Remmie Pittman
REALTOR® & THG Elite Agent
Northern Neck37.9400° N 76.7200° W
Richmond County.
8,923 residents across 216 square miles, seated at Warsaw.
One of 6 areas our Northern Neck team works.
At a glanceWarsaw
The publicrecord.
What the county and the census hold on Richmond County — quoted, not estimated.
A rural Rappahannock River county of 192 square miles, built on farming, fishing and forestry — the same three industries the county's own government names as its economic base. Warsaw, the county seat, sits at the crossroads of US-360 and VA-3 and functions as a regional hub for government and education well beyond the county's own small population.
Rappahannock Community College's Warsaw campus, 117 acres on Route 360, serves the whole Northern Neck and Middle Peninsula from here — one of the few institutional anchors in a county this size.
History runs deep along the river: Menokin, the ruined 1769 home of Declaration signer Francis Lightfoot Lee, sits on a 1,000-acre former plantation near Warsaw and is undergoing an unusual glass-roofed restoration.
- Type
- County
- County seat
- Warsaw
- Population (2020)
- 8,923
- Land area
- 216 sq mi
- Communities we cover
- 3
- Established
- 1692
- Real estate tax rate (2025)
- $0.60 per $100
Figures from Wikidata, population as of 2020. The tax rate is published by the county and set annually; check the current year before budgeting.
Where it is37.9400° N 76.7200° W
Where isRichmond County?
The nearest of our other Northern Neck areas is Westmoreland, 13 miles off.
11 mi
Central Northern Neck
west of center
42 mi
Williamsburg
south
48 mi
Richmond
south-west
61 mi
Fredericksburg
north-west
Distances are straight-line, not driving.
Getting around.
Two highways cross at Warsaw, and the airport is a genuine drive from this end of the peninsula.
US-360 and VA-3
Cross at Warsaw, the county's main intersection.
US-301
Runs through the broader Northern Neck corridor toward Richmond and southern Maryland.
Richmond International Airport
No single official mileage was found for Warsaw specifically; expect a substantial drive from this end of the peninsula.
Inside the county3 communities
Every communitywe cover.
2 of them have homes on the market today. Each figure is live, and opens that search.
- 13WarsawSee the homes
The county seat since 1692, at the crossroads of US-360 and VA-3 — home to the county's government offices and Rappahannock Community College's campus.
- 4FarnhamSee the homes
An unincorporated community and site of North Farnham Church, built in 1737 for a parish established in 1683.
- 0Sharpsnone on the market today
A small riverside community on the Rappahannock, formerly known as Sharp's Wharf — fewer than 70 housing units as of the 2020 census.
Living here6 reasons
The case forRichmond County.
The figures above read plainly, and what they look like day to day. Where something is a trade-off, it says so.
Space
41 people to the square mile.
Of the 6 Northern Neck areas we hold both figures for, only 1 is more open — Richmond County ranks 2nd least crowded. If room is what you are buying, this end of the market is where it is.
Scale
8,923 people, as of 2020.
The 2nd smallest of the 6 Northern Neck areas we hold a count for. Fewer houses change hands here in a year, and that cuts both ways — less to choose from, less to compete with.
The line that matters
Richmond County, seated at Warsaw.
In Virginia the county sets the rate, runs the school division and maintains the roads — and the lines do not follow the place names, so two houses a mile apart can sit under different rates and different schools.
Three industries, one economy
Farming, fishing and forestry, by the county's own account.
Richmond County has never really been anything else — the Rappahannock's watermen and the land around them still carry the local economy.
A regional hub, despite its size
Warsaw punches above its population.
County and regional government offices, the Northern Neck's community college campus, and the county's jail all sit here — Warsaw does more institutional work than its roughly 2,300 residents would suggest.
A ruin, deliberately preserved
Menokin's restoration uses glass instead of rebuilding walls.
The 1769 home of Declaration signer Francis Lightfoot Lee, now a National Historic Landmark, is being stabilized rather than rebuilt — its missing walls filled with glass so the original stonework stays visible.
SchoolsRichmond County County Public Schools
Schools andcolleges.
A small division of three schools, with a community-college campus that serves the whole Northern Neck.
Richmond County Public Schools
An elementary-middle school, a high school and a learning center.
Rappahannock Community College
Its Warsaw campus, 117 acres on Route 360, is the nearest public college and serves the Northern Neck and Middle Peninsula.
Outdoors3 of them
Where theweekends go.
No state park sits inside the county, but its river history runs deep.
Menokin
A National Historic Landmark near Warsaw — the ruined 1769 home of Declaration signer Francis Lightfoot Lee, on a 1,000-acre former plantation, now under restoration.
North Farnham Church
Built in 1737, still standing for a parish established in 1683.
The Rappahannock River
The county's defining waterway, working rather than recreational in most of the county.
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Questions5 answered
What peopleask us.
Asked often enough by people moving to Richmond County to be worth answering in writing.
Rural and river-oriented — farming, fishing and forestry are still the economy the county names for itself, and Warsaw is the one real institutional center.
$0.60 per $100 of assessed value for 2025, down from $0.70 the year before.
Richmond County Public Schools — a small division of three schools. Rappahannock Community College's Warsaw campus is the nearest public college, serving the whole Northern Neck.
No — the closest thing to protected outdoor land here is Menokin, a National Historic Landmark near Warsaw rather than a park.
The ruined 1769 home of Francis Lightfoot Lee, a signer of the Declaration of Independence, now being stabilized with glass filling its missing walls rather than rebuilt from scratch.
Sources · checked September 14, 2026
Tax rate · County profile · Menokin · Menokin landmark listing · Rappahannock Community College · Warsaw · Farnham Church
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