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Front Royal

Virginiatown

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Total population

15,296

Median home value

$314,400

18.8%

Bachelor's+

Median income

$64,838

Front Royal$65k

National$74k

Elevation176 m

Weather61°F · Patchy Fog

Coordinates38.92°, -78.18°

Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

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City facts

Overview

Within Virginia, United States, Front Royal stands as a town. Front Royal maps to 38.925°, -78.183° — squarely within the warm temperate belt. Census-style estimates put the resident count near 15,296. Its latitude implies a climate characterised by warm summers and cool winters. Resident density is around 575 per km², indicating a medium-density urban fabric. The location receives about 1,505 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year and sunshine for roughly 59% of daylight hours. It covers about 26.6 km² of land area. Detailed open-data panels follow, covering demographics, climate, geography, wildlife and nearby settlements.

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History & geography

Demographics & economy

Median age

37.7

Median home value

$314,400

Housing units

6,391

Poverty rate

14.3%

Unemployment

5%

Race & ethnicity

White

74.1%

Black

9.3%

Asian

1.8%

Hispanic

9.4%

Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

Geography

Latitude

38.9250

Longitude

-78.1834

Water area

0.24 mi²

View on OpenStreetMap

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Current forecast

Overnight

61°F

Patchy Fog

Tuesday

62°F

Patchy Fog

Tuesday Night

53°F

Rain Showers

Wednesday

59°F

Rain Showers

Wednesday Night

50°F

Chance Rain Showers

Thursday

61°F

Slight Chance Rain Showers then Mostly Cloudy

Forecast for Front Royal, VA from NOAA NWS API.

Air quality

Industrial & pollution facilities

Natural hazard risk

Health (adults)

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Schools

Earthquake history

Photos

Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

Robert J. Tracewell

Robert J. Tracewell

American politician (1852-1922)

Smith S. Turner

Smith S. Turner

American politician (1842-1898)

Thomas Alexander Harris

American politician in Missouri, Kentucky (1826-1895)

Clay Athey

American politician in Virginia (born 1960)

professional baseball player

Darrell Whitmore

American baseball player

J. Hillis Miller

J. Hillis Miller

American university president, professor of psychology (1899-1953)

John Newman Edwards

John Newman Edwards

American journalist and Confederate Army officer

Michael Tolcher

Michael Tolcher

American musician

Thomas Davis Rust

American politician

Thomas Almond Ashby

Thomas Almond Ashby

American surgeon, educator, author, politician (1848-1916)

I. B. Laing

American politician

Donald B. McCormick

Joseph Haley Williams

U.S. Army officer during WWII, commander of Landsberg prison for war criminals (b. 1920)

Maurice W. Wright

American composer and music pedagogue

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Virginia

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Geography & sun

Elevation

577 ft (176 m)

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)

4.12

Annual solar (kWh/m²)

1,505

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Nearby airports

Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)

2,816

Avg daily Wikipedia views

97

Attention level

Quiet

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Front Royal

Peter Lehew of Front Royal, Virginia, and some of his descendants

James Huston Le Hue · 1967

Housing in Front Royal, Virginia

American University (Washington, D.C.) · 1946

Walking Tour of Front Royal, Virginia

Doug Gelbert · 2010

Memories in marble

Laura Virginia Hale · 1956

Controlled flight into terrain

United States. National Transportation Safety Board. · 1994

The noble art and mystery of printing

Samuels Library, Front Royal, Va · 1961

Training in Administrative Management Workshop

Training in Administrative Management Workshop (1960 Front Royal, Va.) · 1960

Training in Adminstrative Management Workshop

Training in Adminstrative Management Workshop

Training in Administrative Management Workshop (1960 Front Royal, Va.). · 1960

Search results from Open Library.

Recent natural events nearby

Ground air-quality sensors

Recently spotted species

common selfheal

common selfheal

Prunella vulgaris

Seen 2026-09-21

White-breasted Nuthatch

White-breasted Nuthatch

Sitta carolinensis

Seen 2026-09-21

Eastern Copperhead

Eastern Copperhead

Agkistrodon contortrix

Seen 2026-09-19

Common Wormsnake

Common Wormsnake

Carphophis amoenus

Seen 2026-09-19

American Carrion Beetle

American Carrion Beetle

Necrophila americana

Seen 2026-09-19

devil's dipstick

devil's dipstick

Mutinus elegans

Seen 2026-09-19

Yellow Crownbeard

Yellow Crownbeard

Verbesina occidentalis

Seen 2026-09-19

Northern Walkingstick

Northern Walkingstick

Diapheromera femorata

Seen 2026-09-19

sassafras

Sassafras albidum

Seen 2026-09-18

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Nearest stream gauge

Events

Gallery

Sources

• US Census Bureau (ACS 5-year estimates)
• NOAA National Weather Service
• Wikidata
• iNaturalist
• Open-Elevation
• Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
• Wikipedia Pageviews API
• Open Library