Southeast

Orange

Madison County, VA

Population

4,919

Walk Score

66 · Somewhat Walkable

Median rent

$1,035

Median home value

$236,900

Incorporated

1834

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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On the National Register

Historic districts

  • Montpelier · listed 1966
  • Old Manse · listed 2018
  • Orange Commercial Historic District · listed 1999

Notable landmarks

  • Brampton · listed 1985
  • Ballard-Marshall House · listed 1988
  • Bloomsbury · listed 1992
  • Chestnut Hill · listed 2009
  • Greenwood · listed 1992
  • Grelen · listed 1998
  • Hare Forest Farm · listed 1992
  • Mayhurst · listed 1969
  • Mount Calvary Baptist Church · listed 2016
  • Mount Sharon · listed 2013
  • Orange County Courthouse · listed 1979
  • Orange High School · listed 2001
  • Rebel Hall · listed 2002
  • St. Thomas Church · listed 1976
  • Willston · listed 2005

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