in Rappahannock County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 122 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Washington <7>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Washington
- From Front Royal to Washington
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 Front Royal. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Front Royal.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Front 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 Front Royal.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Front Royal. Our list includes 14 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Front Royal.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Front Royal ...
Looking for more information about Front 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 Front Royal, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Front Royal.
Adding Front Royal to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Front 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 Front Royal was in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).
We also found Front Royal in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Front Royal.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Front Royal. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Warren County: www.warrencountyva.net/
The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Warren, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Front Royal. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Front Royal - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 540 code has been Overlayed with the 826 area code. New phone numbers in the Front Royal area will be assigned with one of these codes: 540 or 826. As a result, placing a call in the Front Royal area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <5> | ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a town (such as Front Royal). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Front Royal or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS). |
| <6> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <7> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <8> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |