Orange

Also known as Orange, Virginia, Orange, VA

town in Orange County, Virginia, United States

Key facts

Country: United States
State: Virginia
County: Orange
Incorporated: 1834; Officially in 1872
Total: 3.38 sq mi (8.75 km )
Land: 3.36 sq mi (8.71 km )
Water: 0.015 sq mi (0.04 km )
Elevation: 522 ft (159 m)
Density: 1,516.1/sq mi (585.36/km )
Time zone: UTC−5 ( Eastern (EST) )
Summer dst: UTC−4 (EDT)
Fips code: 51-59496
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Orange is a town and the county seat of Orange County, Virginia, United States. The population was 4,880 at the 2020 census, representing a 3.4% increase since the 2010 census. Orange is 28 miles (45 km) northeast of Charlottesville, 88 miles (142 km) southwest of Washington, D.C., and 4 miles (6 km) east of Founding Father and fourth U.S. president James Madison's plantation of Montpelier.

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