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Welcome to Montpelier Station ...

Montpelier Station is located in Orange County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Montpelier Station, you might consider that their post office opened in 1912.

A typical abbreviation for Montpelier Station: Montpelier Sta. (in Canada, 'Stn.' is the more common abbreviation.)

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

Area Codes for Montpelier Station: 540 & 826<2>

The ZIP code for Montpelier Station: 22957<3>

Communities near Montpelier Station ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Montpelier Station ...

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

Adding Montpelier Station to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Montpelier Station in the FIPS-55 file. For more information, see the Referenced FIPS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Montpelier Station was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Montpelier Station post office opened in 1912.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Montpelier Station.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Orange, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>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 Montpelier Station area will be assigned with one of these codes: 540 or 826. As a result, placing a call in the Montpelier Station area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<3>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 community (such as Montpelier Station). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Montpelier Station or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/