Welcome to Middletown ...

The town of Middletown is located in Frederick County<1>.

The location of Middletown has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Middletown, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1846.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Middletown has a population of 1,399 people<3> (see below for details).

Middletown is 710 feet [216 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

The area code for Middletown: (540)

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Middletown had an population of 1,399 people. This is an increase of 10.59% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 37.83% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Middletown had a population of 1,265 people. This makes Middletown the county's 2nd most populous community.

The population of Middletown represents 0.02% of the total population of Virginia (which has 8,001,024 people), making it the state's 127th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 1,265 people, the population of Middletown increased 24.63% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 1,015 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Middletown.

Communities Also Named Middletown ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Virginia communities named Middletown: This one is located in Frederick County and the other is located in Northampton County.

Beyond Virginia, there are 44 communities that are also named Middletown - they are located in British Columbia, California (2), Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Illinois, Indiana (4), Iowa, Kansas (2), Kentucky (3), Maine, Maryland (3), Michigan, Missouri, Nevada, New Jersey (3), New York (2), North Carolina, Ohio (3), Pennsylvania (7), Rhode Island, Vermont and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Middletown ...

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

• Petersburg
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Petersburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Petersburg is located in Fauquier County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
  • Jump to a Google Map centered on Petersburg
• Winchester
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Winchester is located in Winchester City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,700 people
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester
  • Jump to a Google Map centered on Winchester
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winchester <5>
• Front Royal
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Front Royal is located in Warren County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,389 people
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Front Royal
  • Jump to a Google Map centered on Front Royal
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Front Royal <5>
• Strasburg
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Strasburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Strasburg is located in Shenandoah County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,716 people
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strasburg
  • Jump to a Google Map centered on Strasburg
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Strasburg <5>
• Woodstock
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodstock have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Woodstock is located in Shenandoah County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,293 people
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstock
  • Jump to a Google Map centered on Woodstock
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodstock <5>
• Berryville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Berryville is located in Clarke County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,369 people
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryville
  • Jump to a Google Map centered on Berryville
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Berryville <5>
• Stephens City
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stephens City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Stephens City is located in Frederick County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,106 people
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephens City
  • Jump to a Google Map centered on Stephens City
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stephens City <5>
• Boyce
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Boyce is located in Clarke County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 629 people
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyce
  • Jump to a Google Map centered on Boyce
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boyce <5>
• Toms Brook
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Toms Brook is located in Shenandoah County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 273 people
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toms Brook
  • Jump to a Google Map centered on Toms Brook
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Toms Brook <5>
• Wardensville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Wardensville is located in Hardy County (WV)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 258 people
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wardensville
  • Jump to a Google Map centered on Wardensville
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wardensville <5>

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 Middletown. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Middletown.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Middletown. 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 Middletown.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Middletown ...

Looking for more information about Middletown? 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 Middletown, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Middletown.

Adding Middletown to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Middletown 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 Middletown was in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

We also found Middletown in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Middletown.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Frederick County: www.co.frederick.va.us/

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