Fork Union, Virginia

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Fork Union, Virginia
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Fork Union
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Fork Union
Fork Union (the United States)
Coordinates: 37°45′48″N78°15′44″W / 37.76333°N 78.26222°W / 37.76333; -78.26222
CountryUnited States
State Virginia
County Fluvanna
Time zone UTC−5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST) UTC−4 (EDT)
ZIP codes
23055
GNIS feature ID1496900 [1]

Fork Union is an unincorporated community in southern Fluvanna County, Virginia, along U.S. Highway 15. Its ZIP code is 23055; the population within that ZIP code was 1148 according to the 2000 Census. It is known mainly as the home of Fork Union Military Academy, Fork Union Animal Clinic and formerly had one of the few surviving drive-in theatres in Virginia (1.5 miles south of town in an area known as Weber City). Fork Union is also home to a post office, a bank, a small grocery store, a supermarket, a dollar store and two independently owned restaurants. The Village of Fork Union is the location of Fluvanna County's only Presbyterian congregation, Fork Union Presbyterian Church. The James River is just a few miles from Fork Union.

Fork Union's drive-in ForkUnionDriveIn.jpg
Fork Union's drive-in

Melrose and Western View are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. [2]

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References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Fork Union, Virginia
  2. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.