Post Offices near Culpeper, VA

“I can see most people are upset with mail carriers. My review is about the office. I went to mail a letter on a Friday. There were two older gentlemen working. Both were amazingly friendly and willing to help. This is a rarity as most workers seem miserable.”

“Car broke down outside of the Post Office/Reva Store and the sweet lady in the post office helped me get permission to leave my car on the lot and make a sign for my car. Kindness shows the world! So happy the employee was willing to lend a helping hand!”

“Rixeyville... you can't get a much quainter village than this! There's a country store, a church or two, a fire station, of course, the ubiquitous post office!! This hamlet, named after a U.S. Congressman, John Franklin Rixey, is an incorporated community of mostly rural rolling hills and sprawling farmland. It's not far from Culpeper, about 8 miles north on Route 229. There is a brewery tucked along a side road, and several nearby wineries! Serving a population of about 3,000, this "newer" post office looks like it used to be an old granary or storage facility. It's a cool, blue rustic building and the post master there, Belinda, gave me a warm, hearty welcome when I walked in. She gave me a bit of history about the town and the post office, informing me that the original post office opened about 1818 and used to be located across the street in the country store. Several members of the Rixey family had served as postmaster in the 1800's and early 1900's. After our chat, I went over to the back of store and took some pics of the original post boxes and cashier window. Such a fascinating history, which is why I'm addicted to post offices and the whole postal system! I'm reading a book "To the Letter" that tells the amazing history of letter writing, letter collections and post office stories! The inside of this country post office was pristine and I just had to purchase some stamps here because I just enjoyed how friendly the I was greeted. To give this post office more "curb appeal", I'd move all those unsightly storage bins on the side of the building and power wash the rafters. Be sure to check out the "owl" perched in the rafters as well! It's a hoot! Hours: M-F 8-12, 1-4:30; Sat 9-11, no passport service; drive by dromailbox deposit in the front of the building.”